The winners of Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service's competition to design the fire engine of the future have been announced. 

The service called on "budding young artists and creators" to design what they thought a fire engine could look like in another 50 years' time. 

More than 60 entries were received and judged by staff and Scania, the supplier of the service's fire engines. 

The chosen winners and runners up were awarded prizes and the opportunity to meet their local firefighters and see a modern fire engine up close as well as have a go with some of the equipment firefighters use.

Assistant Director Hayley Douglas, the service’s head of communication and engagement, said: “We were amazed by the incredible creativity and thoughtfulness of all the submissions.

"These young designers have provided us with a glimpse into the future of fire engines, so thank you to everyone that entered.”

The competition was launched to celebrate turning 50 in April. 

The competition was split into three age categories: 12 and over, 8-11 and 7 and under. The prizes included a toy fire engine donated by Scania, a shopping voucher, a Lego set and The Fire Fighters Charity bears for the runners up.

Winners and runners up

Age 12 and over:

  • Winner – Harriet, Ely

Age 8-11:

  • Winner - Noah, Ely

  • Runners up – Ralph, Cambridge and Luca, Huntingdon

Ager 7 and under:

  • Winner - Huxley, Wisbech

  • Runners up – Florence and Joshua

Graham Wiggins, head of fleet and equipment services said: “It was inspiring to see many of the entries include consideration for the environment with thought put into the materials used to build the fire engine and the inclusion of items such as solar panels.”

David Carter, specialist sales manager at Scania added: “It was a pleasure to be involved in picking the best entries for this competition, it certainly wasn’t an easy task.

"Delivering some of these designs in the future will also be quite the challenge.”