Fire Warden Training – Aberdeen
Pitched at right level for attendees. Good, clear and helpful presentation and presenter – A. McIntosh
Ideal introduction to fire warden duties. Graphic as well as informative. I was recently selected as fire warden. I now have a clear idea of the duties involved.
This course aided understanding of fire warden roles and highlighted speed that fire can spread – D. Milne
Gained a great deal of new understanding on the use of fire extinguishers – J. Jones
On-site Fire Warden Training
Very thought provoking. I think a lot of us have some homework to do! D. Boyne
Very good course. I am currently doing a lot wrong at home. I now have a young daughter I need to keep safe. I can now rectify potential risks at home – W. Davie
Sobering! Good that I now know what to do in the event of a fire – S. Nicholson
Cars destroyed in train station arson attack
Fire crews in Newbury attended a suspected arson attack at a Railway Station in Thatcham at around 1.30 am on 8th January.
The fire was started in an Audi Estate car that was parked in the station car park, and had spread to other cars nearby including an Audi TT. Red Watch crew manager Bob Mitchell said: “It happened after the last train, there was no-one around – the cars may have been left there over the weekend.”
It took Firefighters about 45 minutes to extinguish the blaze. British Transport Police have been informed and an investigation into the exact cause of the fire will be carried out.
Tragedy as 4 children die in Freckelton house fire
Four children have died after a fire broke out at their home in Freckelton in Lancashire.
The mother of the children, Michelle Smith, was rescued from the property but sadly, 4 children died after being taken to Preston Royal Infirmary. It is thought that the eldest son, Reece, 19, died trying to rescue his siblings four-year-old twins Holly and Ella Smith, and two-year-old Jordan.
Phil Cox from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, said officers were called to the house at around 11.20pm. He said: “As soon as the crews arrived it seemed quite a chaotic scene with a lot of people outside quite distressed. We sent in six firefighters who rescued four people and also led out one other person. We had police officers, fire officers and paramedics at the scene working on resuscitating the people brought out before they were taken to hospital.”
Detective Andy Murphy, of Lancashire Constabulary said: “We are trying to establish the cause of this fire. We are keeping an open mind at this stage as to what happened. We need to determine how many people were there and determine what happened.”
An investigation is now underway into the cause of the blaze.
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