On-Site Basic Fire Awareness Training
A good balance between listening and watching and discussing. I enjoyed the discussions and the presentations – D. Stephens
Very useful and informative – G. Smith
Really brought home to me the dangers of potential fires, thank you – K. Owen
Lots of useful and relevant information. Very relevant information I can use as a teacher and for use in my personal life – M. Roland
Very thorough training which will help me at home as well as at work – L. Field
Very relevant and informative. I have a lot to implement at home and at work now! A. Robinson
The video clips used really made me think of the issues. Very relevant and well delivered – K. Carleton
On-Site Fire Warden Training
Valuable information, easy to understand – T. Morgan
Very informative for both work and home. Made everyone aware of the dangers across all areas – A. Collins
Very useful information not only for work situations but for home too – A. Fisher
Graphic and to the point. Very relevant and helpful – R. Casswell
On-Site Fire Warden Training
Very informative and useful both in work and in a private residential context. I now feel more aware of potential dangers and more confident about what needs to be done in the event of a fire – R.Priestly
Interesting and friendly presentation. Made everyone more aware of the dangers – G.Aldred
Good question and answers session, and great to have a practical element to the training. It was great to talk about safety at home as well as at work – R.Cowton
Enjoyable and informative – S.Aldred
Really good delivery, and it was really great to do the practical exercises – C.Holden
On-Site Fire Warden Training
I thought the training was very effective and was delivered with lots of knowledge and relative information. I thought Gerry was very good and he was very insightful with his knowledge – R. Farrar
Very useful and helpful. Very relevant course which will help both in a work and a home environment. I have learnt a lot in a short time – H. Wilson
A good mix of video, slides and verbal presentation. Excellent use of personal scenarios which are extremely effective to strengthen the message – L. Wilkinson
Made me look again at the fire procedures around my area of work – A. Freeman
I found the course very informative and I will now feel more confident in the event of a fire – L. Ellis
Blaze destroys Leicestershire businesses
Fire fighters in and around Leicestershire battled to contain 2 large fires that broke out in factories over the weekend.
Five business units in Frisby Road in Leicester were severely damaged in a fire, and on the same evening, another fire broke out at the Corah’s building in St John Street, off Burley’s Way.
Crews from around the county attended the fires which caused hundreds of thousands of pounds of damage.
Altaf Master owns AN Fashion which is based just two doors from one of the destroyed buildings in Frisby Road. He said: “I have never seen anything like this. Someone said there was a fire so I sent someone to look outside. They came running up the stairs and shouted that we had to get everyone out immediately. We got the staff out in a few minutes. I stood outside and watched as the flames grew. All I can explain it as is huge fireballs being thrown out of the building into the street.”
Ramesh Chaunhan, who also owns business nearby said: “It spread so very fast. I have never seen anything like this. I was just praying that it did not spread to my factory. I was supposed to go on holiday tomorrow. The holiday is cancelled, but I suppose I feel lucky.”
The fire was extinguished by Saturday night, but firefighters remained on the scene dampening down.
Firefighters also attended a large fire at the Corah’s building near St Margaret’s bus station.
The fire caused thick smoke to spread across the area. Residents were urged to stay indoors and keep windows shut.
Firefighters were still at the scene on Sunday damping down.
There were no injuries reported in either incident. An investigation into the cause of the fires will be carried out by police and the fire service.