Fire Warden Training – Newcastle
Very well presented, very informative, very useful – P. McMain
Well presented and easy to digest and relate too. Extremely relevant – P. Rodgerson
On-Site Basic Fire Awareness Training with Extinguishers
Useful. Very helpful to have specific questions answered and scenarios addressed – N. Boyce
The training definitely taught me a lot – K. Stonebridge
It highlighed the issues we need to address for future inductions at work. It was very relevant and worthwhile. Thank you! A Herzorg
The course was very informative – B. Lewis
On-Site Basic Fire Awareness Training with Extinguishers
Very informative and Entertaining. Increased knowledge of Fire Safety situations – A. Reynolds
Trainer was very descriptive and answered questions asked. Added humour to make training more enjoyable. Informative, relevant and descriptive – R. Chumber
Explained in detail. Gave me knowledge on different extinguishers and how to use them depending on the fire. I found the training very relevant to my job – A. Mundon
The training was explained clearly – w. Stephens
Very clear demonstration. I feel confident to fight fires when safe to do so now – K. Woodcock
South Yorkshire fire service misses response time target
It was announced earlier this week that South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue has never met its own time target for responding to emergencies, according to fire authority figures.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said lives were being put at risk but Assistant Chief Fire Officer John Roberts said they “have to be realistic about what we can achieve” and they would be setting a new target in consultation with the public.
He also commented that “fire does spread quickly, and a lot of the work we do is around prevention to stop the fire from starting in the first place. In terms of getting there as quickly as we can, we will always make that commitment to the public, but with the ongoing financial situation we have to be realistic about what we can achieve now and in the future.”
By 2015 the government will be reducing its funding by about £10m, and the fire authority last month agreed to increase its council tax precept by 1.98% to bring in an extra £400,000 in annual revenue.
Knottingley garage fire destroys a dozen cars
At the beginning of the week at least 12 cars were involved in a fire at a recovery garage in Knottingley.
The fire was reported in the early hours at 1.10am at Highway Recovery Ltd, on the A1 Business Park off Knottingley Road, near the A1.
Fire crews from Pontefract, Castleford, Featherstone, Garforth, Morley and other stations attended. A spokesman for the fire service said: “There were a dozen cars on the outside of the building, all of which were on fire and this spread to the building itself – there were also a number of vehicles inside the building but these were unaffected by the fire.”
Crews remained on the scene that day as the cause was still under investigation.