Activity Report - Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service ...

“There is a lot we can do without cutting the
car up. So, we’ve practised removing the
seats, detaching the boot and getting a
casualty out safely on a spine board.”
The firefighters showed that they get the best
out of the materials they are provided with by
using the car for as much training as possible
before cutting it up – getting value for money
as well as making the most of the opportunity.
SHOCK TACTICS USED TO INFLUENCE
STUDENTS
SHOCK tactics were used as part of a
package to influence students about cooking
more safely at an event in Manchester.
Manchester community safety staff and
firefighters from Moss Side’s Red Watch took
part in the activities as part of Health and
Safety Week at Manchester University in
June.
The team from Greater Manchester Fire and
Rescue Service were at the event, which was
held at the university’s campus on Oxford
Road, for two days.
Five young people aged between 14 and 19
took part in a six week project at Gorton
Community Fire Station beginning in June.
The youngsters were from the Gorton STEPS
project at the West Gorton Youth Centre and
the crews put on a Mini Firefighter Course for
the group.
The six-week programme of two hour
sessions followed a structured curriculum and
set of lesson plans.
Gorton Station Manager Stuart Millington
said: “The feedback from the project leaders
has been really positive with one particular
young man becoming more focused on
preparing for his future than ever before.”
The project sessions have been shared by all
watches at the station and they have mixed
practical sessions where they get involved in
the training and techniques that firefighters
use in their day-to-day roles along with more
theoretical sessions to challenge them
mentally as well.
Community Safety Advisor Lewis Jeffrey said:
“The students and passing public got to
witness first-hand how devastating a chip pan
fire can be - numerous demonstrations were
conducted using the Kitchen Fire Safety Unit
and general fire safety advice was given to all
spectators.
“Students might not necessarily be people we
would expect to be using chip pans but this is
about cooking more safely on the whole and if
it gets them, their parents or grandparents to
be safer, then its worthwhile.”
FIREFIGHTERS IN GORTON INSPIRE
YOUNG PEOPLE
FIREFIGHTERS in Gorton are inspiring young
people to focus on their futures with the
launch of a new course.
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