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

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MANCHESTER DAY PARADE SUCCESS
ONE hundred Greater Manchester Fire and
Rescue Service representatives added to the
sea of colour that wound its way through the
city centre at this year's Manchester Day
Parade on Saturday, June 9.
Mascot Cracker joined firefighters, staff,
volunteers and their families to support the
event that allows individuals and groups to
celebrate their pride in the city.
This year’s theme was particularly appropriate
as the parade aimed to celebrate heroic
achievements – something GMFRS’s people
do on a daily basis.
Firefighters, staff and their families were joined
by cadets, volunteers, the pipe band and
Prince’s Trust representatives for the annual
parade – which is now in its third year.
Around 80,000 spectators lined the streets of
Manchester city centre to watch spectacular
puppets and displays parade while
celebrating the theme The Sky’s The Limit – a
celebration of heroic achievement.
The GMFRS Pipe Band led the service's
contingent and those walking were supported
by a fire engine from Farnworth, the small
incident unit, fire bikes, mascot Cracker and
giant fire costumes.
RECOGNISING YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS
EVENTS
STAFF from across GMFRS were recognised
for their good work at two events.
The Recognising Your Achievements events
were held at Fire Service Headquarters on
Friday, April 27, and Friday, June 29 to thank
those who have helped, in one way or
another, to bring down the number of fires in
Greater Manchester in recent times.
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The event gives members of the Extended
Leadership Team the chance to thank a
member of any department for their hard
work by nominating them for a certificate.
Chief Fire Officer (CFO) Steve McGuirk said:
“The colleague recognition event is a
wonderful way to mark the hard work of staff
from various departments within the
organisation. The recent events in the first
quarter of the year were a huge success and
everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.”
GREEN PIGS MAY FLY ON STATIONS
A STATION pig was one of the most
imaginative suggestions made at the launch
of a new environmental award for GMFRS
staff.
The Green Hose Awards were launched an
event on Thursday, June 14, to help fire
stations go green.
In a bid to become the greenest fire station,
firefighters acting as environmental
champions came up with a number of great
ideas to go green including turbines on
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