AUTUMN 2015 InIn AttendanceAttendance THETHE MAGAZINEMAGAZINE OFOF THETHE BRITISHBRITISH FIREFIGHTERFIREFIGHTER INSIDE: 75 YEARS ON: REMEMBERING THE WARTIME FIRE SERVICE 1939 - 1945 - See page 24 22Featuring | IN ATTENDANCE ‘On Autumn The 2015 Bell’ The Journal Of The Emergencywww.inattendance.co.uk Services INUKRO ATTENDANCE CHALLENGE 2015 UK Rescue Challenge 2015 The UK Rescue Organisation (UKRO) 5TH BEST OVERALL EXTRICATION TEAM is OVERALL BEST Annual Rescue Challenge event was held awarded to OXFORD – ON COUNT BACK TEAM AWARD: at the Fire Service College, Moreton in 3RD BEST OVERALL 4TH BEST OVERALL EXTRICATION TEAM is Marsh, on 31st July to 2 August, when ROPE TEAM is awarded to ESSEX – ON COUNTBACK the various competitions were keenly awarded to WEST contested. 3RD BEST OVERALL EXTRICATION TEAM is MIDLANDS awarded to SOUTH WALES A This page shows a selection of the team 2ND BEST OVERALL activities in the Extrication, Rope Rescue 2ND BEST OVERALL EXTRICATION TEAM is ROPE TEAM is and Trauma sections of the event. awarded to HEREFORD AND WORCESTER awarded to SOUTH TECHNICAL AWARD: WALES BEST OVERALL EXTRICATION TEAM is 3RD BEST TECHNICAL TEAM is awarded to awarded to HAMPSHIRE BEST OVERALL ROPE TEAM is awarded to HAMPSHIRE LONDON TECHNICAL AWARD: 2ND BEST TECHNICAL TEAM is awarded OVERALL BEST TEAM AWARD: 3RD BEST ROPE TECHNICAL TEAM is to SURREY awarded to WEST MIDLANDS 6TH BEST TRAUMA TEAM is awarded to HAMPSHIRE A BEST TECHNICAL TEAM is awarded to 2ND BEST ROPE TECHNICAL TEAM is HEREFORD AND WORCESTER awarded to SOUTH WALES 5TH BEST TRAUMA TEAM is awarded to MEDIC AWARD: HEREFORD AND WORCESTER BEST ROPE TECHNICAL TEAM is awarded 3RD BEST MEDIC is awarded to SOUTH to LONDON 4TH BEST TRAUMA TEAM is awarded to WALES B STAFFORDSHIRE MEDIC AWARD: 2ND BEST MEDIC is awarded to LONDON 3RD BEST TRAUMA TEAM is awarded to 3RD BEST ROPE MEDIC is awarded to WEST MIDLANDS B BEST MEDIC is awarded to HAMPSHIRE DORSET 2ND BEST TRAUMA TEAM is awarded to 2ND BEST ROPE MEDIC is awarded to TEAM LEADER AWARD: HAMPSHIRE B SOUTH WALES 3RD BEST INCIDENT COMMANDER is BEST TRAUMA TEAM is awarded to awarded to OXFORDSHIRE BEST ROPE MEDIC is awarded to LONDON LONDON 2ND BEST INCIDENT COMMANDER is TEAM LEADER AWARD: awarded to HEREFORD AND WORCESTER 3RD BEST ROPE TEAM LEADER is awarded ABOUT UKRO BEST INCIDENT COMMANDER is awarded to DORSET UKRO (UK Rescue Organisation) is to SOUTH WALES A 2ND BEST ROPE TEAM LEADER is awarded a fast moving dynamic body that is OVERALL BEST TEAM AWARD: to SOUTH WALES determined to push vehicle extrication to its professional pinnacle, to drive 6TH BEST OVERALL EXTRICATION TEAM is BEST ROPE TEAM LEADER is awarded to the national agenda on road death awarded to LONDON LONDON reduction and to showcase other rescue disciplines including trauma, line rescue and urban search and rescue. Further we are now a key driving force in the World Rescue Organisation demonstrated by our recent involvement in Ghana. We are also engaging and influencing organisations such as the World Health Organisation and the European based Global Road Safety Partnership in the field of vehicle extrication and rescue. UKRO currently runs projects in two other European countries with a further eight planned. Each year the National and World Extrication & Rescue Challenges grow significantly. UKRO will expand its capacity and, in conjunction with its partners, maintain the commitment towards reducing road deaths through education, engineering and enforcement. 2 | IN ATTENDANCE Autumn 2015 www.inattendance.co.uk IN ATTENDANCE AUTUMN 2015 In Attendance Inside This Issue … THE MAGAZINE OF THE BRITISH FIREFIGHTER UKRO Challenge 2015 The UK Rescue Challenge 2015 .............................................................................. 2 London Fire Brigade Britcon Completes £7.4 Million Contract for London Fire Training Upgrade ............. 4 Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service INSIDE: 75 YEARS ON: REMEMBERING THE WARTIME FIRE SERVICE 1939 - 1945 - See page 24 Its a Family Affair .................................................................................................... 5 22Featuring | IN ATTENDANCE ‘On Autumn The 2015 Bell’ The Journal Of The Emergencywww.inattendance.co.uk Services Red One Ltd will be at the Emergency Services Show .............................................. 5 Front cover: This edition of In Attendance Brigades In Action marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two Major Fire at Lincolnshire Recycling Plant................................................................. 6 with a feature on the work of Fatal Explosion and Fire at Cheshire Wood Mill ........................................................ 7 the Fire Service during the war years. Our cover picture shows Fire in 33rd Floor Restaurant of Iconic London SHARD Tower................................... 8 a group of weary regular and West Midlands Crews Tackle Birmingham City Centre Fire ....................................... 8 AFS London fremen, taking a breather when yet another raid has ended and their Cleveland Fire Brigade conversation no doubt turns to the many dramatic events of Brigade Drive to Stay Safe on the Road ................................................................... 9 earlier hours. Landlords Urged to Act on New Fire Safety Laws ..................................................... 9 - See page 24 Cleveland Firefighters Leave for Zimbabwe .............................................................. 9 Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service Consulting Editor • Neil Wallington Farewell to Commander Foster ............................................................................. 10 Managing Director • Christine Elliott Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service Production Service Features in National Pregnancy and Maternity Campaign .......................... 11 • Sharon Williams Design & Layout Avon Fire & Rescue • Ryan Wilson Staff Recognised for their Long Service and Good Conduct ................................... 12 • Brian Leatherbarrow Pets Breathe Easy Thanks to New Fire Service Oxygen Masks ................................. 12 Admin Chief Fire Officer Praises Heroic Actions of North Somerset Residents .................... 13 • Jane McCormack • Christine Praxitelous Dorset Fire & Rescue Service All editorial, advertising and circulation Launch of the Portland Emergency Services Centre ............................................... 15 enquiries to: New Shadow Fire Authority Meets for First Time ................................................... 15 Gateacre Press Ltd. Bilail House Massey Shaw 260 Picton Road London Fireboat Massey Shaw Returns to Dunkirk ...........................................16-17 Wavertree Liverpool L15 4LP Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service Telephone: 0151 734 3038 Facsimile: 0151 734 2860 Boat Owners Urged to be Fire Safe ....................................................................... 17 Email: [email protected] West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service © The Publishers of ‘In Attendance’ wish to thank Two New Fire Stations for West Yorkshire ......................................................18 all advertisers for supporting the magazine to enable its production for the Fire Brigades and West Yorkshire Water Rescue Crews Exercise Skills and Equipment ........................ 19 Services in Great Britain. However, it must West Yorkshire FRS Teams Up with Prince’s Trust ................................................... 20 be understood that the space is purchased from the Publishers and not the Fire Brigades Fireworld Heritage Centre and Museum concerned. News from the Fire Service National Museum ........................................................ 21 PHOTOGRAPHS Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service Whilst every care is taken to ensure high standards Fire and Rescue Service Course Ignites Young People’s Futures .............................. 22 of photographic reproduction Asian Fire Service Assoc. Chairman Says Stronger Partnership Working is Key ........ 23 in ‘In Attendance’, we regret that we cannot guarantee the All Our Yesterdays reproductive quality of images from 75 Years On - Remembering The Wartime Fire Service 1939-1945....................24-26 non-professional sources. ISSUE No. 21505 www.inattendance.co.uk IN ATTENDANCE Autumn 2015 | 3 LONDON FIRE BRIGADE Britcon Completes £7.4 Million Contract For London Fire Training Upgrade Building and civil engineering contractor, The Park Royal site has been designed with compliance with the London clean air act. Britcon has completed a £7.4 million significant environmental benefits with a A simulated sewer system also creates project to build a new state of the art CHP heating system and PV installed on opportunities for confined space training training facility in Park Royal for the the sloping roof area. The structure has and a large training tower provides a Babcock International Group, the chosen a green roof, and the aim is to recycle working at height training facility. training partners for the London Fire as much runoff water as possible, all Paul Clarkson, Managing Director at Brigade (LFB). The Emergency Services meaning that the overall building is Britcon said, “We have built a very Training Centre in Park Royal is part of a expected to achieve a BREEAM (Building successful partnership with Babcock larger project to deliver new and upgraded Research Establishment Environmental International and developed a highly training facilities to the LFB. Assessment Methodology) Excellent rating. successful, bespoke