List of fun Activities - Both challenging and exciting

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Here is a selection of the activities that may be completed during the residential. Please note that weather conditions and unforeseen events may change some activities.

• Equipment inspection – all equipment on fire appliance

• Words of command & dressing

• Pump and hose running

• Casualty Evacuation and use of stretchers

• Communications – use of radios and phonetic alphabet

• Road traffic collision and use of cutting equipment

• Responding to emergencies – search and rescue of missing persons

• Hazmat exercise including decontamination

• Water Rescue at local canal boat yard, retrieving a person in the water

• Fire Safety & Use of extinguishers

• Combination drill

• Slow speed manoeuvring of vehicles – opportunity to drive 4x4 fire vehicle and fire engine

• Night-time drills (involving putting out live fires)

• Emergency First Aid including use of an AED

• Breathing Apparatus (including rescue of casualty from smoke room)