Last month the apprentices at Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service got to experience what it would be like to be a Firefighter for a day. We all met at the training centre on a Friday morning ready for the day ahead. We were able to have a go at cutting up a car, something which fire fighters do on a weekly basis when dealing with Road Traffic Collisions.
We were able to learn search and rescue techniques that are used by the firefighters when attending an incident. This was made even more realistic by wearing breathing apparatus to get a true understanding of how that feels when it is being worn. Whilst there, we also had a go at abseiling from a building to see how incidents are attended by our Technical Response Unit.
