Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue training exercise

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue used one of our blocks of flats in Teignmouth for a training exercise in October.

Crews from Teignmouth, Torquay, Chagford and the aerial ladder platform from Exeter
all attended. They used an empty flat on the fifth floor as an opportunity to test how the
response to an emergency in a high-rise building would go.

To make the exercise as real as possible, they charged their hoses and had to carry them through the
building while in full kit. They also used artificial smoke in the flat and performed a
search and rescue, resulting in a family of dummy ‘residents’ being rescued, including
off the balcony, using the aerial ladder platform.

We will continue to engage with Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue in the future as
exercises like this are very useful for both them and us.

December is the busiest month of the year for house fires. So here are Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue’s top recommendations to have a fire-safe Christmas. There is lots of useful fire safety advice on the website, so have a look.