Saturday 8 November 2014

Technicians Training

If you were passing the Poole Fire Station today, you may have seen something slightly different on the fire training tower...... A group of Coastguards !

Our colleagues from Dorset Fire and Rescue Service kindly allowed us to use their tower. The tower allows us to work in a slightly safer environment and in a control manner that you don't always get on a cliff.




The weather was not kind with heavy rain at times - this didn't put us off.




Kerry standing on a window sill - whilst a little different from a cliff, the concrete lip and windows are similar to the over hangs we often find ourselves in when on the cliffs.

The day and whole weekend is about furthering our cliff skills.




Gareth about to descend with the cliff stretcher, not easy with railing but adds to the skill required.

More photos during the week - Thankfully no one caught the Station Officer having a go !

Special thanks to the Poole Fire Station crew for looking after us today - the coffee was fab after the rain.

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