Firefighter training centre mocks up collapsed building disaster zone
The facility in Washington, Tyne and Wear, has been hailed as a UK first.
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A training centre which mocks up the scene firefighters face when tackling a collapsed building has been hailed as a UK first.
The facility has been constructed in Washington, Tyne and Wear, to help firefighters rescue casualties from disaster zones.
The huge structure simulates the scene of a real-life disaster and snakes through the training yard at TWFRS headquarters.
TWFRS chief fire officer Chris Lowther said: “This state-of-the-art training aid allows us to simulate that type of disaster and offers realistic training for those specialist crews.”
