Park chiefs tackle burning issues
Park owners and managers from across Cumbria witnessed experts tackle a series of deliberately started blazes on a Lake District holiday park this autumn.
Skelwith Fold Caravan Park in Ambleside was the setting for a one-day fire training exercise focussing on the latest extinguisher technologies, and how they are deployed.
In a sequence of dramatic demonstrations, professional fire trainers showed how to safely and quickly bring a potentially disastrous conflagration under control.
Fires involving chip fat, electrical equipment and petrol were started and allowed to develop before trainers stepped in to quell the flames with appropriate extinguishers.
The hands-on tutorial was arranged by Skelwith Fold director Henry Wild in conjunction with Kendal-based fire equipment specialists FTS.
In addition to bringing senior park personnel up to speed with the latest fire-fighting products, the sessions also taught techniques which could make tackling blazes more effective.
Part of the purpose of the day, said Henry, was to enable those in attendance to pass on the knowledge they had gained to other personnel on their parks.
After completion of the training, all delegates received certificates on competence in the use of fire extinguishing equipment.
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