Twitter account for Waddington Training Centre, Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue. Not monitored 24/7 dial 999 in an emergency.

Joined July 2016
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One month until wholetime recruitment opens – book onto our awareness webinar on 6th July to find out more bit.ly/3ugX32V
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Our crews from Billingborough, Brant Broughton, Bourne and Sleaford took part in a joint exercise with fire crews from RAFC Cranwell. Crews responded to reports of a mid-air collision between a helicopter and a small plane that crash landed with fuel fires and people trapped.
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Pictures from Exercise Angus with @LincolnSFire @NHykehamFire @marketrasenfire @Caistor_Fire mobilised by Control staff at the exercise. Crews performed well with all casualties rescued quickly in challenging conditions including hazmats and hot fires. @LincsFireRescue
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A fond farewell to Watch Manager Sean Band who has worked his last day as part of the recruitment team before starting his new role in East Division as Watch Command Support. Thanks for all your efforts Sean & all the best in your new role!
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West divisional hot fire exercise with @Caistor_Fire @LincolnSFire @NHykehamFire @marketrasenfire
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Several of our training instructors gaining their level 2 qualification in electric / hybrid vehicle hazard management @bostoncollegeuk
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Course 03/21 successfully completed their Competent to Ride Assessments and will become operational firefighters on stations across the county. @sleafordfire @SpaldingFire @BostonLFR @Crowland_fire @DeepingFire @BinbrookFire @Caistor_Fire @stamfordfireuk @NHykehamFire
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Casualty handling with a difference with our phase one recruits. Moving a casualty on a board through a crashed railway carriage at 45 degrees. @LincsFireRescue @Caistor_Fire @DeepingFire @sleafordfire @NHykehamFire @stamfordfireuk
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What a fantastic 2 weeks @LincsFireRescue #Waddington for @AvonFireRescue #heavyrescue Instructors Course. superb facilities and lovely people in a beautiful city. Thankyou to them for their help Finally @RAFWaddington Fire Section thankyou for the end of course photos👍
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Final exercise for the 9 new @AvonFireRescue #heavyrescue Instructors @LincsFireRescue #Waddington. Tough but realistic scenarios for them to test their new #learning and #skills against @Chatterdale
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Day 4 Heavy Rescue Instructors Course @LincsFireRescue #Waddington 9 new @AvonFireRescue HRI'S covering HR equipment familiarisation, Heavy vehicle technology and HR stabilisation basics #learning #heavyrescue
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What a day! BA board exercises and hot fire wears for Phase One Recruits who all worked hard to successfully pass their assessments @Caistor_Fire @sleafordfire @NHykehamFire @LincolnSFire @Crowland_fire
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Lovely sunrise at WTC before phase One BA Assessments. Written and oral exams, BA board assessment followed by two hot fire search and rescue scenarios
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Additional training session @Caistor_Fire carrying out hazmat training and observations for phase 2 firefighters and giving input on the new Water carrier which has advqnced hazmat and decontamination capabilities @LincsFireRescue @ashhildred
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Our Phase One recruits watching a backdraft simulation followed by the Attack demo where they use firefighting techniques in Breathing Apparatus to control and advance into a compartment on fire.
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First group receiving training on the virtual PDRPro workshop. Workshop covers: different ways to enter training, changing a status, resetting a password, creating reports, development plans and how to use the CMS. Future dates will be in the weekly bulletin @LFRTraining
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Hot fire conditions demo before and after showing how a fire develops in a compartment including pyrolisation and passives
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Hot fire training begins for our Phase One recruits with fire science. As a wise man once said #burnstufftolearnstuff @LincsFireRescue
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