Potter Logistics hosts fire exercise at warehouse
On-call firefighters from Cambridgeshire took part in the exercise designed to create a real life scenario of a fire in a warehouse building with people reported to be potentially trapped inside.
About 25 firefighters in total took part in the evening exercise at Potter Logistics, in Queen Adelaide Way, Ely, where they attended the site and practised a variety of skills including the wearing of breathing apparatus, securing water supplies, tactical plans, incident command and radio messaging.
Mark Coupar, Acting Watch Commander at Ely, said: “The atmosphere of a real incident was created using cosmetic smoke and although there were no real flames firefighters still benefited hugely from being able to use a site unfamiliar to their training habits.
“We really appreciate local businesses like Potter Logistics allowing us to use their facilities as it adds a greater training challenge for the firefighters who continually strive to expand their knowledge and develop their skill sets.”
Natalie Wilkinson, operations manager for Potter Logistics, Ely added: “This was a valuable lesson for us, it means we are now aware of what the Fire Service require from us when they come on site if something an incident like this was to occur in the future.”
