Potters Bar Fire Station is set to benefit from a new partnership with local car dealership Dagenham Motors, who yesterday (8th October) handed over the first in a series of planned vehicle donations to the service.
This unique partnership will help boost vital training for the fire service which continuously needs access to cars and vans for both demonstrations and vital training for road traffic incidents.
Marc Skuce, Business Manager at Dagenham Motors, Potters Bar, said: “As a local business we feel it is important for us to contribute to the community, which is why we want to support our local services. Road accidents can have a devastating effect on people’s lives and the fire service plays a vital part in minimising that devastation”.
Station Commander Trevor Brown, Potters Bar Fire Station, said: “I am delighted to have set up this partnership, which will enable our crews to practice the essential skills needed to deal with road traffic collisions. We rely on the donation of scrap vehicles to use for training; so I would like to thank Dagenham Motors for their generosity and look forward to working with them in the future.”
Hertfordshire Fire & Rescue Service is now called to rescue more people from road traffic collisions than from fires, therefore rely heavily on the availability of cars for training.
Training vehicles are currently purchased from local scrap yards; however this new partnership with Dagenham Motors will ensure the provision of vehicles on a regular basis, giving firefighter training a boost in the preparation of all RTC scenarios.
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- Dagenham Motors is part of Ford Retail, the UK’s largest Ford dealership Group. Ford Retail trades as Dagenham Motors (in London and the South East), Brunel Ford (Bristol & South West), Heartlands Ford (Birmingham) and Polar Ford (Yorkshire and the North Wet).
- During the year April 2007 to April 2008, Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) attended 682 RTCs (Road Traffic Collisions) where there were 15 fatalities and 950 casualties.
This unique partnership will help boost vital training for the fire service which continuously needs access to cars and vans for both demonstrations and vital training for road traffic incidents.
Marc Skuce, Business Manager at Dagenham Motors, Potters Bar, said: “As a local business we feel it is important for us to contribute to the community, which is why we want to support our local services. Road accidents can have a devastating effect on people’s lives and the fire service plays a vital part in minimising that devastation”.
Station Commander Trevor Brown, Potters Bar Fire Station, said: “I am delighted to have set up this partnership, which will enable our crews to practice the essential skills needed to deal with road traffic collisions. We rely on the donation of scrap vehicles to use for training; so I would like to thank Dagenham Motors for their generosity and look forward to working with them in the future.”
Hertfordshire Fire & Rescue Service is now called to rescue more people from road traffic collisions than from fires, therefore rely heavily on the availability of cars for training.
Training vehicles are currently purchased from local scrap yards; however this new partnership with Dagenham Motors will ensure the provision of vehicles on a regular basis, giving firefighter training a boost in the preparation of all RTC scenarios.
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Notes:
- Dagenham Motors is part of Ford Retail, the UK’s largest Ford dealership Group. Ford Retail trades as Dagenham Motors (in London and the South East), Brunel Ford (Bristol & South West), Heartlands Ford (Birmingham) and Polar Ford (Yorkshire and the North Wet).
- During the year April 2007 to April 2008, Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) attended 682 RTCs (Road Traffic Collisions) where there were 15 fatalities and 950 casualties.
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