A LIVING room was damaged by fire after a woman fell asleep
while smoking a cigarette.
Crews from Atherton, Hindley and Leigh fire stations were called
to a terraced house in Firs Lane, Leigh, at 7.39pm on Monday, May
20.
The woman had managed to get out of the house before crews
arrived and firefighters wearing breathing apparatus went into the
property to tackle the fire using hose reels.
The fire involved a blanket and a chair in a ground-floor living
room and it was caused by a cigarette after the woman feel asleep
while smoking.
Crews used a high pressure fan to clear the smoke from the house
before leaving the scene. The woman managed to escape
uninjured.
Chair of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Authority,
Councillor David Acton, said: "Thankfully this fire was dealt with
quickly by the crews and caused only a small amount of damage, but
it could have been much worse.
"Carelessly discarded smoking materials are still a major cause
of fires in the home. Always stub cigarettes out properly and
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AN ace new recruit has recently joined the team at
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS).
Earlier this year fire dog Ace joined the Service - and he is
also part of the national resilience register to help with search
and rescue operations if needed.
Yellow Labrador Ace graduated from Merseyside Fire and Rescue
Service (MFRS) Training Academy with flying colours and is now
ready to hunt for survivors when disaster strikes.
Crew Manager Mike Dewar, who is GMFRS' dog handler and part of
the Fire Investigation Team, introduced three-year-old Ace to the
Service in September 2011.
Mike said: "Ace took to his early training really well and
demonstrated all the characteristics that are required of a good
search dog - he is very fit and agile with a search drive that
allows him to be totally focused on his work.
"It has taken 18 months to train him to the appropriate
standard, which involves many facets of search and rescue during
which a high degree of trust has been built up between us.
"Ace learned in the early days by watching older...
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YOUNG offenders in Wigan spent a morning with firefighters as
part of a Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) pilot
project designed to make them think differently about car crime,
fire setting and discipline.
Blue Watch crews acted as role models when six teenagers from
Wigan Council's Youth Offending Team (YOT) donned fire gear and
joined in hose drills at Wigan Fire Station on Friday, May 17.
Watch Manager Tony Callaghan said: "It was great to have the
young people with us at the station and to see the difference in
attitude from when they arrived to when they left a few hours later
was really encouraging.
"We talked to them about the consequences of fire setting and
car crime and did some hose drills and had them shadow us wearing
breathing apparatus through a dark smoky training house.
"We really seemed to have a positive effect on them as
firefighters - and if we can discourage just one of them from
stealing a car and having an accident which sees us having to cut
them out of the wreckage,...
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A TEENAGE Community Safety Apprentice with Greater Manchester
Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) turned emergency first aider when
she stumbled across a road traffic collision in Atherton.
Caitlin Alcock, who is just 16-years-old, was on her way from
Leigh Fire Station on Tuesday, May 14, to carry out a Home Safety
Check with a firefighter, when they drove up to the aftermath of a
collision on Leigh Road.
Caitlin, who is from Ashton-in-Makerfield, said: "We just saw a
crowd of people and there was a lad lying on the floor all dazed
and confused.
"I got out of the car and the people told us he'd just been
knocked off his motorbike and they'd rung for an ambulance which
was on its way.
"He was talking which was obviously a good sign but he said he
couldn't move his legs. His mum appeared, and I was able to chat to
her and keep her calm."
Wigan Red Watch Firefighter Barry Taberner was able to take
control of assessing the man's condition.
Firefighter Barry Taberner said: "When the ambulance arrived,
Caitlin helped to...
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DISTRACTION and the destruction it can cause to young
lives shocked people when the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue
Service's Stockport team showed them the tragic reality of a
crash.
A car that crashed and led to the death of a 24-year-old man
from Tameside was taken to key locations in the town during
National Road Safety Week.
GMFRS community safety advisors and volunteers spent three days
talking to hundreds of people about the dangers of using mobile
devices while driving.
Community Safety Advisor Oliver Harrison said: "We put on two
successful events in the town centre and went to Aquinas College as
part of National Road Safety Week. spoke to over 130 sixth form
students ranging from 16 to 18 years old.
"Many of the young people were shocked at the graphic road
traffic collision display and this provided some serious discussion
among the students about driver behaviour.
"Even though the weather left a lot to be desired with rain all
morning long, the students still came out in...
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FIRE stations across Greater
Manchester will be flying the flag for International Day
Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) on Friday,
May 17.
Greater Manchester Fire and
Rescue Service (GMFRS) has been supporting the event for several
years by flying the rainbow flag at its headquarters in
Swinton.
This year, GMFRS has invited
firefighters and staff across the county to take part and fire
stations and training centres across the Service will
be taking part to show its continued support for the
event.
IDAHO is marked around the
world each year on May 17 as a call for respect and equality for
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people
worldwide.
It marks the date that
homosexuality was removed from the International Classification of
the World Health Organisation on May 17, 1992.
GMFRS' Assistant Chief Fire
Officer Peter O'Reilly said: "Taking part in the Flying the Flag
initiative is an opportunity to visibly mark IDAHO day by flying
the rainbow flag and we are delighted to be taking part once
again.
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THE wet weather didn't dampen the public's spirits when they
visited Stetford Fire Station's road safety day at the weekend.
Families flocked to the station in Park Road to watch live road
traffic collision demonstrations, have their vehicles checked and
learn about staying safe on the roads - as a driver and a
pedestrian.
The event on Saturday, May 11 was part of CFOA's (Chief Fire
Officers Association) National Road Safety Week, which ran from
Monday, May 6 to Sunday, May 12.
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) joined forces
with Greater Manchester Police, North West Ambulance Service,
Trafford Council's Road Safety Unit and various other organisations
for the day to raise awareness of road safety.
Students from Trafford College gave demonstrations on how to
check your car is safe while volunteers from local bike companies
carried out free maintenance checks and repairs, helped by the
Trafford Youth Offending Team.
Firefighters and paramedics gave a live demonstration in the
station yard of what they do when they get...
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THOUSANDS of schoolchildren from across the North West took part
in sporting activities and learned about fire and road safety with
staff from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS).
Volunteers, community safety staff and crews from Stretford Fire
Station joined other emergency services and local community groups
at Lancashire County Cricket Club (LCCC), Old Trafford, for a
school open day on Wednesday, May 8.
More than 3,000 youngsters from across the region attended the
day to watch Lancashire play Essex and take part in a host of
physical, fun and educational activities hosted by the LCCC
Foundation, local community groups, Greater Manchester Police,
GMFRS and the Armed Forces.
Year five children from St Hugh
of Lincoln RC Primary School in Stretford
GMFRS Volunteer Co-ordinator Andy McGurgan said: "We took along
the Service's parade engine which pumped out music and the children
all really enjoyed it and we also had a fire engine and crew from
Stretford there showing the children around the fire...
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PLEASE NOTE: THE INJURIES AND SCENES IN THESE
PHOTOGRAPHS ARE NOT REAL AND ARE PART OF A SIMULATED
EXERCISE.
BUDDING film directors at a Greater Manchester college have
recreated the dramatic scene of a fatal collision to highlight the
potential dangers faced by drivers and pedestrians using the
county's roads.
Students from Bury Sixth Form College have been working closely
with Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) and other
emergency services to simulate a road traffic collision in which a
young man is killed crossing the road.
On Wednesday, May 8, students acted out the story on the college
campus with the help of crews from Whitefield and Bury fire
stations along with officers from Greater Manchester Police (GMP)
and paramedics from North West Ambulance Service (NWAS).
Fake blood and theatrical make-up was used by students from the
make-up department and drama students put on their best
performances to make the scenario as realistic as possible.
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CREWS are offering advice and support to neighbours of a
man whose home was destroyed in a blaze on Bank Holiday
Monday.
Firefighters will be visiting neighbours during the next few
days and offering Home Safety Checks to those living near to the
house in Timperley who have been left shocked by the scale of the
fire.
A crew from Altrincham Fire Station remained at the detached
house on Henley Drive, Timperley, until lunchtime on Tuesday, May
7, to ensure the fire that had started in the early hours of the
previous morning was entirely out.
Altrincham Station Manager Kevin Brogden said: "The man involved
in this fire was incredibly lucky to make it out and we hope he
recovers from his ordeal quickly.
"While he had a smoke alarm, it was positioned in the garage and
he could've had an earlier warning to the fire if they had been
positioned elsewhere in the house.
"Our firefighters worked tirelessly at the scene yesterday
morning to bring the fire under control and they've been here...
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