Monday 3 November 2008
15.30
hrs
Firefighters will be welcoming the Lord Mayor of Bristol,
Councillor Christopher Davies, to Bedminster Fire Station tomorrow
(Tuesday 4 November).
Councillor Davies will meet with Avon Fire Authority Chairman,
Councillor Terry Walker, and Chief Fire Officer / Chief Executive
Kevin Pearson and will be given a tour of the fire station.
Councillor Davies will also meet members of Blue Watch, who will
demonstrate a number of the service’s appliances including the
hovercraft, rescue boats and Urban Search and Rescue (USAR)
vehicles.
A group of ten young people from the Prince’s Trust, who have
been attending a course at Avon Fire & Rescue Service’s Youth
Development Centre (YDC), which is based at Bedminster Fire
Station, will also be demonstrating their new drill skills.
Avon Fire & Rescue Service’s Chief Fire Officer / Chief
Executive Kevin Pearson said: “It will be a huge honour to meet the
Lord Mayor of Bristol, Councillor Christopher Davies, and I am very
much looking forward to showing him around one of our busiest fire
stations.
“As well as getting an insight into the valuable work we do at
Avon Fire & Rescue Service, there will also be the opportunity
to see some of the preventative work we do at the YDC. We are
always very keen to engage with young people, educate them about
the dangers of fire and work with them to ensure they know the
risks.”
Avon Fire & Rescue Service’s Youth Development Centre
opened in March 2006 and is a purpose built facility, which is at
the heart of all the service’s youth work providing educational
skills and qualifications to young people of the Avon area.
ENDS