New Training Facility For Firefighters At Dundee Airport

Published 25th Mar 2015

A new £400,000 training facility has been unveiled for firefighters at Dundee Airport.

It is aimed at giving emergency crews understanding of the development of fires within a compartment and is part of a partnership with Highlands and Islands Airport Ltd. The capital funding project was allocated to the new facility at Dundee Airport, with further investment scheduled for 2015-17 to provide similar training facilities at other HIAL sites based at Inverness, Stornoway and Kirkwall Airports.

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SFRS Chief Officer Alasdair Hay welcomed the successful expansion of these shared partnership arrangements between SFRS and HIAL.

He said: "Our primary aim is to ensure all employees have the skills and knowledge required to perform their role competently, with the focus of increasing firefighter safety and reducing risk to our local communities.

"Improving the quality, efficiency and infrastructure of training provision and commercial opportunities through this effective partnership enables us to ensure that effective training is provided to all employees to a consistent, professional standard and quality, irrespective of geographical location."

Minister for Community Safety Paul Wheelhouse said: "The Scottish Government is fully committed to supporting the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and other relevant partners to continue to reduce the number of fires and fire related injuries in our communities.

"This successful continued partnership between the SFRS and the Highlands and Islands Airport Ltd is excellent news for communities and firefighters alike. It builds on one of our key areas of reform by protecting and improving local services while demonstrating the strong commitment made by SFRS to beneficial partnership working.

"I am extremely pleased that further investment for similar facilities at other Scottish airports has been scheduled for 2015-17 meaning even more areas of Scotland can benefit from this great initiative."