This afternoon saw our Operational Training Group familiarising themselves with our new training centre. Ops and Command trainers are working hard to ensure that we deliver world class courses when we open the doors to students shortly. Well done SM Andy watson👍 Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service

🔥 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 The main contractors have now completed the development of our new state of the art training centre in Winsford. Our trainers will now begin to familiarise within these environments to test scenarios prior to going live early next year.

Whilst out for a lunchtime run today, a group of Cheshire Fire Apprentices (overtook me👏) alongside the river. It took me right back to 1996 running the same route with my fellow apprentices, although I'm sure I was faster back then🤔 #firefit

Essential training completed today Water First Responder course. Maintaining competence for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service HVP deployment & our wading rescue response. Fantastic course delivered by our training department Jon Caulfield #NotJustFires #WaterSafety #RespectTheWater HVP Capability Team

Inaugural ops training exercise at our new training centre today, crews received input on immediate building evacuation procedures then tested the new procedure. Thanks for the feedback and suggestions from all involved.

🔑 🚨 We officially received the keys today to our brand new, state-of-the-art training centre - another milestone reached! Read more 👉 orlo.uk/pcYuW

Some of our firefighters recently took part in one of our first high rise training sessions at our new training centre. 👀🔥🧑‍🚒 For more photos visit 👉 orlo.uk/VbV8v

Very busy night last night dealing with #StormChristoph thank you for your support and hard work💦👏👏 Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service North West Fire Control

Today Command Trainers in the Operational Assurance Training Team have been testing scenarios in the new Incident Command Training Suite at Headquarters. #incidentcommand

Today command trainers have been covering hazard identification, dynamic and analytical risk assessment, with our On Call migration course, in the Incident Command Training Suite.

Today Command Trainers from the Operational Assurance Training Team welcomed the first candidate to undertake a command assessment in the new Incident Command Training Suite. #incidentcommand

Recently our major rescue unit and our trainee fire fighters have undertaken training with VIMPEX to learn all about dynamic stabilisation for heavy vehicle extrications. Thank you to Edgertons for kindly assisting with the training by positioning the tankers for us to work on.

Some great collaborative large animal rescue training. Firefighters from Bollington and Lymm completed a two day large animal rescue course at our fantastic new training facility in Winsford. Here we can see confined space and ditch rescues plus an equine lifting technique 🐴

Our Audlem on-call firefighters are not only fully-trained firefighters, they're creative too! Here's a video they made to show what their lives are like as on-call firefighters. #NeedMore #ThinkOnCall *some footage/photos were taken before covid

Quality, realistic training at our state of the art training centre with team Middlewich 🙌 a pleasure to watch! 🚒🔥thank you to the trainers for accommodating our On-call drill night Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service Middlewich Fire Station

This week has seen our Apprentice/HPDS trainees leave our new training centre. A genuinely nice bunch of hard working, committed individuals. A big thank you goes to our trainers who delivered an excellent course in the midst of a Pandemic.Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service Cheshire Fire Apprentices

Successful first ops assurance exercise with crews from Crewe Fire Station Macclesfield Fire Station, today at a vacant high rise block in Kirby, Merseyside. Always good to test new equipment and procedures in different off site venues. Thanks Mersey Fire and OATT for supporting👍Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service

Successful first Practical Incident Command course at the new training centre. Several pumps of experienced & new commanders, alongside development firefighters tackled a range of challenging & thought provoking scenarios facilitated by OATT Well done all involved Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service

Successful morning’s Operational Assurance Exercise delivered by the Ops Assurance and Training Team. Confirming understanding and assessing competence in new high rise equipment and procedures. Thanks for your hard work Warrington Fire Station Knutsford Fire Station Lymm Fire Station Penketh Fire Station

First of ten Station Performance and Operational Assurance exercises, utilizing the SMART motorway at our Training Centre. Thanks for your support National Highways: North-West. #jesip