Visit to Wiltshire Emergency Control Centre

 On 14th January, I spent the morning with the Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service. I started in Potterne at the HQ and heard about the services overall strategy and planning from Chief Fire Officer, Andy Gove and Councillor Robert Hall, and then visited the Fire Station in Devizes to meet some of the team and review the latest equipment - the new mobile command unit was particularly impressive.

We then saw the tri-service control centre in Devizes where emergency calls to the Police, Fire and Ambulance service are handled by personnel working together and finally visited the training facility for new fire-fighters, also in Devizes. I left with a greater understanding of the work done by the Service and even more respect for these dedicated people working to keep us safe.

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