999 Family Fun Day in Sheffield
15th May 2022
On a warm, thankfully dry but windy day we attended the 999 Family Fun Day at The Moors in Sheffield.
We were invited to take part by the National Emergency Services Museum and they provided a very nice Green Goddess fire engine as a backdrop to our display. The experts out there will notice it is in its 1970s paintwork but it is scheduled to be repainted to its original 1950s Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) one in the future.
Me as a rescue team leader pointing out that the bomb has gone off over the Tinsley power station. Of course, this brought many comments about "Threads" from the public who we chatted to. I chose it as a major local landmark but hadn't remembered that the bomb in Threads had hit almost exactly the same spot.
On the table in front of me is radiation and chemical detection equipment used by the Scientific & Reconnaissance sub-section.
A layout of Rescue section equipment:- manpack; first aid "pouch"; Tirfor winch; and the new addition, a 4 ton hydraulic ram which proved very popular with the young children as theye could operate it.
Thanks to the National Emergency Services Museum for the invitation and we look forwards to working with you again in the future.
