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Waddington Training Centre

 

Formally used as a missile store for the adjacent RAF Camp, now occupied by Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue, currently used for 

 URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE

  • Incorporating, a fully enclosed shoring rig, housing a range of options for numerous shores, a further development to this rig will allow all shoring work to be carried out undercover or outdoors.
  • A newly developed Breaking and Breaching rig with over 100 metres of varying sized tunnels, incorporating a number of sacrificial slabs and space for a few surprises within the system, 15 metres vertical access through sacrifical slabs and other obstacles adds to the complexity of this faciltiy, also incorporated is a number of cages and voids designed for live casualties to be placed within, for canine search, these are located under a number of simulated collapsed structures. The design of this training rig allows a whole host of simultaneous actions to be carried out by a varying number of teams within the system.
  • Full lecture facilities, including changing and refreshment areas.
  • Dedicated MPV driver training area.
  • Canine search facilities to include confined space and wide area search.
  • Purpose built trench collapse simulation area incorporating safe working at height.
  • Coming soon the Collapsed Structure, a purpose built, fully interchangeable residential collapsed structure located undercover incorporating numerous options for Tech Search, Breaking and Breaching, Lifting and Moving and Confined Space work.

 

Waddington, England
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