1:24pm Monday 21st June 2010
By Adam Binnie
Students from Francis Combe School showed off their newly acquired fire-fighting skills to friends and family in a demonstration at Watford station.
The 14 and 15-year-olds attended ten sessions at Garston station, where they were taught how to roll out hoses, climb ladders and even cut open cars, as part of their Duke of Edinburgh award.
Liz Craig, Duke of Edinburgh manager for Youth Connexions, said: “This is the culmination of three months of training, it's great to see what young people can achieve and these skills are very transferable.”
The group performed drills in front of their parents, including rescuing a body from a smoke-filled room, climbing ladders to reach high access points and aiming hoses at hot-spots.
Sam Hayward, PE teacher and Duke of Edinburgh co-ordinator, said: “As part of the award the students need to learn a new skill, and this offers them something they'd never get to do normally.”
Participants in the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze award must take part in a skill, a physical activity, volunteering and an expedition, which took place on Saturday.
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