A group of young people will have their achievements recognised next Wednesday (5 March) after completing Carlisle fire station’s ‘Young Firefighters’ scheme.
Photographers are invited to attend the passing out parade at the town’s Warwick Street fire station at 1:30pm where family, friends and instructors will watch the scheme’s successful Young Firefighters perform hose drills and other exercises.
They will then be presented with certificates of achievement by Cumbria’s Assistant Chief Fire Officer Ian Cartwright.
The innovative scheme helps young people from the city to build their self-confidence and improve teamwork and communication by training them in basic fire and rescue service skills like first aid and rudimentary fire fighting.
Firefighters are seen as positive role models and the Young Firefighters scheme is helping crews to forge closer links with young people who may underachieve at school or struggle with social problems.
The scheme was a Gold Award winner at this year's Cumbria County Council Excellence Awards.
The twelve young people who have attended the course were nominated for the scheme by Newman School and NCTC.