'All hazards village' to prepare fire crews for any emergency

Plans for an 'all hazards village' to help train Tyne and Wear firefighters to respond to different types of emergencies have been submitted to council development bosses.

- by Chris Binding

Sunderland City Council's planning department has received an application for Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service's Barmston Mere Fire Training Centre in Washington.

The fire and rescue service has been investing in its training facilities and recently won planning permission to extend its existing “rail track simulator” with 15 metres of “additional rail line” and associated infrastructure.

According to a previous planning listing, the project aimed to allow “enhanced fire service training scenarios on a newly-decommissioned Nexus Metro train.”