Firefighters put Army reservists to the test

Training to tackle high-risk incidents with people trapped

- ROSS THOMSON

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) held a training exercise at their National Training Centre in Cambuslang to let Army reserves test their specialist medical capabilities.

Around 70 SFRS personnel were involved in the multi-agency exercise that included crews from Cumbernauld, Clarkston in Glasgow, rope teams from East Kilbride, a command support unit from Bellshill and UKISAR (UK International Search and Rescue).

They were joined by approximately 60 members of the British Army, alongside colleagues from SMARTEU (Scottish Multi-Agency Resilience Training and Exercise Unit), the Scottish Ambulance Service and Police Scotland.