Can you help West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service by donating your old car?

West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service is appealing for donations of old, unwanted vehicles.
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The service relies on donations of used vehicles from members of the public for firefighters to use for training.

Six more retained firefighters have just completed their road traffic collision training course.

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As part of the course, Adam Newton from Shoreham Fire Station, Oliver Lewis from Burgess Hill, Robert Austen based at Steyning, Will Middleton from Bognor Regis, and Warren Boyt and David Loor from Chichester had to demonstrate their skills in responding to a road traffic collision.

West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service is appealing for donations of old, unwanted vehicles. SUS-201216-112634001West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service is appealing for donations of old, unwanted vehicles. SUS-201216-112634001
West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service is appealing for donations of old, unwanted vehicles. SUS-201216-112634001

This involves the use of hydraulic cutting equipment carried on appliances to allow firefighters to safely extract casualties who are trapped.

Neil Mason, a Watch Manager in the service’s operational training team who oversaw the latest road-traffic-collision course, said: “We used a number of scrap vehicles as part of this course to give the firefighters the chance to experience the aftermath of a road traffic collision so that they are armed with all of the vital skills and knowledge to respond effectively in a real life emergency situation.

“I would like to say a big thank-you to each of the drivers who thought of the fire service when their vehicle had reached the end of its working life and donated it to us for training. It could well have saved someone’s life.”

Anyone who would like to donate a car should call 0330 2228377, or email [email protected]

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