West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service hosted a Spanish rescue team this week as part of an EU funded exchange of experts.

Four Catalan firefighters have been working with the Sussex service’s Technical Rescue Unit to learn about their specialist skills.  Their visit has included rope rescue training at the TRU’s base in Horley, a confined space exercise at Crawley, and rescues from rubble piles to simulate working around collapsed buildings.  The Technical Rescue Unit provides 24 hour emergency cover across the county where specialist rescue skills are required.  The team also attends national and international incidents where needed.

West Sussex firefighters have visited Spain as part of the exchange, spending four days training in remote mountainous terrain.