Firefighters test out new technology...
NEW technology described as the ‘pinnacle of modern firefighting’ has been unveiled at a national training centre in Lanarkshire.
The Ultra High Pressure Lances, branded Coldcut Cobra, will enable crews to tackle fires quickly from outside a building by injecting water through walls and doors.
The new technology will be carried on a £7.6million fleet of 40 bespoke fire engines, which are more agile than their traditional counterparts and will also carry a defibrillators.
Firefighters demonstrated the new high-pressure Lance in action at the Scottish Fire and Rescue National Training Centre in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire.
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Chief Officer Alasdair Hay said: “This gives us the ability to successfully extinguish a fire externally by injecting high-pressure water in through a door, a wall, a window and it doesn’t expose firefighters to temperatures in excess of 500C, it’s safer for them.
“It’s also safer for members of the public because the rate it knocks down the fire, lowers the temperature, it’s twice as effective as the traditional attack and it creates a safe pathway then for firefighters to enter the building and save anybody that is unfortunately caught up in that incident.”
“This is the very pinnacle of modern firefighting – with this proven technology our crews can begin firefighting within seconds of arrival by cutting straight to the heart of the flames.”