People and Places

The Lead Media Officer with Humberside Fire and Rescue, Glenn Ramsden spent the day with fellow firefighters involved in an exercise involving fire teams from around the region. The exercise took place at the Hull University's Cottingham Road site.

Glenn made a series of recordings on the day and describes what happened. He explains some of the equipment involved in dealing with fire emergencies. He also spoke to a number of people taking part and discovered why the University was keen to support the exercise called; 'Seat of Learning'.

Briefing: Operation Seat of Learning

Using the links below you can hear Glenn's recordings he made during the day's events. You'll also hear from a variety of people, including Humberside Fire and Rescue's marketing officer, Helen Ablett who went along to discover for herself what the 'frontline' people do.

Simon Anfield, a Community Protection Unit manager also gives us his thoughts about the exercise and Hull University's safety officer, Ian Hughes explains why student safety is a major concern to the University.