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[Academyonline @Academy__Online]

Amazing effort by R1/22 recruits today completing over 737 ladder climbs for their charity event. This was to raise precious funds for the Ukraine Fire Service via Fire Aid. You can still support via the link below. Well done all 👏. @DSFireUpdates @noblett_john

[Academyonline @Academy__Online]

Our DSFRS Recruits are fundraising for Fire Aid and International Development. Check out their @JustGiving page and please donate if you can. Thank you! @DSFireUpdates #JustGiving @noblett_john https://t.co/uO40kBeJmt

[Plympton Fire Station @FirePlympton]

The new Wholetime recruits are running a charity car wash at Plympton fire station on Monday 28th March. Please come along and support them and help raise money for a great cause. Starts at 13:00
@Academy__Online @firefighters999

[Academyonline @Academy__Online]

R1/22 Recruits have raised so much already for such a worthy and timely cause. Lets do a final push before Monday to see if we can break £3000. We know it's going to support the ones who need it most at a difficult time. @DSFireUpdates @noblett_john

[Academyonline @Academy__Online]

Our DSFRS Recruits are fundraising for Fire Aid and International Development. Check out their @JustGiving page and please donate if you can. Thank you! @DSFireUpdates #JustGiving @noblett_john https://t.co/uO40kBeJmt

[Academyonline @Academy__Online]

R1/22 recruits had a brilliant day with the Plymouth Prevention team and Greenbank fire crews to promote the hazards surrounding Emollients. A positive experience and great community engagement.@DSFireUpdates @noblett_john

[Academyonline @Academy__Online]

A fantastic week 10 for R1/22 recruits which included pump relay, high rise and basement exercises. The end is now in sight. Keep up the hard work. @DSFireUpdates @noblett_john

[Academyonline @Academy__Online]

Training Exercise: R1/22 recruits will be carrying out High Rise training at Beckley Point, Plymouth today.
A chance to set up/ practice Breathing Apparatus procedures, Sectorisation, Command Support and pumping, along with a lot of stair climbing.@DSFireUpdates @noblett_john

[Academyonline @Academy__Online]

Our DSFRS Recruits are fundraising for Fire Aid and International Development. Check out their @JustGiving page and please donate if you can. Thank you! @DSFireUpdates #JustGiving @noblett_john https://t.co/uO40kBeJmt

[Academyonline @Academy__Online]

R1/21 recruits all back from Academy Exeter after completing their BA and compartment fire training. Tonight we are testing these skills with Red Watch Greenbank on a night exercise. @DSFireUpdates @noblett_john

[Academyonline @Academy__Online]

Casualty Care training for R1/22 recruits this week. An invaluable life skill which benefits not only our work but our home lives too. @DSFireUpdates @noblett_john @WMParaEDurante

[Academyonline @Academy__Online]

Demonstrating the wide range of abilities required to be a modern day Firefighter, R1/22 this week moved into the technical skill sets with Working at Height and Water Rescue. Great off-site classrooms yet again! @DSFireUpdates @noblett_john

[Academyonline @Academy__Online]

And it's the end of the Core Skills element for R1/22. A hard week of assessments which also included Salvage. Here the recruits are participating in an exercise we like to call Niagara Falls, where they try and divert water from a ruptured main. @DSFireUpdates @noblett_john

[Academyonline @Academy__Online]

Last day for course R1/22 to practice and refine their practical skills before they their Core Skill assessments on Wednesday and Thursday. Best of luck all. @DSFireUpdates @noblett_john

[Academyonline @Academy__Online]

Week 2 completed with R1/22 recruits. We've only done, Lifts and Escalators, Railways, Electricity, Hydraulics, Aircraft, Extinguishers and Wildfire alongside, continued development with their practical; open water pumping, restricted and over basement ladders. @DSFireUpdates

[Academyonline @Academy__Online]

R1/22: Excellent classroom today at Cadover Bridge, Dartmoor, for a pump relay exercise. This allows us to cover a number of topics: Hydraulics, Pumps and Pump operation, Open water working, Wildfire, Communication skills and teamwork. @DSFireUpdates @noblett_john

[Academyonline @Academy__Online]

Reflection gives the recruits opportunity to pause amidst the chaos, untangle and sort through to their performance. This helps to develop critical thinking skills and, improve on future performance by analysing what they have learned and how far they have come. @DSFireUpdates

[Academyonline @Academy__Online]

R1/22 wk 2. Steep learning curve this week for the recruit with so many new skills still to learn on the yard and in the classroom. Expanding on from Wk1 today we had multiple work stations demonstrating the restricted ladder pitch and pump drills. @DSFireUpdates @noblett_john

[Academyonline @Academy__Online]

Week 1 completed with the R1/22 recruits. We've only done; Manual handling, legislation, H&S, pumps and primers, hydrant and water supplies, FRS act, main pump, LPP, 13.5m & 10.5m ladder, hose running, squad drills, knots and lines, PT, parade and assessment! @DSFireUpdates

[Academyonline @Academy__Online]

Day 4: The hard work continues! Pumps and ladders all day followed by preparation for the their first parade inspection and theory assessment tomorrow. @DSFireUpdates @noblett_john

[Academyonline @Academy__Online]

Been hard going for the recruits on day 3 today. Started with an early morning PT session, followed by pump theory and practical and finished with hose running. Great effort by all. Keep it going. @DSFireUpdates @noblett_john

[Academyonline @Academy__Online]

The recruits are currently completing our 6in8 hose running test. A Brigade tradition. The hard work continues. @DSFireUpdates @noblett_john