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FOI / 3859 / 2018 - Training Grounds

 

Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service does hold this information.

Initial Request:

May i ask where the Service's training facilities are in the county?

I understand that the STC is in Witham Fire Station.

However, I wondered where the other training facilities such as BA and others are located?


Final Response:

Please see the answers below to your request.

I understand that the STC is in Witham Fire Station.

The Service Training Centre is attached to the rear of Witham Fire Station. The training delivered there focuses on core Firefighter skills (No BA training at this site).

However, I wondered where the other training facilities such as BA and others are located?

BA Training facilities are located around the county and attached to numerous Fire Stations. The three main BA Training venues (which are directly managed by the Learning and Development Department) are located at Chelmsford and Orsett Fire Stations. The third is located on a Ministry Defence Airbase site located at Wethersfield. These are the sites that we deliver our core training from.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to apply for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of your original email and should be addressed to: Internal Review, Performance & Data Team, Kelvedon Park, Rivenhall, Witham, Essex CM8 3HB.