Road Traffic Collisions (RTC’s) are still the biggest killer of people in the UK. The Fire Service Act now places a duty on Fire & Rescue Services not only to train and respond to such incidents, but also to work in partnership with others to reduce death on our roads.
The aim of the UKRO ‘Extrication Challenge’ is to bring together teams of rescue personnel who are committed, not only to displaying their ability, but also expanding their practical skills by learning from and teaching others involved in the same field.
The UK Extrication Challenge is open to all UK local authority Fire and Rescue Services.
Teams from Fire and Rescue Services throughout the United Kingdom are brought together at a single venue where their skills are put to the test in tackling different RTC scenarios over two days.
The skills that the teams have developed in training for the event and pick up during these days will go back with them.
This experience, skill and knowledge WILL be used to great effect when they attend their next RTC. The casualty will receive a far better service from firefighters who have attended a UKRO Extrication Challenge.
The emphasis at a UKRO Challenge is on developing and promoting ‘Best Safe Practice’.
The ethos of the ‘Challenge’ is not merely to win the event. It is more about improving the skills of the UK Fire and Rescue Services in order that they better able to deliver a professional service to the public.
The ‘Challenge’ might appear to be a competition, ‘boys with toys’. This couldn’t be further from the truth. The Challenge is a learning platform, testing skills through strict assessment where participants are encouraged to make hard and critical examination of their own rescue practices and techniques. Successful teams will need to study current extrication philosophy and search for new and innovate ideas.
Although one team will be judged as the best team overall, in truth the real winners of this event will be the future victims of motor vehicle accidents.
Click below to download the relevant information & booking forms if you wish to compete in this years challenge:-
