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Research: Fire Cadets & Urban Rangers At Barnsley Fire stations

Branches of the Fire Cadets operate at a number of South Yorkshire's fire stations. Recruits can join the Fire Cadets from the age of 13 up to the age of 17, with some even progressing to become instructors themselves. Spending one evening a week at stations across South Yorkshire, the youngsters are put through their paces by a team of dedicated instructors. Recruits learn firefighting skills and techniques, and also spend time away from the station on team-building exercises.

The programme aims to educate, raise awareness and provide practical work-based learning opportunities for young people.


Urban Rangers

The 'Urban Rangers' initiative was launched in November 2008 in partnership with several agencies including South Yorkshire Police, Sheffield 50+ group and Sheffield City Council Children and Young People Directorates Aiming High programme.

At age 16 young people, who have ideally been involved in SYFR's Fire Cadet scheme, have the opportunity to volunteer to receive training to become Urban Rangers. The training enables them to deal with a whole range of issues affecting our communities. The Rangers can offer safety advice to local residents and spot potential safety hazards such as refuse and abandoned cars.

Following training, the Urban Rangers work in conjunction with SYFR and partnership agency initiatives to help make Sheffield a safer and more pleasant place to live.

Research:Barnsley Fire Station Open Days

Barnsley firefighters hold open days at fire stations around the borough where local people are invited into the station for a fun-packed open day.
There are a wide range of activities and demonstrations planned throughout the day, including:
· Road traffic collision demonstration
· Fire fighting demonstrations
· Technical Rescue Unit (TRU) display – firefighters trained in specialist rescue techniques will be performing a demonstration
· Chip pan fire demonstration
Open day events are open between 10am and 4pm.
Barnsley Station Manager Andrew Strelzcenie said: “Local people are invited to come along and find out a little more about how things work here at the station. There will be plenty of activities for all the family to have a really fun day.”

Also Rotherham fire station is throwing open its doors and giving residents another exclusive chance to go behind the scenes and find out more about the community facility and its work.

The fire station on Fitzwilliam Road, Eastwood will be holding an open evening on Saturday October 30, following a similar, well attended event this summer.

Free entertainment put on by local fire crews will include:

· Bucking bronco
· Bungee run
· Road traffic collision demonstration
· Chip pan demonstration

Firefighters will also be offering free advice on how to stay safe in the home and on the roads. The event will take place from 4pm to 8pm.

Station Manager Tony Carlin said: “This is an opportunity for our crews to engage with the local community, and for people to come along and find out a little more about how things work here at the station. There will be plenty of activities for all the family and they main events will all take place indoors, so don't let the weather put you off!”

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Events which the fireservice have done to prevent danger

A significant number of young people experience a wide range of problems, including unemployment following education, mental ill health, and being a victim of crime. Whilst these problems affect young people throughout the country, disadvantage is frequently concentrated in the most deprived neighbourhoods.

There can also be a sense of disengagement, often resulting in anti-social behaviour, youth crime, drug offending and school exclusions.

Why are we working with young people?

Our vision is to prevent children and young people becoming involved in fire crime and anti-social behaviour and to prevent them becoming harmed or killed in accidental fires or causing fires through ignorance or carelessness. We also hope that by working with young people, we will not only help to tackle the wider issues of crime and anti-social behaviour but we will also improve their school attendance and employment chances.

What are the aims of our youth programmes?

• To engage actively with children and young people.
• To prevent and reduce fire crime and firesetting.
• To divert children and young people from fire crime and anti-social behaviour.
• To educate children and young people in fire safety skills and citizenship.
• To ensure we are effective and professional.
• To share good practice within Greater Manchester Fire Service and externally to partner agencies.

What schemes do we run?

• Firefly - for referred individuals aged 11 - 17
• Community Fire Cadets - for young people aged 13 - 16
• FireTeam and FireTeam6- for referred groups aged 14 - 16
• Prince's Trust - for referred individuals aged 16 - 25
• Individuals are referred by a range of different organisations such as
• Connexions, Youth Offending Teams and the Probation Service.
  

The service feels that it is important that young people are aware of the dangers of fire. They believe that by informing youths it will help to keep fires down.

The fireserive hold a national charity event every year in order to help raise funds. This is an annual event which takes place every year, it involves fire stations throughout the UK washing the nation's cars, in exchange for a donation.

The event also gives fire fighters the unique opportunity to interact with a large cross-section of their community, and promote important Community Fire Safety initiatives.

Two National Car Washes are held each year, in March and September. The last National Car Wash, kindly sponsored by Autoglym, was held on Saturday 2nd October 2010.

Stations which took part in the Charity Car wash

Fire Station	Venue	Date	Time
Saturday 2 October
Stretford	Costco	Saturday 2 October	10-4
Altrincham	Fire Station	Saturday 2 October	10-4
Sale	Fire Station	Saturday 2 October	10-4
Wythenshawe	Fire Station	Saturday 2 October	10-4
Manchester Central	Fire Station	Saturday 2 October	10-4
Philips Park / Gorton	Asda Walmart M11 4BD	Saturday 2 October	10-4
White hill / Stockport	Wickes/MFI car park SK4 1TN	Saturday 2 October	10-4
Cheadle	Fire Station	Saturday 2 October	9.30-5.30
Offerton	Sainsbury's Hazel Grove SK7 4AW	Saturday 2 October	10-5
Marple	Fire Station	Saturday 2 October	11-3
Rochdale	Fire Station	Saturday 2 October	10-4
Littleborough	Fire Station	Saturday 2 October	10-4
Heywood	Fire Station	Saturday 2 October	10-4
Oldham	Fire Station	Saturday 2 October	10-4
Chadderton	Fire Station	Saturday 2 October	10-4
Bury	Fire Station	Saturday 2 October	10-4
Whitefield	Fire Station	Saturday 2 October	10-4
Ramsbottom	Fire Station	Saturday 2 October	10-4
Ashton under Lyne	Fire Station	Saturday 2 October	10-4
Stalybridge	Fire Station	Saturday 2 October	10-4
Mossley	Fire Station	Saturday 2 October	10-4
Hyde	Fire Station	Saturday 2 October	10-4
Farnworth	Fire Station	Saturday 2 October	10-4
Bolton Central	Fire Station	Saturday 2 October	10-4
Bolton North	Fire Station	Saturday 2 October	10-4
Horwich	Fire Station	Saturday 2 October	10-4
Leigh	Fire Station	Saturday 2 October	10-4
Salford	Fire Station	Saturday 2 October	10-4
Broughton	Fire Station	Saturday 2 October	10-4
Agecroft	Fire Station	Saturday 2 October	10-4
Irlam	Fire Station	Saturday 2 October	10-4
Eccles	Fire Station	Saturday 2 October	10-4
Sunday 3 October
Moss Side / Withington	Fire Station	Sunday 3 October	10-4
Sunday 10 October
Blackley	Fire Station	Sunday 10 October	10-4
Wigan	Fire Station	Sunday 10 October	10-4

About the Charity

Every year, thousands of fire fighters are injured whilst protecting the public. Every 30 seconds in the UK, fire fighters are called to an incident, putting their lives on the line, and often sustaining physical injuries whilst carrying out their duties. The Fire Fighters Charity is here for all fire service personnel during their times of need, and assists thousands of individuals every year, by providing pioneering treatment and support services.

Our modern, dynamic and award-winning charity has three UK centres, located in Cumbria, Devon and West Sussex, which offer varying combinations of therapy and recuperation services. Our pioneering Beneficiary Support Services also offer local and remote assistance to people in need nationwide - providing solutions to real life problems.

It costs over £9 million every year to keep the Charity running, and with no government funding, we are completely reliant upon donations from the general public and fire community.

The Fire Fighters Charity provides a range of services that enhance quality of life for serving and retired fire service personnel and their families. The Charity offers three core services:

Therapy

Residential therapy programmes, run by teams of dedicated professionals
Physical treatment for a wide range of conditions and injuries

Recuperation

Recover from illness, injury or surgery in stunning countryside or coastal locations
Peaceful environments aid emotional and physical recovery for individuals or families

Beneficiary Support Services

Confidential and impartial helpline service, offering advice, guidance and support on a wide range of issues

Nationwide network of trained volunteers and professionals, ready to help locally
Are you a member of the fire community in need of help? Call 0800 389 8820 today. Lines are open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. A professional team is waiting to answer any questions, and to help you to apply for the Charity's services.

For more information about charity events visit http://www.hantsfire.gov.uk/stories.htm?newsid=56966

Channel 4 Statment of programme policy: Our documentary

Channel 4 broadcasting have filmed, produced and broadcasted many documentaries with a range of different themes, characters and points to get across. Yet they have all fit into the Channel 4 Programme Review.

Our documentary would be appearing on Channel 4 programming. We chose channel 4 due to its experience and reputation in documentaries.

Our documentary fits perfectly in the ‘requirements’ displayed in the Programme Review. These are: nurturing new talent and original idea, championing alternative voices and fresh perspectives, challenging people to see the world differently and inspiring change in peoples lives.

Part of the remit was to introduce innovation, experiment and creativity. Our documentary is about the fire service and what they do for us including working for the community e.g. car washes. It is a unique documentary as nobody has released a documentary on the British fire service and they are now ready to open up and speak about their lives in the fire service.

In Channel 4s Programme review there is a section on education and programmes of educational value: this is then split into different sections that the programmes fit into. These sections help define the different educational programmes that are shown and in what ways they fit into the education system. In this section it talk explains that it fulfilled its commitment to 14-19 year old school children.

Overall, Channel 4 is dedicated to producing and broadcasting quality educational films. The defining sections of their programming show that they are activity trying to educate children out of school and inform them about the world today in various styles of programming.

To review full statement of programme policy click on the link below and programme review of 2009:

http://www.channel4.com/about4/programmepolicy.html

Analasys of Related Documentry

The Bed

i have analysed the first five minutes of the related documentary The Bed, this episode is about the A&E and how patients are rushed into hospital and placed on the treatment trolley, it shows the daily lives of doctors and nurses treating all different kinds of cases.

the first 20 seconds of this clip are based on the trolley itself, their is a close up shot on the wheels as it is pushed down the hall, it then jumps to a first person shot as if there is someone laid on the bed showing the point of view representing a real life prospective.

the camera then pans around the bed and the room, this shot shows the typical A&E room filled with equipment used by the NHS. The bed is portrayed as a character it is the main focus on the episode.

Firefighter Charity Events

Fire station around the united kingdom hold national charity events washing cars to raise money for charity's. this is a screen shot taken from the main website that holds the national charity event:

Fire Safety

For centuries the fire service has kept us aware of fire safety and its procedures. the fire service keeps us safe day after day either putting out fire and saving lives to promoting fire safety adverts to keep us aware of the dangers with fire.

These videos show how fire awareness videos promote fire safety:


This fire safety video promotes smoke alarms in the home, that having a smoke alarm will alert you as soon as smoke is sensed and gives more time for the family to escape their home.




Another fire safety video shows a more simple relation to keeping your self alive, the video again promotes fire alarms in the home and how if you can value your belngings you can value your life.

Community work done by firefighters

Cambridgeshire Firefighters raise over £2075 for Charity by Washing Cars

Published: 4th October 2010 18:23

Kimbolton firefighters washing cars

FIREFIGHTERS have raised a massive £2,075.61 for charity by staging a series of car washes at stations across Cambridgeshire.

The event took place on Saturday (2) at six fire stations across Cambridgeshire and each was strongly supported by residents. Crews at some stations washed over 200 dirty cars throughout the day, proving that
raising money is tough work!

All proceeds from the event will go to The Fire Fighters Charity, an organisation which helps 13,000 men, women and children from the fire community every year.

• Cambridge Fire Station - £900
• Kimbolton Fire Station - £340.66
• Manea Fire Station - £180
• St Ives Fire Station - £340
• Burwell Fire Station - £314.95

Jon Neish, Cambridgeshire's representative for The Fire Fighters Charity, said: "This is a fantastic total, especially during the current financial climate. "We would like to say a big thank you to all those who attended and gave their money on the day."

Atributes needed to be a fire fighter

There are certain personal attributes you will need to help you fulfil your role as a firefighter. These include confidence, resilience, adaptability, ability to communicate effectivley, integrity and have a commitment to diversity.

The role of the firefighter is continually changing as new techniques and equipment are introduced. As well as responding to emergencies, you will also be expected to work closely with the community:

• To prevent fire and accidents from starting in the first place.
• Educating the community by visiting schools, community centres and people in their own homes.
• Advising people about planning escape routes within their own homes in case of a fire.
• Actively seeking to understand and to value diverse individuals and groups.

Taken from: http://www.fireservice.co.uk/recruitment/index.php

Professional film blog: fire fighters

http://www.lafdfilm.com/LAFD-documentary/Home.html

Fire Stations In Barnsley

Royston Fire Station
High St, Royston Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Tankersley Fire Station
Fire Station, Maple Road, Wentworth Industrial Estate, Tankersley, Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Barnsley Fire Station
Broadway, Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Brampton Fire Station
Knollbeck Lane, Brampton, Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Example of a fire service documentary

Fire eaters documentary trailer:

http://vimeo.com/14461696

Audience interviews

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMxxvwv8g30

Analysis of a documentary similar with a similar genre

Throughout my research I looked at several documentaries, however there were not which had the same genre as our project. For my anaylsis I looked Jamie's school which appeared on channel four.

At the beginning of the documentary they used an establishing shot cut with medium close ups, this works well because of it giving the audience an understanding of what they will be featuring. The use of long shot to introduce new teachers, this is another feature which works well as this shows that they have not been seen before. The use of frequent cuts to break up people talking works to break up the constant talking so that viewers don't get bored on the same shot.

This is a something which we will try an interpret into our production as we have included interview with firefighters which are for a long duration so including something similar to this will work so the viewers aren't bored by watching the same person talking.

Close up are to disguished certain angles and equipment, the set of the documentary is very artistic which is used for emphasis as they are wanting to show if this makes a difference to the understanding to how children learn. This is another shot which makes is similar to our production because we have got footage which is high action so close up of this is effective so that the audience can see the defination of the equipment used, this also further intensifies the action.

Within the first 41 seconds of Jamie's dream school they establish why they are using famous people to teach the problem children. our documentary differs from this because of the beginning of our production we have used the fire fighters going out on a call to create action so the viewers will keep watching, I think this works better becausse of it creating the unexpected suspence for the audience so that they don't know everything about the documentary before it has finished.

Analysis of a documentary similar with a similar genre of our topic choice