Our Fire Fighting History
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Our Fire Fighting History |
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Since those early days, Process Combustion has supplied fire fighting training equipment to both military and civilian fire departments. These have ranged from small waste paper bin fires to full scale aircraft and ship compartments. In 1992, we supplied the United States Airforce with their first aircraft fire simulator in Europe. This was followed by a second aircraft and also a smoke house facility.
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In the early 1980s, Process Combustion personnel were selected
by the Ministry of Defence to co-operate with the Royal Navy in
developing Britain's first scientifically controlled gas fired
devices for simulating real fire fighting situations. The first
response trials on the burner were carried out in 1986. In 1987,
we were invited onto the design committee for the Horsea Island
Prototype Compartment, and we completed construction and
commissioning in 1990.
In January 2001, Process Combustion completed the design,
fabrication, installation and commissioning of the Royal Navy's
fire fighting training schools at HMS Excellent and
HMS Raleigh on the south coast. They included six modules, comprising of
eleven individual training units each holding four compartments and various passageways.
The current Royal Navy requirement is to train 10,000 personnel of varying skill levels
per year. Excess capacity will be sold to the private sector.
Supply included:
