yeah ive also done the same type of course. pretty scary
Used to be a Fire Marshal for work, so I understand what Lee's saying
But what's more scary is the stupidity of people during/causing a fire evacuation.
(Same place my mate Paul used to work before he became a Copper.)
Smoking in Paper Stores, Smoking in Paper Shredding rooms. = Employment ended!
BUT THE WORST BY FAR Once had an alarm go off (not a drill) Fire Brigade turn up and we're one person short on the head count.
'Smoke Breathers' suit up and head in (Computer centre lots of nasty chemicals and toxic fumes of plastics and computers) finds missing person still sat on the loo.......Quoted exactly as reported by Lead Fire Officer...."I'm not coming out ' til I'm finished!"
Cost the centre £250 for call out and an additional £500 for search, due to their ignorance. (*)
Cost the person their job!, and me three days worth of report writing.
(* After so many false alarms at a site you get charged for the call out. All the false alarms eventually identified as being caused by laser printer toner affecting the sensors. £160K to replace the lot.)