Emergency rescue opportunity for fire service at Lanarkshire sewer

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Fire and Rescue Service crews in Lanarkshire have been given a rare opportunity to carry out a live rescue exercise on a Scottish Water construction site.Amey-Binnies who are delivering the flood alleviation project, set up the emergency exercise using the 13-metre-deep sewage tank they are installing in Wellgate car park in Lanark.Scottish Water is investing £2.5m to reduce the risk of sewer flooding in the town by building the huge underground storm tank and installing new sewer pipes.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Amey-Binnies regularly undertakes emergency rescue drills on projects and site manager Willie McAllister contacted local fire services to see if they would be interested.He said: “The ‘hands-on’ training involved the recovery of an injured person from the bottom of the storm tank using ropes.“It was of great operational benefit for everyone involved, particularly for the fire and rescue service as the crews were kept in the dark until they arrived on site.”SFRS station commander Philip Macdonald thanked everyone involved in delivering the partnership event.

He told Lanarkshire Live : "This exercise brought together our crews and Operations Control colleagues to enhance our existing skills, knowledge and experience of complex line rescue incidents. "The footage taken at the event