Scottish Fire and Rescue Service National Training Centre

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service National Training Centre is a purpose-built training facility in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire. Also known as the Uaill Training Centre, it has mock buildings and areas suitable for training to use specialist fire and rescue equipment. It opened in January 2013 and is operated by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS).

History

Construction of the facility took 77 weeks and cost £43 million.[1] The buildings were completed in April 2012.[2] The official opening was in January 2013.[3]

Design

The academic building

The centre was designed by Cooper Cromar.[4] It is built beside the River Clyde on the site of the former Clydesmill Power Station. The 40-acre site includes an academic building, a practical facilities building and three hazard zones.[4] There is a mock town with roads, rail tracks and buildings, including a multi-storey tenement structure.[1] The academic buildings were given a BREEAM rating of 'excellent'.[5] A Technical Rescue Training Zone (TRTZ) supports specialist search and rescue training.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "New fire training centre simulates burning buildings and train crashes". STV News. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Directory: Practices: Cooper Cromar: Clydesmill Training Centre". www.rias.org.uk. Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "£43m fire training centre is opened in Cambuslang". The Scotsman. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Strathclyde Fire & Rescue's Uaill Training Centre officially opened". www.urbanrealm.com. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Uaill Training Centre". www.coopercromar.com. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "New fire rescue zone and training centre". Premier Construction Magazine. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2016.


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