Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service

Our purpose built training centre is located with our service headquarters at Barmston Mere, Washington.

The training centre also offers conference and multi-media facilities that are available for hire. Contact us for prices and availability.

Main building

Facilities include:

5 lecture rooms
IT training room
multi-media studio and edit suite
restaurant with seating for over 85 people
male and female changing facilities
utilities including laundry, kit room, muster bay, drying room and cloakroom
2 lifts for disabled access

Fire ground

The fire ground includes:

a 23 metre steel pylon for high level rope rescue and scenario training
compartment fire simulators that provide real fire conditions using carbonaceous materials
a full size railway carriage and tunnel
a 6 storey tower with rope rescue training facilities

Breathing apparatus training centre

There are:

2 large lecture rooms
2 ‘hot’ debriefing rooms
a servicing area and workshop for up to 30 breathing apparatus sets
utilities including laundry room, kit room, muster bay and drying room
a reception/rest room
male and female locker rooms

‘Hot fire’ structure 1

This 2 storey building has hot fire capability on the ground floor, with the second and third floors using heat and cosmetic smoke systems.

Various conditions can be simulated in the building, including domestic fires and confined space scenarios.

‘Hot fire’ structure 2

This 3 storey building is mainly used to simulate:

a ship with double bottoms, prop shaft, engine room etc.
a passenger or car ferry
a high rise building with lift shaft
domestic accommodation or offices

There is also a:

6 bay garage that includes a briefing room
wash down and fuel delivery bay with integral interceptor

Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) training rigs