Halfords Bike Competition Winner

The third competition run by Sheldon Blue Watch to promote fire safety has reached its conclusion. This years competition differed from previous competitions by being completed and entered online by accessing our website. This years winner was Shanice aged 11 from Hatchford Primary School. She was presented with her new mountain bike by Blue watch at the local Halfords store. The presentation was covered by the local press.

We would like to thank Halfords for their generous donation of a bike as a prize in this competition. Please visit them by clicking here. 

Click here to see one of our previous winners of an Xbox.

False alarms, malicious vehicle fires and fire setting in parklands such as Sheldon Country Park and Kingfisher Project create unecessary problems for the fire service and public alike. The aim of the competition was to promote fire safety and highlight how anti social behaviour can affect us all.

Below are the questions we asked.

Questions

  1. How many Grass fire calls did we have last year.

  2. What are the colour of the watches that serve on our station.

  3. How often should you check your smoke alarm.

  4. What is the next rank up from Sub Officer.

  5. How many vehicle fire calls did we have last year.

  6. What do firefighters wear to enable them to breathe in smokey conditions.

  7. What type of equipment is carried in the nearside front locker on our fire engine.

  8. Name any 3 members of Blue watch.

  9. What piece of equipment is carried in the offside front locker that we use to put out grass fires

  10. How many false alarms did we have last year.

  11. Sheldon Fire Station has a Young Firefighters Association training facility between what ages can you be a young firefighter.

  12. What is the minimum recruitment age for entry as a firefighter.

  13. How many red dots do you have to find in the BA Search. You will need to try it.

  14. What date was Sheldon fire station opened.

  15. Tie Breaker - How long will a BA set last during a training exercise in minutes and seconds until the warning whistle operates.