Dave and Denise are part of Council’s “CYPD Capacity Planning and Development – Assets” team. They are on call and as they were making plans for a night out one Saturday in March, their phones go off…
Dave gets there by 6pm, just when the fire brigade is damping down. Dave explains:
“They were tremendous. They managed somehow to get the hoses into the loft spaces and so prevent the whole school going up”.
Dave met up with Richard (the school buildings officer – ex caretaker); all the fire doors throughout the school were closed, so the damage was limited and it’s clear that Richard knew his job inside out. The Council ‘dangerous structures’ staff arrive and check the state of the site with Dave and the fire service. Despite Richard’s big dog, Dave calls security and when they arrive, he leaves after 8pm.