Fire exercise in Hailsham

East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service will be carrying out a training exercise in Hailsham tonight (Monday March 19).
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Crews will be “called out” at around 7pm to a disused commercial building which is due for demolition on London Road, following reports of a “fire”.

Fire engines from a number of local stations including Hailsham, Uckfield, Forest Row, Wadhurst, Crowborough and Mayfield are due to attend during the evening.

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Paul Markwick, who has helped organise the exercise, said, “If locals see a large number of fire engines in the area, please don’t worry. We will try to keep disruption to a minimum.

“This sort of exercise is really important for the fire and rescue service. It gives us the opportunity to work together in a scenario which we don’t often see, but could happen in real life. We’d like to thank the site’s owners for allowing us to do this.”