Nottinghamshire’s latest batch of firefighters have been welcomed to the fire service, surrounded by friends and family. On Tuesday, August 20, 18 apprentice firefighters attended their ‘pass out’ ceremony at the Service Development Centre (SDC) in Ollerton as a celebration before they head to fire stations across the county to serve the communities of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. As part of the day, two groups — named ‘team blue’ and ‘team red’ — showed off a small section of some of the skills they have learnt from the gruelling 14-week course, which started in April. The trainee firefigh…
