THERE were celebrations today at Shannon Airport as nine new Airport Police and Fire Service (APFS) recruits joined the team. The recruits, who began their training in January, celebrated their passing out, in the company of their loved ones at the Shannon Airport Fire Station. The nine recruits underwent a three-month intensive training programme which now equips them to work in the combined role of airport police and fire personnel at Shannon Airport. Part of the specialist training programme has taught the fire service graduates how to battle Jet A1 aviation fuel fires which can reach up to 1000 degrees Celsius. Their response time to an incident must be under three minutes. Congratulating the new APFS graduates and presenting them with medals of achievement, Mary Considine, CEO, Shannon Group said: “We are delighted to celebrate the passing out of our latest intake of firefighters. They are joining a service with a great history and tradition. One that is professional in …
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