Crowds, mainly made up of young children and their parents, packed into the area outside the police and fire stations at Rouge Bouillon for live displays, interactive stalls and talks by staff from the States police, Fire and Rescue Service and ambulance.
Inside the police station visitors had the chance to see artist impressions of the new headquarters that is currently being built in Green Street and handle various pieces of handle of police equipment.
Joint demonstrations between the three emergency services, showing how they come together to deal with serious road traffic accidents, were also popular among onlookers who listened as staff with microphones explained what was happening.
Inspector Mark Coxshall, head of the community policing team, said events like this were vital for the emergency services in terms of public engagement and said he hoped to bring the event back for 2017.
‘It was booming, I’d do one of these every week if I could,’ he said.
‘It’s great for the children but while they’re engaged it gives us a change to engage with parents on the more serious subjects.
‘For example we had a colouring area for kids and somewhere they could have their fingerprints done and then around that we had stalls for parents on drug and internet safety – some of the main challenges we are facing at the moment.’
Inspector Coxshall thanked B&Q for helping them operate a park-and-ride scheme and the Savoy Hotel for allowing them to use their car park.
Fire & Rescue Service
- Children’s Colouring Area
- Fire Service Museum visits
- Chip Pan Danger Demonstration
- Command Vehicle / Control (make a 999 call)
- Children’s Fire-hose Fun
- International Fire & Rescue Association – Static Display
- Home Fire Safety Workshop
- Fire Engine Static Displays (Including an Airport Crash Tender and a Vintage Model)
- Fire Service’s Rescue Boats Static Display
- RNLI Static Display
- Channel Island Air Search Static Display
- Call handling demonstrations Combined Control Centre
- Take part in a Fire & rescue fitness assessment
- Take immediate action to use a fire extinguisher to firefight in the most realistic conditions
States of Jersey Police
- Force Control Room tours
- Patrol vehicles, speed detection, collision investigation, breathalyser, motorcycles and bicycles
- Tours of the Police Custody suite
- Radio display and opportunity to use a radio
- Display of old uniforms/photographs
- Crime reduction advice
- Road safety, including a Hazard Perception Test and registration for childrens cycling proficiency next year
- Colouring corner
- Fingerprinting
- Conflict management demonstrations (self-defence)
- Public Protection Display
- Training / Recruitment
- Fraud Prevention Joint Financial Crimes Unit
- Display of the New Police HQ
- Prison, Me? No Way!
- Firearms demonstration
Honorary Police
- Ambulance Service
- A display of Major Incident/decontamination Equipment
- Equipment carried in Frontline vehicles & response cars
- Community Support. The Ambulance service offers free blood pressure testing and advice to people who are concerned about their health
- Normandy Rescue with a display of medical and rescue equipment used at local motor sport events
- St John ambulance[/breakout]
