Why Washington Hall

"Lancashire Fire Authority is a top performer; Washington Hall UK is part of The Lancashire Combined Fire Authority which received the highest rating the UK Audit Commission can give, of ‘Excellent’."

Washington Hall UK is the preferred International Fire Training and Development Centre for Firefighter and associated specialist training across the world. The centre delivers over 25,000 student training days each year, and provides experienced qualified trainers to work in over 70 countries worldwide.

Since 1964 Washington Hall UK has provided high quality training to organisations from the Oil and Gas industry, Civil Defence and Fire Services (Government to Government). Our quality provision includes a wide range of courses in areas such as International, Trainee Firefighter, Professional Development, Fire Safety, Health and Safety, Industrial Firefighter, Emergency and Contingency Management and Management Development.

The badge of Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service (The Service) is renowned and well respected throughout the United Kingdom Fire Services. Worldwide it is recognised as being at the forefront of providing the highest and most credible of British Standards in modern Firefighter Training and Development. Washington Hall UK is proud to be a part of The Service.

An important element of our work is the development of close relationships with our customers. When asked what they valued most about their experience at Washington Hall UK the list was extensive, here are just some examples:

Live fire burning facilities

‘Washington Hall UK  provides the opportunity for Firefighters to experience authentic live fire burning conditions which include amongst many others, heat, humidity and smoke’.

‘The valuable experience gained at Washington Hall UK prepares Firefighters for what they will encounter in the future’.

Flexible approach to meeting customers needs

‘The flexible approach to delivering training which met our specific needs was refreshing, the Training Managers provided solutions to any problems we encountered’.

‘Washington Hall UK delivered training that provided excellent value for money, taking into account our investment in developing our staff.’

Experienced and highly qualified staff

‘It was reassuring to know that the Trainers had both a wealth of experience and were qualified to Certificate of Education and/or Certificate in Training Standard’.

‘There are many advantages to sending our staff to Washington Hall UK. A key benefit is that the trainers have extensive knowledge of the subject matter they deliver, which is further enhanced by their operational experience.’

Cultural Awareness

A major factor in building our strong working relationship with Washington Hall UK was their understanding of the importance of our cultural needs. This knowledge and understanding comes from their experience of delivering training world-wide for over 20 years.