FireAngel has teamed up with Humberside Fire & Rescue Service (HFRS) to provide support to a special school in Hull.
The home safety company took part in Project Blyth, an event that saw local students and employers work together to design and build single seat electric cars, which then competed in a race held at the KCOM Stadium, the home of Hull City and Hull FC.
A large custom-made FireAngel smoke alarm was constructed that was mounted on the back of an electric car made by Humberside FRS and ten students aged between 14 -18 from Ganton School, a school which caters for pupils who suffer from severe or complex learning difficulties. The alarm was designed with the aim of encouraging people to check their smoke alarms whilst also reiterating the Humberside FRS message of fire safety.
Project Blyth, run by the Greenpower Education Trust, saw 33 teams take part in a 70 lap race around the stadium, with the team from Ganton School finishing in a respectable 26th position. The aim was to provide young people with an exciting and real life engineering project that will help inspire an interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects.
Claire O’Meara, FRS national account manager at FireAngel, said: “We have very strong links with all UK Fire & Rescue Services, so we were very excited to get involved in this project with Humberside FRS and Ganton School. We utilise a large team of engineers who develop cutting edge technologies used in our smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms, so it’s imperative that we not only continue to highlight the importance of home safety to students, but also encourage these young people to get interested in engineering at the earliest possible age.”