Crime & Safety
Witney Fire Station crews use A40 for highway training
Witney Fire Station crews used a closed stretch of the A40 between Ducklington and Barnard Gate for ‘highway management’ exercises while the road was shut for works at Shores Green.
In a Facebook post, the fire station said: “Realistic training like this is really beneficial to crews as it provides the scale and practicalities we cannot replicate anywhere else.
“We made use of the late evening light as well as appreciating the difference daytime to night time makes.
“It is also a great way to highlight to you that you never know what could be around the corner when driving.”
All training was carried out safely and without live traffic on the road.
Witney Fire Station is an on-call fire station and is not staffed 24 hours a day.