Participants from two of Manchester United Foundation’s partner high schools have been learning key tips and skills to help them stay safe in the event of a fire. Young people from Menchester

Enterprise Academy [MEA] and Levenshulme High School For Girls visited the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service’s training centre in Bury, where a variety of activities were on offer.

The centre includes a life-like set of an ordinary street of houses, which is used by local firefighters in training before becoming full-time members of the force on the frontline.

Foundation pupils enjoyed the same privilege of touring the facilities, where they learned about taking an emergency phone call, open-water safety and cold-water shock, and keeping the home safe from fire, including identifying risk factors.

Pertinently, the session, which took place in October, also included awareness topics on the dangers of bonfires and fireworks, ahead of Bonfire Night (5 November).

Godsmercy, a Year 8 pupil at MEA, said: “We have been learning about fire safety, water safety, and how the staff from the fire service do their jobs.

“I’ve enjoyed it and learned about some of the dangers of a fire, and how you can help your friends if they’re in a fire or stuck in a river or a lake. “The firefighters are very brave and seeing all the work they are doing is great.”

Clayton, 14, also studying at MEA, added: “We’ve been recapping what to do when there’s a fire, what to do in an emergency and how to stop a fire.

“Firefighters go through so much and I feel more aware of what they have to do now.”