Fire Services Training School, Fire services training center in Pat Heung, Hong Kong.
The Fire Services Training School is a large specialized facility where firefighters and emergency responders prepare for their work. The campus includes different training zones designed to simulate various emergency situations such as fires, accidents, and structural failures.
The school opened in 1968 to provide specialized training for Hong Kong's fire service personnel. It has grown to become a major center for preparing emergency response teams in the city.
Trainees at the school followed rituals honouring the "hose rack" and Guan Yu, and a stone stele inscribed "Namo Amitabha" stood by the perimeter fence, where staff came daily to burn incense, scatter paper money and replace offerings. A 1957 Dennis fire engine, F36, known as the "Big Ladder" for its 60-foot wheeled manual ladder, was kept on site; it had served as a hearse for firefighters killed on duty, last used in July 2004.
The school closed after the Fire and Ambulance Services Academy opened in March 2016, and the site was handed to the Police Public Relations Branch in 2017 as the Pat Heung Junior Police Call Centre. It is not open to visitors, so the grounds can only be seen from outside.
Inside the school grounds stood a 1957 Dennis fire engine, F36, nicknamed "Big Ladder" for its 60-foot wheeled manual escape ladder. It served as the hearse for firefighters killed on duty, last used at the funeral of Sub-Officer Cheung Chun-wai on 18 July 2004. Staff and trainees avoided the vehicle, which could no longer be driven.
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