Firefighters from across the UK gathered in Portsmouth for the country's largest rescue competition.
The Festival of Rescue, organised by the United Kingdom Rescue Organisation (UKRO), saw expert teams from 28 UK fire services and three international teams compete on September 27 and 28.
The event, hosted by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service (HIWFRS), challenged the firefighters on their skills and expertise in a range of rescue scenarios.
Silverlake Automotive Recycling, based in Southampton, was a primary sponsor, providing 110 salvage vehicles for the Extrication Challenge at Gunwharf Quays.
Teams were tasked with efficiently and safely extricating actors, posing as casualties with various injuries, from simulated road traffic collisions.
The South Wales Fire and Rescue Service Bridgend won the challenge.
Craig Gregory, group manager at HIWFRS, said: "It is important that fire services train to respond to road traffic collisions and work with partners to reduce deaths on our roads.
"The Extrication Challenge puts firefighters’ skills to the test by tackling different road traffic collision scenarios.
"It is designed to improve the knowledge, skills and understanding of services, enabling them to deliver an improved response to RTCs and improved outcomes for casualties.
"We would like to thank Silverlake for supporting this year’s UKRO event and providing vehicles for the extrication teams to test their skills at this event."
Silverlake has been supporting HIWFRS for over ten years, supplying salvage vehicles and providing their Shedfield site for training exercises.
Allen Prebble, managing director at Silverlake Automotive Recycling, said: "Silverlake has been supporting Hampshire and IOW Fire & Rescue Service for over a decade, supplying salvage vehicles and the use of our 10-acre site in Shedfield for their training exercises and assessments.
"When they told us they were hosting the 2024 UKRO Festival of Rescue in Portsmouth, we were 100% ready to help.
"We were really proud to be sponsors of the Extrication Challenge in Gunwharf Quays, to provide the vehicles and manage the logistics around their delivery and removal.
"The ‘Festival of Rescue’ is a fantastic opportunity for all the teams taking part in the competition to showcase the vital lifesaving work that they do and share best practice."
The festival also included challenges in rope rescue from height, water rescue, and trauma care at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
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