Chris Kendall from Global Fire & Rescue Partnerships explains: “For some foreign firefighting forces, the equipment and training at their disposal may be outdated or inefficient. We work to improve conditions for their firefighters to make their work safer and more effective.

"We are an entirely voluntary organisation, so we were delighted when Ballyclare said they wanted to help us. They provided us with a variety of new firefighting kit, and we’ll use it either for training purposes, or pass it on to firefighting services abroad who will be able to make excellent use of it.”