3. SESHAA• Founded in 1995
• 1998 Registered UK Charity-No 1070739
• Fire and Rescue Service, Police and
Ambulance Personnel
• Members Active in Albania, Bosnia, Croatia,
Malawi, Poland, Arabian Gulf, Southern
Russia, Uganda, FYR Macedonia, Kashmir
and Tajikistan.
• Provided equipment for Azerbaijan, Pakistan,
Siberia, Zambia, Gambia, Iraq, Tanzania,
Jamaica and Kosovo.
5. Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo
City and Gracanica Town
• Assisted with Fire fighting Equipment,
Appliances, Training and Medical Supplies
• Transported Doctors into Sarajevo to operate
on wounded from explosion and sniper
wounds.
• Children's Village supplied with Smoke
Detectors Fire Safety Education and a
Playground.
7. Training Undertaken
• Basic course in Ladders,Pumps,Knots &
Lines,& Equipment Maintenance.
• Road Traffic Extrication,with practical use of
donated Clan Lukas cutting equipment.
• Institution of Fire Engineers input for Students
exams.
• Basic Breathing Apparatus Course
• First Responder Training
8. Creation of Policy
• Recruitment and Retention of Part time and
Female Firefighters
• Community Fire Safety Sponsorship
• Non Emergency Special Service Call Strategy
• Establishment of Training and Work Routine
• Union Representation.
9. 2003 to 2004
SESHAA members were involved in
providing equipment to Azerbaijan,
Pakistan, Siberia, Ghana, Gambia,
Zambia and Iraq and the sponsorship
of IFE Students in Malawi, Africa.
10. Poland, 2005 2006 2007
Assistance for;
• Fire Service
• Schools.
• Day Care Centre
• Kindergarten.
12. Training Undertaken
• Breathing Apparatus Training.
• RTC & Vehicle Extrication Training.
• Medical Trauma Training.
• Water Rescue Familiarisation.
13. Uganda 2008
• Kampala, Impigi,
Gulu, Sudan Border.
• Water Project.
• Aids Hospitals.
• Hope North, Boy
Soldier Project.
• Provision of
Firefighting Capability.
14. Jamaica 2009
One Fully kitted
Fire Appliance
"Donated to the
people of Vere,
South Clarendon,
Jamaica.
A new Fire
Station has been
built to house the
Appliance.
16. Training Undertaken
• Road Traffic Collision Interservice
Cooperation.
• Casualty Trauma Training (FPOS).
• Casualty Extrication.
• Emergency Response Call Handling.
17. Kotli, Jammu
and Kashmir
• Initial request for
assistance from
Jammu via Kashmir
ex pats living in Stoke
upon Trent .
• Pre work undertaken
although visit delayed
due to security
situation.
18. Jammu Kashmir 2011
One Fully kitted
Fire Appliance
"Donated to the
people Of Jammu
Kashmir as part
of phase 1 of a
proposed three
year project.
19. Bangladesh 2012
February 2012 three members of SESHAA
flew out to Dhaka Bangladesh on a research
project for the BESAFE Charity.
The Project could result in a three year
cooperation between the two charities to
undertake Community Safety Projects in both
Bangladesh and Bangladeshi Communities in
England.
20. Appliances 2013.
One Fully kitted Fire
Appliance donated to
"Out of Africa" as part
of a project in Kenya.
A 4x4 donated by Kent
for a SESHAA Project in
Greece..
21. SESHAA 2014.
The ex Staffordshire Fire and Rescue
Service Fire Appliance donated by SESHAA
arrived in Kenya at the ICT College
(International Centre of Technology)
SESHAA Chair and Vice Chair have also
been heavily involved in the further
development of FIREAID which has now
received funding from DfID.
Chair and Vice Chair are now members of
the FIREAID Steering Group. The Chair of
SESHAA is also a member of the CFOA
(Chief Fire Officers Association) liaison group
looking into the endorsement of FIREAID and
its projects by CFOA.
FIREAID was recognised by a formal
reception launch at the House of Lords
(Westminster) in June 2014.
22. SESHAA 2014
The ex Staffordshire Fire
and Rescue Service Fire
Appliance donated by
SESHAA at the ICT
College (International
Centre of Technology)
and was involved in
firefighting at the
Westgate Mall attack.
Students with New York
Medics who undertook
training at the College.
23. FIREAID is a group of UK organisations
and services with a mutual interest in
providing ethical, sustainable donations of
fire & rescue equipment to developing
countries.
Established in 2012 it has the support of
members of the Fire & Rescue All Party
Parliamentary Group.
Members donating equipment and
expertise to over 30 countries.
FIREAID has a database to track good
quality, redundant UK equipment available
for donation to fire services in developing
countries;
a website to give recognition to UK
donations and encourage wider
membership;
Provides a model for ethical, sustainable
donations in its work.
24. SESHAA 2015
• Chairman of SESHAA travelled with a number of FIREAID
members to Central Asia, to Dushanbe in Tajikistan.
• The focus was on the response to road traffic collisions which
currently cause 18.1 deaths per 100,000 population – a
considerably high road death rate.
• A project to supply fire fighting vehicles, equipment and training
to the Republican Fire Service was recommended. The
infrastructure is already in place to receive any donations.
• The supply of three Fire Engines, equipped with standard Fire
fighting equipment plus an RTC extrication capability, should be
split between two Fire Station areas of Dushanbe and Dangara.
• Assistance is also proposed for the Police and Ambulance
services.
26. SESHAA are now entering our twenty first year of operation
and look forward to a successful year of projects, to that end, if
you wish to become a member or help with funding or sponsorship,
the contact name and details are below.
If you wish to join SESHAA or would like to make a donation
toward our projects, please contact ALFREDWILSON@sky.com
THANK YOU
