National Training and Development Event

What happened at our 2025 National Training and Development Event…

On Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd June 2025 230 delegates and 80 volunteers from 62 fire and rescue services and organisations in the UK and internationally gathered at the renowned Fire Service College for the Women in the Fire Service UK National Training and Development Event — a powerful and inspiring three-day event designed to develop skills, build confidence, and connect women across all roles within the fire sector. 

Hosted at the UK’s leading fire sector training facility, the event offered an immersive and supportive environment where both operational and non-operational women in the fire service came together to learn, grow, and challenge themselves. 

Some of the highlights of the event included: 

  • Taster sessions for non-operational staff, giving women working in support and administrative roles the opportunity to don fire kit and experience first-hand what it’s like to be a firefighter on the front line. 
  • Incident command workshops in the Fire Service College’s simulation suite tailored at operational firefighters, helping them hone decision-making, leadership, and communication skills in high-pressure simulated environments. 
  • Adrenaline-pumping abseiling sessions delivered by the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, offering participants the chance to build confidence, overcome fears, and push their physical limits. 

The event, run by Women in the Fire Service UK (WFS), is part of an ongoing commitment to foster gender equality, create pathways for progression, and break down barriers for women in the sector. The weekend also featured networking opportunities, inspirational speakers, and practical development aimed at encouraging more women to consider and thrive in fire and rescue careers. 

Hume Jones, Managing Director of Capita’s Fire Service College, said: 

“We are delighted that once again the Fire Service College will be hosting the annual Women in the Fire Service UK National Training and Development Event. It is a fantastic opportunity to show our commitment to increasing diversity across the sector and support women firefighters from across the UK and beyond to network and practise and hone their skills on our world-class incident ground and in our new state of the art immersive learning suite.” 

The WFS National Training and Development Event continues to grow year on year, providing a vital platform for collaboration and progression in one of the UK’s most respected public service sectors.

Introducing the headline sponsor for our 2025 National Training and Development Event… Supply Plus Ltd!

Supply Plus Ltd design, manufacture, supply and distribute safety and fuel delivery equipment; based in Cambridgeshire. The Supply+ brands are AS Fire & Safety, Bayley and Collins Youldon; these products are all manufactured in the UK. Our commitment to innovate and deliver new developments and products to our customers is integral in our strategy. We value our customer chain from the OEM to the end user. It is this relationship and feedback that helps us to deliver new ideas successfully. Supply+ exports to over 40 countries supplying specialist equipment to our diverse international customer base. We are committed to designing, engineering and delivering quality products and services based on our advanced industry knowledge. We pride ourselves on our understanding of the issues that affect both our customers and their staff. We have a genuine enthusiasm for what we do and our aim is to act as a trusted extension of our customer’s activities and objectives.

If you would like to gain an insight as to what you can expect from being part of our National Training and Development Event, please read on ….

Our renowned national event has been running for over two decades and is open to all genders in any role within the Fire and Rescue Service. Everyone is welcome.

In 2025, 230 delegates joined us over three days for a packed programme of: practical and interactive workshops; guest speakers; fitness activities; our AGM; awards ceremony, and much more. 

If you would like to know more details about how you can be part of our event, please e-mail events@wfs.org.uk

Why attend 

Fuel your motivation to learn new skills, invest in your development and discover your true potential. A space to connect with like-minded professionals across a multitude of Services.

Be Inspired

Inspire Others

Expand Your Network

Empower Yourself

Unlock Potential


The following images and video are taken from some of our earlier events;