Foreign firemen hone their skills in Switzerland

Firefighters from all over the world visit the Hagerbach test gallery in Flums for training. It's one of the only places where they can practise tackling real fires in tunnels. swissinfo found out how they are being put to the test. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo)

This content was published on July 14, 2008 - 12:53

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I have a wealth of experience as a journalist working in Switzerland and enjoy producing videos, articles and podcasts on a range of subjects, recently focused mainly on politics and the environment. Born in the UK, I studied law at Nottingham University, then went on to attend the first-ever post-graduate radio journalism college in London. After working as a radio journalist in the UK and then Switzerland from 1984 to 1995, I returned to the UK to complete a post-graduate diploma in film at Bournemouth Film School. I have been working as a video journalist ever since.

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Foreign firemen hone their skills in Switzerland

Firefighters from all over the world visit the Hagerbach test gallery in Flums for training. It's one of the only places where they can practise tackling real fires in tunnels. swissinfo found out how they are being put to the test. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo)

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