West Midlands firefighters wear heat-resistant head-cams capturing footage for TV series
Firefighters in the West Midlands have had an extra piece of kit with them allowing the public an insight into what life is like on the frontline.
Viewers will get to see first-hand the region's crews tackling fierce blazes as part of new documentary Into the Fire.
Cameras were fixed to the helmets of firefighters, allowing a day in the life of crews to be recorded.
The state-of-the-art cameras are heat proof, meaning they could continue recording even in the most harsh conditions firefighters have to face.
The series is being aired on Mondays at 8pm on the Really channel and is the first-ever UK fire documentary.
As well as fires, the programme will also follow crews as they respond to car crashes and other rescues.
The fire service has become the latest emergency service in the West Midlands to reveal what life is like on the front line after the series Ambulance was shown on BBC One.
The first episode of Into the Fire was on the ground with crews just five days after the Manchester terror attack, when they were called to Sainsbury's in Blackheath where a home-made explosive device was set off.
A boy, aged 16 at the time, who was armed with a knife, was jailed for four years and four months in September following the incident on May 27.
He detonated a makeshift bomb – made from hairspray cans, gas canisters and tape – in a store cubicle.
Phil Loach, West Midlands Chief Fire Officer, said: “We’re delighted to be working with UKTV, Really and IMG on this ground-breaking series. It is a fantastic opportunity to tell the story of a 21st century fire and rescue service which is about so much more than responding to fires and traffic collisions.
"We’re very much looking forward to giving viewers a revealing insight into our work making the West Midlands safer, stronger and healthier.”
