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Article Added: 30 Jul 2025
A State-of-the-art mobilisation system has gone live at Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service to improve reliability, speed and resilience. The Service completed the major upgrade to its station end equipment across all 14 of its fire stations, replacing legacy turnout equipment. The install marks the full retirement of systems that, in some cases, had been in place for more than 40 years. The…
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Article Added: 27 Jul 2025
The fire service is reminding communities to be prepared ahead of thunderstorms and heavy rain forecast for the coming days. The Met Office has issued yellow and amber weather warnings for Bedfordshire, with heavy rainfall anticipated in the early hours of Saturday (19 July) and thunderstorms throughout the weekend. Group Commander Lee Slipanczewski said: “There is a chance of surface wate…
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Article Added: 27 Jul 2025
Smokers and those who care for people who smoke are being reminded of simple ways to prevent fires. In 2024/25 Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service attended 20 accidental house fires caused by carelessly discarded smoking materials and has already been to nine since April this year. Head of Prevention for Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, Steve Sugars said: “On averag…
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Article Added: 04 Jan 2025
ORDERS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE King George V created these honours during World War I to reward services to the war effort by civilians at home and servicemen in support positions. The ranks are Commander (CBE), Member (MBE), Officer (OBE) and Medallist (BEM). They are now awarded for prominent national or regional roles and to those making distinguished or notable contributions in their own spec…
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Article Added: 08 Dec 2024
The Worshipful Company of Firefighters is delighted to note that one of our Liveryman has received a prestigious award from the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC). At the NFCC Celebrating Prevention Awards Ceremony earlier this month Dawn Whittaker KFSM, Chief Fire Officer and Chief Executive of East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service, received the Outstanding Contribution Award. This was in speci…
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Article Added: 17 Oct 2024
The East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) and Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service are running an event which aims to make the local community of Luton safer. The public is invited to the community event at Luton Fire Station on Studley Road from 10am to 4pm on Wednesday 16 October 2024. Paramedics and volunteers from EEAST will teach CPR and how to use a defibrillator, while firefighters wi…
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