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Article Added: 01 May 2018
A fire investigation by Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service into the incident at Bedfordshire growers, Biggleswade, on Thursday 19 April 2018, has concluded that it started accidentally. The fire started within the refrigeration unit on the front of the trailer parked adjacent to the main Bedfordshire Growers building and spread first to the rear of the trailer and then to warehouse building i…
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Article Added: 01 May 2018
A fire investigation by Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service into the incident at Bedfordshire growers, Biggleswade, on Thursday 19 April 2018, has concluded that it started accidentally. The fire started within the refrigeration unit on the front of the trailer parked adjacent to the main Bedfordshire Growers building and spread first to the rear of the trailer and then to warehouse building i…
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Article Added: 30 Apr 2018
Exercise Storm Deborah (1stMay) Floods / Storm Bedfordshire Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service are hosting a joint operational response exercise tomorrow Tuesday (1 May 2018) where they will be simulating days of flooding to Bedfordshire followed by a devastating storm. This will test inter-agency co-operation in the face of a major natural disaster. Codenamed Storm Deborah the exercise…
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Article Added: 02 Mar 2018
On a recent visit to Buxton our roving reporter David Holt called in at Buxton Fire Station to leave a copy of Salamander and to ensure that the firefighters were aware of the work of the Company and our Charitable Trust. The station is crewed by full-time firefighters and a retained crew. It has two pumps and an impressive range of specials. These include and aging but much-loved ALP, a Water …
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Article Added: 02 Mar 2018
International Women’s Day 2018 – Come and test out your Firefighting skills To celebrate International Women’s Day (8 March) this year we are holding two female ‘Have a go’ sessions at Stopsley and Bedford Community Fire Stations. These sessions give you an insight in to the role of a modern day Firefighter working for Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Each o…
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Article Added: 22 Feb 2018
A sleeping man was rescued from a fire in his bedroom last night after neighbours alerted Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue. An upstairs smoke alarm had had the battery removed and if not for the swift action of Firefighters the man could have lost his life. Fire Control were alerted by a neighbour about a fire in Markham Crescent, Dunstable at 8.50pm last night (Tuesday, 20 February) and dispatched t…
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