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Article Added: 30 Apr 2024
Monday 29 April, 2024 Firefighting equipment, donated by Bedford Fire and Rescue (BFRS), is winging its way to Ukraine as part of a massive convoy of equipment donated from across the UK. BFRS donated 20 SCBA sets, and 25 cylinders previously used by the service across Bedfordshire. The equipment from Bedfordshire joins fire engines, hoses, ladders and thermal imaging cameras don…
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Article Added: 26 Apr 2024
Students from Barnfield College, Luton, became the first young people in Bedfordshire to experience Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue’s newest tool for road safety education, the Vision Van, yesterday (24 April). Over 100 students came along to an afternoon of presentations from BFRS and Bedfordshire Road Safety Partnership about the key behaviours which can contribute to serious or fatal collis…
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Article Added: 21 Mar 2024
New virtual reality ‘Vision’ van on the road in Bedfordshire Wednesday 20 March 2024 Road safety education for young people is to be transformed with the launch of the new Vision Van virtual reality immersive experience. Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service's (BFRS) new Vision Van is now on the road and will be used as part of Bedfordshire's Road Safety Partners…
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Article Added: 03 Mar 2024
A flat fire has successfully tested a new way of working that aims to keep the public safe and support better communication by the fire service at high-rise incidents. A 999 call received by Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service Fire Control indicated there was a fire in Dorset Court, Luton, and a full high-rise response was sent. The initial stage of the operation was met with a c…
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Article Added: 04 Feb 2024
Fire Lecture – May 14th, 2024 On May 14th we will deliver an online lecture as part of the webinar series, Knowledge Miles: The 695th Lord Mayor’s Lecture Series. This is a lecture series running throughout the year of Professor Michael Mainelli’s mayoralty. (https://knowledOgemiles.net) Our contribution to the series will be a lecture on lithium-ion battery fires and willoutli…
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Article Added: 26 Jan 2024
NEW equipment has been rolled out across Bedfordshire. The new breathing apparatus (BA) means operational crews have the latest technology to keep them safe and to support responding to incidents. Breathing apparatus is the equipment used by firefighters to help them breathe whilst they are carrying out operations in smoky and harmful environments. Firefighters have been t…
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