WCoFF Fire News Desk
Peterborough firefighters were buzzing to help a local project to enhance the environment for bees. Last week (Monday September 23) firefighters from Green Watch at Dogsthorpe Fire Station attended an environmental initiative called Jimmy’s Bee’s at the newly built Connect Park in Millfield, Peterborough. The crew joined volunteers from the community to dig the grass up, sew and plan ...
The Worshipful Company of Firefighters congratulates Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton on her appointment as Chief Fire Officer of WSFRS. Dr Cohen-Hatton has 18 years’ experience in fire and rescue services, having started her career as a firefighter with the South Wales Fire & Rescue Service. She has served as Deputy Assistant Commissioner in the London Fire Brigade and during her career has b ...
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) is reminding local householders to ensure their chimney is fire safe as part of National Chimney Fire Safety Week (Monday 2 to Sunday 8 September 2019). Chimney Fire Safety Week was first introduced in 2009 and aims to raise awareness of safe chimney and log burner use, including the importance of ensuring that chimneys are swept regularly, are clean ...
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service has entered into an agreement with the Rapid Relief Team to support firefighters when they are attending prolonged incidents by providing food and refreshments. The Rapid Relief Team (RRT) is a non-profit charitable organisation. Its volunteers are members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church and their mission is to provide voluntary support to the emer ...
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service is the first fire service in the UK to achieve the ISO 45001 accreditation with a 100 per cent pass rate. ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System is the world’s first International Standard for Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S). It was introduced in 2018 and replaces the previous British Standard of OHSAS 18001 in the organis ...
Cambridgeshire firefighters will be able to practice life-saving rescue techniques after a generous donation from Volvo Truck and Bus Centre in East Anglia. Firefighters regularly use vehicles such as motorbikes, cars and vans for road traffic collision training. Realising there was a need for training on larger vehicles in the service, Watch commander, Matt House initiated a relationship with Ro ...