WCoFF Fire News Desk
Fire and Police join forces during Arson Awareness Week This Arson Awareness Week (18-24March), Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service are teaming up with colleagues at Bedfordshire Police to deliver fire and crime prevention advice to people and businesses across Bedfordshire. Andy Martin, Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service’s Arson Reduction Officer said: “The purpos ...
Let’s face it, washing the car is nobody’s favourite job. So why not take the hassle out of it and head down to your local fire station for the National Car Wash League? You’ll be helping to raise vital funds for The Fire Fighters Charity and you’ll put your local firefighters in the mix to win a national fundraising award. Throughout March, firefight ...
20 February 2019 Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service Consult On Their Risk Management Plans for 2019 to 2023 Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (BFRS) have launched a consultation on their plans for dealing with serious risks facing people in the county. Their Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP) assesses the threats facing our communities and sets out our actions and ...
Firefighters Run Live Exercise In The Galleries The Abbey held a joint exercise with the London Fire Brigade last week. The aim was to give LFB hands-on experience of working in the new Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries. ‘It was a very successful joint exercise organised by Steve Meek, our Fire Officer,’ said Garry Evanson, Head of Security. ‘Certainly LFB fou ...
Firefighters use fire escape hoods to rescue residents from West Drayton fire Firefighters rescued nine people after they became trapped by smoke when a fire started in the lobby area of their block of flats on Knowles Close in West Drayton. Around half of the ground floor communal area was damaged by fire. The Brigade’s 999 control officers gave fire survival guidance to five res ...
Firefighters from Burwell Fire Station were unable to respond to a house fire in Newmarket on Monday (28) as their fire engine was unavailable following a break in at the station. Thieves broke into the station on Reach Road sometime on Sunday night (January 27). They stole life-saving cutting gear used at road traffic collisions and other rescues. With police scenes of crime officers at the sta ...