WCoFF Fire News Desk
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service have been working alongside the National Fire Chiefs Council and a North Devon family to highlight the potential dangers of having a firework display at home. The Fire Service encourage everyone to attend an organised firework display as they are safer and they have safe and well organised displays. Maisie’s story On Bonfire night, November ...
47% of all fires are deliberate...Deliberate fires are increasing...More needs to be done The level of deliberate fires in this country is "totally unacceptable," says the independent Chairman of the Arson Prevention Forum. In launching the 2017 State of the Nation report, Lee Howell said: “All organisations with an interest in, or responsibility for, arson reduction must do more if we a ...
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service and the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) are engaging in a mutually beneficial MOU collaboration that promotes both community safety and effective response in the case of emergencies. Rowan Delasalle, Station Manager National Resilience said: “This is an exciting and important collaboration. The benefits of this MOU are that Urban Search &a ...
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue (CFRS) and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Trading Standards are urging residents to be vigilant of bogus information regarding solar panels and their potential to affect emergency response. It is understood that at least one company has advised customers with solar panels on their homes that, without a 'kill switch' to remove their power supply, fire crews will n ...
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service want everyone to enjoy a safe and spooky Halloween this year, but every year many adults and children are injured when lit candles come into contact with trailing costumes and wigs. So Firefighters have some safety advice so children and parents can celebrate Halloween safely. Chief Fire Officer, Paul Fuller, CBE said: “We don’t want to stop chi ...
Freeman Andy Hopcraft, Area Commander, Response & Resilience, with Hertfordshire Fire & Rescue Service writes that the primary objective in purchasing the new Bronto Skylift F45XR was to increase outreach at height, with enough cage load capacity for several firefighters to work, which was a shortfall of the previous Bronto F27 RLH. Mounted on a Scania P360 rear steer chassis, the ALP is ...
