WCoFF Fire News Desk
Yesterday Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (BFRS) welcomed Leicestershire Watch Manager and Road Safety Manager, Paul Speight, to Kempston Headquarters to demonstrate their brand-new Hazard Express ‘Virtual Insanity’ Experience, built into an Iveco van. This new technology brings road safety learning into a new era, utilising virtual reality to engage, entertain and educate not ...
In a move to reduce waste and to protect forests, countryside and wildlife, supermarket giants Waitrose and Aldi have announced that they will stop selling disposable barbecues. This will stop approximately 35 tonnes of waste being produced each in the form of packaging as well as littering in public places. Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service are extremely pleased about this news as it shows ...
Thank you to Lacie-Mai! On 3 February 2022, crews from Leighton Buzzard Fire Station were called to a house in in Leighton Buzzard, described as a ‘lock-in’, with a 4 year old in the property. On arrival we were met with the paramedics and the 4 year old’s grandmother. The young girls’ mother suffers with diabetes and her Mum comes round daily to check on her. On ...
Firefighters currently based in Papworth Everard will soon be relocating to the fire station in Cambourne. Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service believes that moving the fire engine now will improve its fire cover in the area as there are more people in Cambourne to become on-call firefighters, who live or work within five minutes of the fire station. On-call firefighters are not based at ...
This week is the 15th annual week-long celebration of apprenticeships (7-13th February). In support we are taking the opportunity to shine a light on the positive impact that apprenticeships make to individuals, the wider economy and to us as a Service. The theme for the week is ‘build the future’ reflecting on how apprenticeships can help individuals to develop the skills and ...
A group of Cambridgeshire firefighters are taking on a gruelling challenge, used as part of the SAS selection process, to raise money for charity. The group of six firefighters from across the county will be taking on The Fan Dance, a physically demanding 24 kilometre trek over Pen y Fan, the highest mountain in the Brecon Beacons. They are due to take on the challenge on Saturday Jan ...