WCoFF Fire News Desk
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Article Added: 08 Feb 2023
Excellence and exemplary service were celebrated at the annual Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) Long Service and Excellence Awards. Taking place at the Huntingdon Marriott Hotel on Thursday (January 26), the event celebrated the achievements of staff from across different areas of the Service, highlighting outstanding accomplishments throughout the year. The commitment, d…
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Article Added: 08 Feb 2023
A historic link to the Battle of Dunkirk was found after a collection of fire service items was given to Stanground Fire Station. The collection, a lifetime of family firefighting memorabilia, was donated by Gordon Townsend-Dance. His father, Charles, amassed the collection over many years as he and the family served for many years. Going through the collection, Firefighter Christian Theobald fr…
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Cambs FRS: Fire Service Asking for Council Tax Increase to Prevent Station Closures and RedundanciesArticle Added: 12 Jan 2023
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority is proposing to increase its share of the council tax for 2023/2024 by 6.6 per cent, which for a Band D property equates to an additional £4.95 a year and £79.92 in total. With spiralling inflation affecting costs of supplies, energy, fuel, pay and everything else, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service was anticipating starting the 2023/…
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Article Added: 30 Dec 2022
Several fires in Peterborough city centre kept Dogsthorpe Blue Watch very busy in the early hours of Thursday morning. Having been called initially at around 2.30am to a fire in an alley next to a pub on Cowgate, they were then needed for six further fires around Cathedral Square, King Street and Church Street. The most significant fire was at the back of a restaurant on Cathedral Square with the…
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Article Added: 29 Dec 2022
Firefighters from around the county were kept busy while residents enjoyed Christmas Day. While families were exchanging presents, visiting loved ones and eating Christmas dinner, fire crews were needed for incidents like flooding and road traffic collisions to automatic fire alarms caused by cooking. Fire engines, crewed by wholetime watches as well as on-call firefighters, were called away fro…
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Article Added: 29 Nov 2022
Residents are being urged to take simple steps to protect themselves from accidental fires and carbon monoxide poisoning as they look to keep warm and cut energy use this winter. As temperatures drop heading into the coldest part of the year, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) is highlighting the potential risks of finding alternative, unsafe ways of heating and lighting their ho…
