WCoFF NEWS Desk
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Posted on 08 Jan 2020Throughout December firefighters across the county got in the festive spirit and raised money for charity as part of their annual Christmas sleigh rides and events. With the help of friends, family and volunteers, crews at Yaxley, Linton, Littleport, Cambridge and Thorney have organised sleigh rides and Christmas visits to raise £7263 for The Fire Fighters Charity, a national charity that s…
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Posted on 30 Dec 2019 ORDERS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE King George V created these honours during World War I to reward services to the war effort by civilians at home and servicemen in support positions.The ranks are Commander (CBE), Officer (OBE) and Member (MBE).They are now awarded for prominent national or regional roles and to those making distinguished or notable contributions in their own specific areas of a…
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Posted on 20 Dec 2019Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service is seeking feedback on its plan for the next four years. All fire and rescue services have to produce a document called an Integrated Risk Management Plan which contains information about its local community, the risks and opportunities the Service faces and how it plans to manage them. This culminates in a list of priorities that the Service will focus on o…
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Posted on 18 Dec 2019Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabularies and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has released the final set of fire and rescue service inspection scores, confirming that Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service is one of the best in the country. The Inspectorate has spent the last 18 months assessing all fire and rescue services and has done so in three tranches. Cambridgeshire was one of …
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Posted on 16 Dec 2019With the festive season only around the corner, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service is encouraging families to stay fire safe over Christmas. Simple things like remembering batteries for new toys rather than using the ones in a smoke alarm, to making sure electric sockets are not overloaded and keeping cooking surfaces clutter free, can all help to prevent a fire in the home. Group Commander …
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Posted on 11 Dec 2019Local public services team up to highlight the true heroes of Christmas Move over #KevinTheCarrot and #ExcitableEdgar, public sector organisations across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough have come together to highlight the true heroes of Christmas in a festive video. Responding, caring, gritting, monitoring, patrolling, supporting, comforting… the work of public sector organisations doesn…
