WCoFF NEWS Desk
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Posted on 25 Oct 2019Halloween and Bonfire Night can be plenty of fun for all of the family to enjoy, but with lots of potential hazards, it’s really important to keep you and your family safe. Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service is encouraging people to enjoy the autumn festivities safely by following some simple safety advice. Group Commander Paul Clarke, the Service’s head of Community Fire Safety,…
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Posted on 16 Oct 2019LFB Fire Cadet Awards On October 11 the LFB Community Fire Cadets Awards Ceremony, for the Cadet voted the top student in their group, took place in the Great Hall of the Wax Chandlers’ Hall. Our Master, Frances Blois, introduced the event and Upper Warden Graham Maltby, Chairman of our Charitable Trust, gave a brief overview of the involvement of the Trust in supporting the Cadet moveme…
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Posted on 11 Oct 2019Fire Station Open Day Our Master and Upper Warden were delighted to attend the recent Open Day at Dowgate Fire Station and to support Borough Commander David Bulbrook. The Open Day showcased some firefighting equipment, including the recently introduced smoke hood, and included demonstrations of a drone and ladder drills. The WCoFF is pleased to enhance its links with Dowgate, now the only fire…
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Posted on 11 Oct 2019Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS), has partnered with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Pharmacies, Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council Public Health, and Anglia Ruskin University, to launch a joint campaign to raise awareness of the fire risk of emollients. In Cambridgeshire, the use of emollien…
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Posted on 06 Oct 2019London Bridge Sheep Drive On Sunday 29th September Firefighter Company Freeman Robert Bryant exercised his right to drive a flock of sheep across London Bridge. A most enjoyable day despite the poor weather conditions.
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Posted on 06 Oct 2019Visit to KFRS Technical Rescue and Kent Firefighting Museum In September a small group of Company members, including our Master, visited the Technical Rescue Centre of Kent Fire & Rescue Service. We were also joined by a guest, John Nadal, author of several books on the London Fire Brigade and the London Salvage Corps. Our visit had been arranged by Liveryman Mark Rist, an Area Manager in K…
