WCoFF NEWS Desk

  • Posted on 17 Mar 2019
    Fire and Police join forces during Arson Awareness Week  This Arson Awareness Week (18-24March), Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service are teaming up with colleagues at Bedfordshire Police to deliver fire and crime prevention advice to people and businesses across Bedfordshire.  Andy Martin, Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service’s Arson Reduction Officer said: “The purpos…

  • Posted on 26 Feb 2019
    Let’s face it, washing the car is nobody’s favourite job. So why not take the hassle out of it and head down to your local fire station for the National Car Wash League? You’ll be helping to raise vital funds for The Fire Fighters Charity and you’ll put your local firefighters in the mix to win a national fundraising award. Throughout March, firefight…

  • Posted on 25 Feb 2019
    As part of an initiative to “touch base and communicate” with all the Membership, I have been asked to start writing a Blog, so please find my initial attempt, and something that I hope will continue for the foreseeable future. Andrew Mayes, J.P. Master Firefighter.   “As I sit here at the beginning of 2019, realising that my year as Master of this wonderful Company is…

  • Posted on 22 Feb 2019
     20 February 2019  Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service Consult On Their Risk Management Plans for 2019 to 2023  Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (BFRS) have launched a consultation on their plans for dealing with serious risks facing people in the county. Their Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP) assesses the threats facing our communities and sets out our actions and …

  • Posted on 09 Feb 2019
    The Firefighters Welcome New Borough Commander For The City Jim Flin has been installed as the new Borough Commander for the City of London at Dowgate Fire Station. Jim’s official title is Fire Engineer & Borough Commander, since he will be splitting his time between Brigade Headquarters and Dowgate Fire Station. Jim has a BEng (Hons) degree and is an Associate of the Institute of Fire …

  • Posted on 08 Feb 2019
     Firefighters Run Live Exercise In The Galleries The Abbey held a joint exercise with the London Fire Brigade last week.  The aim was to give LFB hands-on experience of working in the new Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries. ‘It was a very successful joint exercise organised by Steve Meek, our Fire Officer,’ said Garry Evanson, Head of Security. ‘Certainly LFB fou…