WCoFF Fire News Desk
Emergency services carried out an exercise at Exeter Cathedral which involved a live ‘casualty’ being winched down the side of the building. Three fire crews, a specialist line rescue team, and the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) from South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust were at the scene. They simulated the rescue of an adult casualty from the bell tower by lower ...
Fire Fighters from Kempston were called to Worcester Road, Bedford at 4.41pm yesterday (27th September 2017) after a bonfire at the property spread to two domestic sheds at an adjoining property. Crews had to force entry to the property and used one hose reel, a triple extension ladder, thermal imaging camera and stack drags to extinguish the fire.Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service would like t ...
Warning from Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service following a spate of kitchen fires Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service are warning people to take more care in the kitchen after a spate of fires yesterday (27th September 2017). Fire Fighters were called to a fire at a property in Primrose Fields, Bedford at 3.04pm after a saucepan was left unattended and caught fire. A fire crew from Kempston ...
Toddington Community Fire Station Open Day (23 Sept) promises fun for all the family Local Firefighters are throwing open the doors of Toddington Community Fire Station for their ‘Open Day’ on Saturday 23 September between 12pm – 3pm and are inviting everyone from their local community to come along and see their appliances and learn about fire safety. Firefighters are organis ...
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service fought a serious fire at the Ali Badar restaurant in Midland Road, Bedford, yesterday afternoon which left the building severely damaged. At 4.01pm, Sunday 17 September, Fire Control received a call about a fire in a deep fat fryer at the restaurant and take-away and despatched two fire appliances , one from Bedford and one from Kempston Community Fire Stati ...
Fire crews tested their response with other emergency services at Papworth Hospital on Tuesday 12th September evening. Firefighters and officers from Papworth, Gamlingay and St Ives were called to a practice scenario involving an explosion on the site, which also required police and ambulance support. The hospital’s Crisis Management Team was also set up and put to the test. Watch Commande ...
