WCoFF Fire News Desk
At the end of July a Mindfulness Garden was opened at Brixton Fire Station, the first within the London Fire Brigade. The event was attended by Liveryman David Holt on behalf of Immediate Past Master Bruce Hoad, at the invitation of Green Watch Station Officer Mat Rosendale.Brixton Fire Station is one of the old-style London stations, built in 1906. It has open rear facing verandas at first and ...
A wall mural to mark the 50th anniversary of Whittlesey Fire Station has been revealed at a surprise unveiling in front of the station’s firefighters. The mural, designed by artists Tim Shuker-Yates, 46, and Kyle Warwick, 24, from the Girton Youth Project, was commissioned for the side wall of the station as part of this year’s 50th anniversary celebrations which included a popular o ...
Dawlish Fire Station has received the first in a fleet of new vehicles for attending life-threatening medical emergencies. Dawlish attended 561 co-responder calls in 2016/17 and has taken ownership of the first of a fleet of Ford Kugas which have been designed to meet the needs of the crews specifically to attend these types of calls. Dawlish Station Commander Dave Williams said: “We’ ...
Roy Wilshire (NFCC Chairman) Hertfordshire County Council's Fire and Rescue Service has a new Chief Fire Officer effective from April as the current chief, Roy Wilsher is seconded to take up a high-profile national role as Chair of the National Fire Chiefs Council after 12 years at the top in Hertfordshire. Hertfordshire County Council has appointed Darryl Keen, the current deputy chief, a ...
