WCoFF Fire News Desk
Incense Sticks Safety Advice - Cambridgeshire FRS Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) has issued safety advice about the use of incense sticks after they were involved in two separate house fires. Crews attended a house fire in Keyston in Huntingdonshire on the morning of April 30, while less than an hour later crews were called to similar fire in Soham. A fire service ...
London Fire Brigade has today appointed Assistant Commissioners Richard Mills and Andy Roe as its new Deputy Commissioners. Current Deputy Commissioner and Director for Safety and Assurance Steve Apter leaves the Brigade next month to become the Deputy Chief Fire Officer of Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Tom George, the Brigade’s Deputy ...
A significant number of deliberate fires across the county during April has sparked concern for fire officers. Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service’s firefighters responded to 91 fires that were started deliberately last month, an increase of 34 from the previous month and 48 more than last year. These incidents were spread across various locations, with some specific areas showing consid ...
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service is supporting the National Fire Chiefs Council's (NFCC) Be Water Aware campaign. The week long campaign runs from April 29 - May 5 2019 and is a national campaign which aims to highlight the risk of accidental drowning. Half of accidental drownings happened in 2017 when people didn't even intend to go in the water. Activities such as running, walking, fishi ...
Firefighters sprung to an unexpected rescue after they were called to a fire on Friday afternoon. Firefighters from Ely and March, along with a water carrier from Newmarket in Suffolk, were called to a well-developed fire in Wilburton at around 5pm on April 26. The fire involved a large amount of garden waste, tree stumps and tyres. But, while tackling the fire, they made a surprising discovery. ...
Be Water Aware When Near River Banks, Lakes This Spring 50% of those accidentally drown did not intend to enter the water Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is supporting the National Fire Chiefs Council's (NFCC) Be Water Aware campaign. The week-long national campaign runs from 29th April - 5 May 2019 and highlights the risk of accidental drowning. Half of the accidental drownings in 2017 ha ...
