WCoFF Fire News Desk
irst defusing therapy dog in the UK Introducing Digby a four month old Australian Labradoodle and for Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service one of their latest recruits. At the moment Digby is busy completing his socialisation training, and when he reaches eight months old and has been fully assessed by Pets as Therapy (PAT) he will become a Therapy K9. The assessment is all about ...
We are putting ladies in the driving seat, come along to one of our car care evenings in partnership with Kwik Fit We have teamed up with Kwik Fit to offer a ladies car care evening to make women feel more confident about visiting garages for repairs, servicing or car checks. Recent research has found that two thirds of female motorists (64%) don't feel comfortable about visiting a garag ...
Following a series of incidents on Bedford River, Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service and Bedfordshire Police have provided throwlines to a number of businesses alongside The Embankment and the new development on River Street. This includes 9 businesses in total – The Embankment pub, Swan Hotel, The Longholme Café, Park Inn Hotel, Albero Lounge, Wagamamas, Zizzi, Premier Inn Hotel ...
FLOODING, severe weather, prolonged power cut, heatwave, large smoke plume, chemical leak…how would you cope in an emergency situation? Cambridgeshire’s emergency services and other Local Resilience Forum (LRF) partners such as local authorities, Cambridgeshire County Council, health organisations and the Environment Agency, are joining forces for the whole of Septem ...
With the recent hot weather set to continue Bedfordshire Police, Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, local councils, health bodies and local Safeguarding Children Boards are calling on parents and children to stay safe around water. Nationally six people have died in open water or in the sea recently showing that under-estimating the dangers of water can have tragic consequences. The key to s ...
Pictured left to right - Chief Fire Officer Glen Askew. Paul Lees Property Manager, GC Dale Durante, Ken Cassidy, Head of Estates, SM Ros Clarke, LRM Matt Radford Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service are pleased to announce that the refurbishment of Salcombe Fire Station is now completed. The occasion was marked by the ‘Cutting of the Ribbon’ by Chief Fire Officer (CFO) Gl ...
