WCoFF NEWS Desk
At the Annual General Meeting of the Tower Ward Club on April 12th, Liveryman Michael Rollings was installed as Master. We send him our best wishes for a productive and successful year. Michael is shown in the West Crypt of Guildhall with our Renter Warden Andrew Phillips JP, who was elected to be Senior Warden of the Club, and our Liveryman Robert Bryant, who was elected as Junior Warden. Fo ...
New virtual reality ‘Vision’ van on the road in Bedfordshire Wednesday 20 March 2024 Road safety education for young people is to be transformed with the launch of the new Vision Van virtual reality immersive experience. Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service's (BFRS) new Vision Van is now on the road and will be used as part of Bedfordshire's Road Safety Partners ...
A flat fire has successfully tested a new way of working that aims to keep the public safe and support better communication by the fire service at high-rise incidents. A 999 call received by Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service Fire Control indicated there was a fire in Dorset Court, Luton, and a full high-rise response was sent. The initial stage of the operation was met with a c ...
Our Master gallantly entered this event on our behalf this year which was held in the Guildhall Yard, but the races were much attenuated due to the poor weather conditions. Rain stopped play! So, we descended to the Crypt, where the Masters’ Race turned into a static event in which the object was to see who could toss a pancake the most times in 30 seconds. Sadly, our Master did not m ...
Fire Lecture – May 14th, 2024 On May 14th we will deliver an online lecture as part of the webinar series, Knowledge Miles: The 695th Lord Mayor’s Lecture Series. This is a lecture series running throughout the year of Professor Michael Mainelli’s mayoralty. (https://knowledOgemiles.net) Our contribution to the series will be a lecture on lithium-ion battery fires and willoutli ...
NEW equipment has been rolled out across Bedfordshire. The new breathing apparatus (BA) means operational crews have the latest technology to keep them safe and to support responding to incidents. Breathing apparatus is the equipment used by firefighters to help them breathe whilst they are carrying out operations in smoky and harmful environments. Firefighters have been t ...