WCoFF NEWS Desk
From the 10 January 2022, 100,000 key workers in England, which includes food processing workers, those in front line transport roles and emergency services, will have to test every day they are attending work via a lateral flow test (LFT). To support this the government have pledged to send out tests to these industries, including all frontline emergency services such as the Fire Service, Ambul ...
The Worshipful Company of Firefighters would like to congratulate the following Fire and Rescue personnel who have been awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) & Queen’s Fire Service Medal (QFSM) in the recent New Year’s Honours List: ORDERS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE King George V created these honours during World War I to reward services to the war effort by civilians at home ...
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) has come out with one of the best scores from 13 other fire and rescue services in the first tranche of the Government’s second round of inspections for fire and rescue services. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabularies and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) ha ...
Many residents across Cambridgeshire will remember the wet weather and flooding we experienced during the Christmas period last year. Whether the cause is excess surface water, blocked ditches and drains or rivers overflowing, flooding is very upsetting and could happen to anyone, as residents of Peterborough experienced in July when heavy downpours flooded many areas in the city centre. This Fl ...
A popular road safety initiative aimed at motorcyclists has returned to a county fire station. Biker Down offers motorcyclists the opportunity to learn practical skills to help avoid being involved in a crash, as well as essential first-aid training and advice on what to do should they find themselves first on the scene of a crash where someone is injured. The free course, ...
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) has launched a new partnership with Anglian Water. The partnership will help the Service reach out to those most vulnerable in the community and support them with fire safety advice, as well as other areas to help keep them safe and continue to enjoy independence. From November 2021, both organisations will share in a secure and responsible way, ...