WCoFF NEWS Desk
A programme of free CPD seminars focusing on the lessons learnt from frontline operations will run at The Emergency Services Show this year at the NEC, Birmingham on 18 and 19 September. The Lessons Learnt Theatre, sponsored by UCLan, will feature case studies of major incidents including the Salisbury nerve agent incident, the recent wildfires on Winter Hill in Lancashire and the Ocado warehouse ...
An incredible £91,000 was raised for The Fire Fighters Charity in Cambridgeshire during the last year, thanks to the hard work of colleagues and the generosity of the public. Colleagues and volunteers across the county, with the support of the local communities took part in events and activities to raise money for the national charity that supports UK fire service personnel and th ...
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) will launch its wholetime firefighter recruitment this autumn. People interested in becoming a wholetime firefighter will be able to register online from September. Over the summer, our recruitment team will be out and about holding information sessions for anyone interested in finding out more and attending events across the county to promote the re ...
Dogsthorpe Fire Station is opening its doors to the public on Saturday July 6 for a free event that promises something for all the family. The station will be open for members of the public to come and find out what life is like at a fire station and take a look around our fire engines. Also joining the event is Gemma’s Hearts, who’ll be raising awareness of cardiac arrests and teach ...
Where has the year gone? When I wrote to you in January 2019, I was looking forward to the second half of my year as your Master. As I sit here today there are just three short weeks to go before Common Hall on Friday 5th July, 2019, when I have the pleasure to install our Master Elect Frances Blois. All I can say is that the last five and a half months have been even busier than the period lea ...
Frustrations regarding the Police and Crime Commissioner’s refusal to give the final go ahead to a previously agreed collaboration were voiced at the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority meeting yesterday (June 20). Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Jason Ablewhite had previously agreed that the Fire Authority could have a piece of land on the police training site ...