WCoFF NEWS Desk

    Article Added: 17 Feb 2023

    Fire officers from Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service have been working with local property owners to help them understand new fire safety regulations. With the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 being introduced in January, those responsible for multi-occupied residential buildings are required to share more information about their premises in order to comply. Fire officers have been wo ...

    Article Added: 12 Feb 2023

    Residents across the county will soon be seeing brand new fire engines responding to emergencies as they are rolled out to stations. The first two fire engines, of the seven being introduced, have been rolled out to crews at St Neots and Dogsthorpe fire stations, where they are already in use. Over the coming weeks, the remaining five will be delivered to crews at Cambridge, Ely, Huntingdon, Stan ...

    Cambs FRS: Service rolls out seven new fire engines to stations

    Article Added: 08 Feb 2023

    Huntingdon firefighters are now responding from their new station having completed moving this morning (Wednesday 1 February). Firefighters took the final drive from the station on their nightshift, before handing over to the day crew who started their first shift from the station, with the on-call crew following shortly after.   The new state-of-the-art station is located at 7 Percy Road i ...

    Article Added: 08 Feb 2023

    Huntingdon firefighters are now responding from their new station having completed moving this morning (Wednesday 1 February). Firefighters took the final drive from the station on their nightshift, before handing over to the day crew who started their first shift from the station, with the on-call crew following shortly after.   The new state-of-the-art station is located at 7 Percy Road i ...

    Article Added: 08 Feb 2023

    Excellence and exemplary service were celebrated at the annual Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) Long Service and Excellence Awards.   Taking place at the Huntingdon Marriott Hotel on Thursday (January 26), the event celebrated the achievements of staff from across different areas of the Service, highlighting outstanding accomplishments throughout the year. The commitment, d ...

    Article Added: 08 Feb 2023

    A historic link to the Battle of Dunkirk was found after a collection of fire service items was given to Stanground Fire Station. The collection, a lifetime of family firefighting memorabilia, was donated by Gordon Townsend-Dance. His father, Charles, amassed the collection over many years as he and the family served for many years. Going through the collection, Firefighter Christian Theobald fr ...