WCoFF NEWS Desk
Nine on-call firefighters from Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service have been seconded to the ambulance service. The on-call firefighters will temporarily be seconded to East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) while they experience high demand during the Covid-19 pandemic. Having now received their training, they will be using their skill as blue light trained drivers to assist in ...
With the Easter weekend forecast to be warm, bright and sunny, residents are reminded to be sensible and keep fire safe while remaining at home. The government’s advice to stay home, protect the NHS, save lives continues to be in place, and with the sun expected to shine, lighting a bonfire in the garden or having a BBQ is ever more tempting. However Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service i ...
Fire crews across the county will soon be benefitting from a new training facility following approval from councillors. The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority agreed for the Service to pursue plans for a new training facility and fire station in Huntingdon. Members gave their views via a video consultation to the chairman last week, who used delegated urgency powers to take the decisi ...
Living with Covid19 (C19)…….At the time of writing this I find myself 22 days with C19 symptoms. The first signs of this virus in the household were with my wife Elaine. Elaine works for one of the major banks. As soon asshe began to show signs of having the virus then isolation was the key word. After a full week and her condition deteriorating we decided to contact NHS 111. I ...
Bulletin No 1 Worshipful Company of Firefighters – COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Dear Members and Friends, I hope that this bulletin finds you, your immediate and wider family along with all of your friends safe and well during this present pandemic and maybe for some time be a major element of communication with the membership. The objective of these regular bulletins is to inform all of the M ...
Residents across the county are being urged to stay fire safe while they isolate with their families at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. A week into the government’s instruction to stay at home except for essential journeys, fire crews have responded to several fires that might have been easily avoided by following some simple fire safety advice. Ahead of the pandemic reaching the predicte ...