WCoFF NEWS Desk
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Posted on 09 Apr 2020Fire 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…
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Posted on 06 Apr 2020Living 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…
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Posted on 06 Apr 2020Bulletin 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…
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Posted on 01 Apr 2020Residents 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…
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Posted on 28 Mar 2020I had hoped to write this following the Massey Shaw Dinner scheduled for March 20th at Cutlers Hall, it was to have been a splendid evening and there was also a waiting list, I had looked forward to meeting you all. Events have however taken another turn and as we all know Covid-19 has curtailed all events and put us all into lockdown. London is one of the worst affected with the Prince of Wales a…
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Posted on 24 Mar 2020The impact from the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a major incident being declared by Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service. With the amount of confirmed cases continuing to rise throughout the UK and the government advice for those showing symptoms, or knowing someone showing symptoms, to isolate for extended periods, the Service is getting ready to face staffing challenges. Chief Fire Officer C…
