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Article Added: 18 Oct 2022
The chief fire officer for Cambridgeshire is warning there will have to be reductions to the county’s fire and rescue service unless the way in which it is funded changes. Recently, as part of national negotiations with the Fire Brigades Union, a revised cost of living pay award of five per cent was offered for firefighters. Combining this with the offer already on the table for support sta…
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Article Added: 01 Oct 2022
The Friends of the London Fire Brigade Museum (Chairman Liveryman David Rogers) recently put on an engaging display of old fire appliances and fire ephemera at Shoreditch Fire Station. Amongst the exhibits on display were photographs from our own collection of London fire scenes from the late Owen Rowland collection. Also, a welcome visitor was Past Master Cowland, seen in front of 240 FLM, a beau…
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Article Added: 25 Sep 2022
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service is aiming to improve the time its fire engines get to emergency incidents in rural areas by allowing some fire engines to be sent with three firefighters. Currently, although the Service aims to have five firefighters on each fire engine, it allows fire engines to go with four firefighters on board. It will only send a crew of three to bin fires or small ani…
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Article Added: 20 Sep 2022
London Firefighters were out and about recently, supplying much needed water to those queuing to see the Lying in State of our late Queen. Two crews are pictured, one from Walthamstow, at Bankside, and the other from Erith, at Clink Street. Pictures cortesy of David Holt Erith PL at Clink Street Erith PL at Clink Street Walthamstow P at Ban…
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Article Added: 29 Aug 2022
Fire crews have attended a concerning number of deliberate fires across the county over the summer months. Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service’s firefighters responded to more than 180 fires that were started deliberately since the start of July, 100 more than last year. Some of these fires have spread rapidly due to the hot and dry conditions causing significant damage to property and f…
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Article Added: 18 Aug 2022
Cambridgeshire fire crews have continued to face challenging conditions and increased demand as the summer heatwave persists. Having already seen unprecedented temperatures and calls to incidents in July, which include the two busiest days ever for the Service, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service staff have continued to face record levels of calls and incidents. Area Commander Stuart Smith sa…
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