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Article Added: 27 May 2022
Any irresponsible use of fire outdoors can pose a significant risk to public fire safety. Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service has issued a warning to the public ahead of the Jubilee weekend, drawing people’s attention to things such as BBQs, Street parties and fireworks. If you are organising a street party, don’t forget about emergency vehicles. If your street is staying ope…
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Article Added: 23 Mar 2022
Excellence and exemplary service were celebrated at the annual Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) Excellence Awards. Taking place at the Huntingdon Marriott Hotel on Thursday (March 17), the event celebrated the achievements of staff from across different areas of the Service, highlighting outstanding accomplishments throughout the year. The commitment, dedication and professiona…
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Article Added: 14 Mar 2022
PC Roberts was off duty in his home in Marsh Farm, Luton, when he saw flames in a nearby back garden. He witnessed the fire quickly spread from the fences to the conservatory and made the quick decision to act. He called 999 to alert Bedfordshire Fire Service crews and then entered the property to successfully extract the residents and their pets before the Fire Service arrived. This fire…
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Article Added: 14 Mar 2022
Yesterday Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (BFRS) welcomed Leicestershire Watch Manager and Road Safety Manager, Paul Speight, to Kempston Headquarters to demonstrate their brand-new Hazard Express ‘Virtual Insanity’ Experience, built into an Iveco van. This new technology brings road safety learning into a new era, utilising virtual reality to engage, entertain and educate not…
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Article Added: 14 Mar 2022
In a move to reduce waste and to protect forests, countryside and wildlife, supermarket giants Waitrose and Aldi have announced that they will stop selling disposable barbecues. This will stop approximately 35 tonnes of waste being produced each in the form of packaging as well as littering in public places. Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service are extremely pleased about this news as it shows …
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Article Added: 03 Mar 2022
Thank you to Lacie-Mai! On 3 February 2022, crews from Leighton Buzzard Fire Station were called to a house in in Leighton Buzzard, described as a ‘lock-in’, with a 4 year old in the property. On arrival we were met with the paramedics and the 4 year old’s grandmother. The young girls’ mother suffers with diabetes and her Mum comes round daily to check on her. On …
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