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    Article Added: 31 Jul 2024

    With temperatures heating up in Bedfordshire this week, Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (BFRS) would like to remind residents of important outdoor fire safety and water safety advice.    Prevention Group Commander for BFRS, Rob Hulatt said:  “We tend to see an increase in calls to fires during spells of hot weather. This does result in our crews spending significant time at incidents that co ...

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    Article Added: 28 Jul 2024

    A mural has been unveiled in central London in honour of two firefighters who died while responding to a fire 20 years ago. Adam Meere and Billy Faust died tackling a fire at a three-storey building in Bethnal Green on 20 July 2004. Today, we remember firefighters Billy Faust and Adam Meere, from Whitechapel Red Watch, who twenty years ago tragically lost their lives responding to a fire ...

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    Article Added: 26 Jul 2024

    Safety education at the forefront for World Drowning Prevention Day   Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (BFRS) is marking World Drowning Prevention Day (Thursday 25 July) by running two training sessions on the embankment in Bedford.   Despite global efforts, drowning remains the leading cause of death in all countries across the world. World Drowning Prevention Day provid ...

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    Article Added: 25 Jul 2024

    Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (BFRS) will be marking World Drowning Prevention Day (Thursday 25 July) by running two training sessions on the embankment in Bedford.   Despite global efforts, drowning remains the leading cause of death in all countries across the world. World Drowning Prevention Day provides us with the opportunity to highlight the tragic and profound impact of drowni ...

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    Article Added: 18 Jul 2024

    The Bedford River Festival is back on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 and this year, Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service’s innovative Vision Van will be on site for festival goers to experience the latest tool to improve road safety.  A team of fire service personnel will be on-hand to discuss water and road safety, fire cadets, career opportunities, and a fire engine will be at the festiva ...

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    Article Added: 31 May 2024

    Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (BFRS) recently handed over the keys of a service van to the Airfield Volunteer Fire Service (AVFS) at the Shuttleworth Collection. The donation will support the Shuttleworth Trust’s mission and its volunteer firefighters to promote fire safety and airfield response.  The handover event took place at the historic Shuttleworth Collection, with key ...

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