WCoFF Fire News Desk
In this, my first article in my new position as the FIA’s FIRESA Council Chairman, I wish to use the opportunity to draw attention to the constructive and consultative work our council carries out in its role as the voice for all suppliers to Fire & Rescue Services and associated parties. To justify its existence, it is vital for any trade body to have identifiable ‘raisons d&rsqu ...
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Pictured are (left to right) Street Station Commander Chris Higgins, James Yeates (Glastonbury firefighter), Brendan Simpson, Mark Suddaby and Joe Finn (Street firefighter). James and Joe are employed at Millfield. A Somerset school has been presented with a Special Recognition Award by Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service. Millfield has employed one of the Service’s crew manag ...
The Service’s Training Academy has been recognised with an international training award for its Blended Learning Team. They won the Learning Technology Team of the Year Silver Award at the Learning Technologies Awards 2017 held in London. Through the development of cutting edge learning technology solutions, this multi-skilled team has been instrumental in shaping a significant change in h ...
CAMBRIDGESHIRE Fire and Rescue Service has welcomed a group of seven new recruits to join stations around the county. The new faces will soon be seen riding in the back of fire engines as they begin their operational careers with the Service in the coming weeks. This follows them completing an intensive 11-week training course in Cardiff, delivered by South Wales Fire and Rescue Service. The c ...
Firefighters from Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service had a busy weekend in the lead up to Christmas dealing with two serious house fires and several other incidents that could have been more dangerous. In one case the occupants were out of the house at the time and a smoke alarm alerted neighbours to the fire. At 18.23 on Friday 1 December Fire Control received a call about a fire in a house ...
Firefighters from Bedford Community fire Station’s Blue Watch and On-call firefighters from the station visited London Luton Airport (LLA) on Saturday 25 November for a training session using the foam gear to assess the environmental impact of the AR-FFP foam. Watch Commander John Wilmans explains what they did: “We wanted to gain further experience in using foam to combat diesel fi ...
