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Firefighters at Long Buckby will be opening the Station to the community on Saturday (September 21st) for a fun day event. The station, in Station Road, will be running its Community Open Day between 11am and 3pm, with proceeds going to The Fire Fighters Charity and other local charities. Entertainments will include live demonstrations of …

A staged chemical spill at the University of Northampton’s Waterside Campus became the focus of a specialist training event for firefighters earlier this week. Firefighters from Earls Barton, The Mounts and Moulton attended the university’s tannery, which is part of the new Institute for Creative Leather Technologies, yesterday evening (Wednesday). There they used an artificial …

Corby Fire Station will be opening its gates to the public this weekend when it hosts a fun day event for the community. The open day will take place on Saturday, September 14 (11am-4pm) when there will be an array of entertainments for visitors to enjoy. The fire station, in Lloyds Road, Corby, will become …

With colder seasons of weather just around the corner, firefighters in Northamptonshire are urging householders to sweep away fire risk by having their chimneys cleaned. Although people will routinely have their car MOTs carried out, the basic fire safety step of having a chimney swept is sometimes neglected. Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) would …

Anyone in the Desborough area who would like to become an on-call firefighter is welcome to attend a recruitment event at the station. The event, which will allow people to drop in, see demonstrations of firefighting skills and find out more about the current on-call recruitment campaign, will run at Desborough Fire Station in King …

Firefighters at Wellingborough Fire Station will be continuing to offer summer fun well past the end of the school holidays when they host their annual open day. The event will be held on Saturday, September 7 (midday-4pm), when visitors are invited to drop into the station in Irthlingborough Road, to enjoy a variety of stalls …

With the summer holidays still in full swing, many people will be planning a camping or caravanning break at home or abroad. As part of its Summer Fire Safety Campaign, Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) would like to remind holiday-makers about the steps they can take to enjoy their breaks away safely. With all …

The British summer climate can be unpredictable but August is often a favourite time for any ‘dry weather’ days to be celebrated with barbecues. Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) would like people to continue enjoying their summer barbecues, but to do so safely. For this reason, as part of its ongoing Summer Fire Safety …