Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service is urging people across the county not to panic buy petrol and store excessive amounts at home. With long queues at the weekend at petrol stations, and reports that people are filling up fuel cans to ensure they don’t run out, NFRS is reminding residents across the county that not …
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Firefighters to help teach bar and restaurant staff life-saving water rescue skills
Firefighters in Northamptonshire will soon be able to help teach bar and restaurant staff life-saving skills if someone needs rescuing from the water. Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue Service, in partnership with the charity the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), will soon be rolling out the ‘Waterside Responder’ scheme that has proved a success in other …
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Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service supports Fire Door Safety Week
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service are urging building owners, landlords, managers and occupiers to check the fire doors in their buildings to ensure they meet with fire standards required. This advice comes as the British Woodworking Federation Group (BWFG) launch #FireDoorSafety Week 2021 to help raise awareness of the critical role that fire doors play …
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Profile Piece: The former airfield that’s now helping to develop our firefighters
At the end of a former runway and surrounded by wind turbines and grazing sheep lie the three buildings in Northamptonshire that catch fire the most. It’s by design of course, as the site at Chelveston is where wholetime and on-call firefighters head to undergo training and assessments that will stand them in good stead …
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Kelly Crockett joins Arson Task Force
A new member of the Arson Task Force (ATF) is looking forward to helping have a positive impact in the community. Kelly Crockett has joined as the Arson Reduction Coordinator for Northamptonshire Police, working alongside Andy Evans of Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service. The ATF was set up in 2004 as a joint initiative between …
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Northamptonshire bikers learn lifesaving skills at free course
Bikers took advantage of a free safety course run by Northamptonshire emergency services to learn vital skills that will help them save the life of a fellow biker. The ‘Biker Down’ course – a joint initiative between Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue Service, Northamptonshire Police, and the Office for the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner – …
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Profile Piece: Meet our animal rescue team and their 14 tonne vehicle
When Doris the iguana leapt onto a Northamptonshire firefighter’s helmet in a desperate bid to escape a house fire earlier this year the resulting picture went viral. Behind the headlines though was a message worth reinforcing – it’s not just humans that we save. This is particularly the case at Wellingborough Fire Station where crews …
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Northamptonshire businesses urged to review their fire safety
Northamptonshire businesses are being urged to review fire safety at their premises after a challenging 18-month period due to COVID. As social distancing restrictions have eased, businesses have been slowly allowed to reopen. But this may mean that they need to evaluate any changes to risk assessments following the pandemic. Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue Service …
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Desborough firefighters raise £1,500 and counting with Snowdon climb
Three Desborough firefighters have helped raise more than £1,500 for charity after scaling Mount Snowdon. On-call firefighters Mel Barker and Ian Jarvis, and wholetime firefighter Stuart Tomlin all climbed the second highest peak in the UK last Tuesday (August 24) in a bid to raise funds for The Fire Fighters Charity. The charity helps to …
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Free course to offer Northamptonshire bikers lifesaving skills
Bikers in Northamptonshire are being invited to a free course that will teach them vital lifesaving skills should they see a fellow motorcyclist involved in a collision. The ‘Biker Down’ course on September 4 – a joint initiative between Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue Service, Northamptonshire Police, and the Office for the Police, Fire and Crime …
