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Desborough firefighters featured in national on-call recruitment video

On-call firefighter Ian Jarvis

Firefighters at Desborough Fire Station have been filmed as part of a national video to promote on-call recruitment. On-call firefighter Ian Jarvis and fellow crew members in Desborough were filmed last week by a team producing a video for the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC), to be used across the country. A short version of …

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Students record knife crime rap at historic Northants music studio

Teenagers from a special educational needs school in Kettering have recorded a rap dedicated to exposing the issues of knife crime. The talented trio, Logan (aged 15), Paddy (15) and Ebony (14), who are students from Isebrook SEN College, were invited along to Beck Recording Studio in Wellingborough recently to record their rap. In recording …

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Cooking still a major cause of house fire in Northamptonshire

Pan on hob

Almost one sixth of domestic fires attended by Northamptonshire firefighters last year involved cooking as a cause. In 2018-2019, Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) attended 335 fires in people’s homes, 51 (just over 15 per cent) of which were linked to cooking. With many cooking fires affecting the elderly and those who live alone, …

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New firefighter recruits start Fire Service training following major recruitment drive

New recruits with Chief Fire Officer Darren Dovey and Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Stephen Mold

A group of 20 new firefighter recruits have officially started their training with Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) this week. The successful recruits were among 720 hopefuls who responded to a large-scale recruitment campaign, run in October last year, by applying to become full-time firefighters. After a challenging series of interviews and skills tests, …

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Road traffic collision staged as part of firefighter and paramedic training event

Road traffic collision exercise being carried out at Brixworth

Paramedic students from University of Northampton were invited to Brixworth Fire Station to take part in a training scenario involving a staged road traffic collision (RTC). The training opportunity was provided by Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) to enable both firefighters and trainee paramedics to practise their skills in dealing with the aftermath of …

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Firefighter pledges to raise thousands for cancer charity

A firefighter has pledged to raise £2,500 for a cancer charity and is being supported in his efforts by crewmates at Wellingborough Fire Station. Firefighter Ronnie Sherratt, of White Watch Wellingborough, will be running this year’s marathon for Macmillan Cancer Support. And crews at Wellingborough have stepped in to help him reach his fundraising total …

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Dramatic plane fire staged in firefighter training exercise

Firefighters tackle plane fire in training scenario

A plane fuselage at a college campus in Kettering became the setting of a training exercise in which firefighters dealt with the aftermath of an emergency landing. This week Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) took part in an annual exercise at Tresham College in Kettering, to work with students in developing skills with which …

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Chance to try out firefighting skills as part of drop-in recruitment events

On-Call firefighter recruitment poster

Think you have what it takes to be an on-call firefighter? Wellingborough Fire Station is now offering the opportunity to have a go at some of the firefighting skills involved. The station, in Irthlingborough Road, will be welcoming visitors on two Saturdays next month (February 22 and 29, 10am-3pm) where people can find out more …

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