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 …
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County in safe hands as Northamptonshire firefighters take top spots in international challenge
Northamptonshire Firefighters have shown their strength in the Cheshire Firefighter Challenge held this month (August) with four of the county’s firefighters finishing in the top twenty, with one scooping first place. One hundred firefighters signed up to the Challenge from as far afield as Germany, New Zealand and USA to take on the gruelling competition …
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Mayoral visit to The Mounts Fire Station
In recognition of The Mounts Fire Station being granted Grade II listed status, Northamptonshire’s Mayor, Councillor Rufia Ashraf visited the iconic building to find out more about the historical importance the fire station has had in the county town. The Mayor was welcomed by Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Stephen Mold, Chief Fire Officer, Darren …
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NFRS test their mass decontamination capability
Every year, firefighters undergo various training exercises to assess their capability at incidents and to revalidate key operational skills, not just in attending fires, but also road traffic collisions, water rescues and flooding, as well as incidents involving hazardous material. Over the summer months crews from Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) have been running …
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New CPR dolls to help deliver ‘lifesaving’ training skills
New portable mannequins will help to ensure that lifesaving resuscitation skills can be taught more easily across Northamptonshire. The new mannequins will be available for the Prevention team at Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue Service to use at community organisations and events, and will also be used by the Emergency Services Cadets to teach young people …
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Chief Fire Officer’s annual report records a ‘year like no other’
The Chief Fire Officer of Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service, Darren Dovey, has published his annual report, which is a record of ‘a year like no other’ that showed the ‘fire service at its best’. As the covid 19 pandemic took over the life of the country, the impact was felt across the fire service …
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Arson Task Force helping to tackle anti-social behaviour in Northamptonshire
Anti-social behaviour awareness week is all about highlighting how we are helping to make communities safer – and the Arson Task Force is doing just that here in Northamptonshire. Set up in 2004, the Arson Task Force (ATF) is a joint partnership between Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue Service and Northamptonshire Police. “Our aim is to …
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Water safety advice at a sunny Rushden Lakes
Crews from Rushden and Wellingborough were on hand this weekend to offer water safety advice at a sunny Rushden Lakes. A pump from both stations, and the water rescue boat from Wellingborough, made the short trip to the shopping and leisure complex on Saturday – with firefighters and prevention staff on hand to dish out …
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Desborough Open Day to welcome potential new recruits
Desborough residents can find out whether they have what it takes to become a firefighter at a recruitment Open Day. Desborough Fire Station, on King Street, is welcoming guests to drop in on July 27 between 2pm and 6pm who want to find out more about what being an on-call firefighter can look like. Northamptonshire …
