The Fire Service has been praised for the positive contribution it has made to the community throughout the Covid 19 pandemic, while continuing to carry out its day-to-day business of keeping people safe. In August 2020, the Home Secretary asked HMICFRS to inspect how Fire & Rescue Services in England were responding to the Covid …
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Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service continue pandemic support to other agencies
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) is giving continued support to the county’s response to COVID 19, driving ambulances and assisting with the transfer of the deceased from Northampton General Hospital to the Leys, which is the county’s temporary body storage facility and part of the Local Resilience Forum. The Government asked the fire service …
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Reduce your lockdown fire safety risks after spate of incidents in county
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) are urging people to be aware of some basic fire safety tips during lockdown, following a spate of fires caused by cooking and heating in the home. With people across the county now asked to stay indoors to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and people working from home and …
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Fire Service partners with Crimestoppers to help tackle deliberate fires
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) has joined forces with Crimestoppers to launch a new service for people to report information about deliberate fires anonymously. The new service – FireStoppers – has been jointly funded by NFRS, Northamptonshire Police and the Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner. It will allow people to provide information via …
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Think fire safety this Christmas
With Christmas around the corner, Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) has launched its annual campaign, urging people to keep safe during the festivities. Cooking, candle use, alcohol consumption, the use of fairy lights and new electrical gadgets often help make the season fun, but they can also pose risks when it comes to fire …
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‘Near miss’ fire incidents prompt appeal to look after the vulnerable this Christmas
A string of ‘near miss’ incidents at the homes of vulnerable people has led to a plea from the Fire Service for everyone to consider the fire safety of others. Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) is appealing for relatives and carers to please look for warning signs of fire risk in the homes of …
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Home security boost in Northampton and Wellingborough this Christmas
More than 2,000 homes near to the centre of Northampton have been given home security packs full of information and items to help them keep safe and prevent crime. Homes in the Portland Place, Kettering Road and Bouverie estate area of Northampton have received the packs as part of a project being run by the …
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Rise in chimney fires prompts safety reminder to public
Firefighters in Northamptonshire attended 70 per cent more chimney fires last year, compared to the year before. In the financial year 2019-2020, Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) attended 68 chimney fires, compared to 40 in 2018-2019. With the colder weather now setting in, NFRS would like to remind people to please have their chimney …
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Judges announce young winner of arson poster competition
Organisers of a poster competition aimed at highlighting the dangers of arson have announced the winner as 11-year-old Callum Stewart from Northampton. The competition for under 18s was launched earlier this year by the joint Arson Task Force (ATF) and Prevention teams (Northamptonshire Police and Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service), who were looking for leaflets …
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Specialist hoods introduced to protect public in emergency fire evacuations
Thousands of pounds in post-Grenfell funding have been spent on kitting every fire engine in the county with fire escape hoods, to help keep people safer during fire evacuations. Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) has bought in 120 fire escape hoods, which can be placed over the heads of members of the public to …
