Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Stephen Mold has joined Nick Adderley, Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police, and Darren Dovey, Chief Fire Officer, to reassure people that their emergency services are working hard to keep the county safe. “While people are being told to work at home, our officers and staff are still at work, …
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Staying at home? Don’t forget fire safety
‘Remember smoke alarms and fire safety’ is the message from Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service, as many in the population face a period of more time spent in their homes. With many people self-isolating following advice on social distancing or as a precaution against Coronavirus, this means basic, domestic fire safety is as important as …
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Dramas help educate hundreds of school pupils on issues of gangs and bullying
Education about gang culture, bullying and knife crime is being brought to hundreds of school children in the Wellingborough area through the use of drama. The productions, delivered by The Solomon Theatre Company, have been organised through the recently launched Good Citizen Programme. About 750 students at three secondary schools in Wellingborough – Wrenn School, …
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Chief Fire Officer asks Home Office to give clarity on future direction of service
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service Chief Fire Officer, Darren Dovey, has called on the Home Office to give clarity on the future role of fire and rescue services nationally, and to acknowledge the challenges faced by the Northamptonshire service in his first report since leaving the governance of the county council. Mr Dovey met the …
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Desborough firefighters featured in national on-call recruitment video
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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Injured firefighter returns to work more than a year after collision
Firefighter Mark Hackett has been welcomed back to work more than 18 months after a car was in collision with him in the centre of Corby. The 34-year-old, who started back at Corby Fire Station last week, praised Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service for all its support during an arduous period of rehabilitation. Mark was …
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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
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
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
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 …
