Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue Service is hiring a new cohort of apprentice firefighters to help keep our county safe. Firefighting is a rewarding career that involves so much more than fighting fires. Our firefighters play a vital role in promoting fire safety in their local communities through prevention and protection work and Home Fire Safety …
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Pride for first cohort of Northamptonshire firefighters to achieve apprentice qualification
A cohort of firefighters have become the first ever in Northamptonshire to receive an apprenticeship qualification with the Service. The 14 firefighters have received the Level 3 Operational Firefighter qualification from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, and demonstrates the Fire Service’s desire to develop our firefighters and equip them with skills and qualifications …
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Plans in place to keep hundreds of thousands of race fans safe at British Grand Prix
Work is continuing at Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service to help keep hundreds of thousands of race fans safe at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone this year. The four-day race weekend get underway on Thursday July 4 and is expected to see over 160,000 people in attendance on race day alone as the weekend …
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Reminder to fully extinguish cigarettes following smoking related fires
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service is reminding people to ensure their cigarettes are put right out – after attending three smoking related incidents that sparked outdoor fires yesterday (June 25). Just after 8am yesterday, firefighters had to use wildfire backpacks to extinguish an outdoor bin that had been set alight in St Katherine’s Street, Northampton. …
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Fond farewell to popular firefighter and Mounts historian Steve ‘Korky’ Corcoran
This week the Fire Service is bidding a fond farewell to Steve Corcoran, fondly known as Korky, who will be retiring after more than 35 years of sterling service. Steve (pictured centre above) is the third generation of firefighter in his family, with his grandfather Patrick Corcoran serving as a firefighter in London during the …
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New Northamptonshire Fire recruits celebrate Passing Out parade
The latest intake of wholetime firefighters for Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service have completed an intense period of training with their Passing Out parade at the Fire Service College. The 12 new apprentices had been welcomed to the Service back in April and underwent a two-week induction course in Northamptonshire before attending the College, which …
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More success for Northamptonshire firefighters in Challenge competition
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service continued its recent run of winning medals at the Welsh Firefighter Challenge. Taking place in Swansea over the weekend (June 3), the Welsh Firefighter Challenge is a regional sporting event for serving and retired firefighters. The event raises both awareness of the skills that firefighters need to keep communities safe, …
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Fire crews deal with blaze in Bridge Street, Northampton
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service has left the scene of a fire at Bridge Street in Northampton. Crews were called to the scene shortly after 5am on the morning of Friday May 31 and found a well developed fire at the site of the derelict Fat Cats building. At the height of the blaze, we …
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Nikki Watson to start as Chief Fire Officer in Northamptonshire on May 16
Nikki Watson will join Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service as Chief Fire Officer on Thursday 16 May. Following the conclusion of an IOPC investigation, which found that there was no case to answer in respect of any of the allegations against her, Nikki is ready to start her new role. Nikki, who retired from a …
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Multi-agency exercise tests emergency services response to terrorist and chemical attack
Fire, Police and Ambulance services in Northamptonshire and neighbouring counties joined forces last week to test their joint response to a terrorist and chemical attack during a multi-agency training exercise at Silverstone circuit. Exercise Callicarpa, one of the largest training exercises of its kind in recent years, allowed the emergency services to test their strategic …