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A volunteer with fake injuries, who is on the ground clutching his head, receives treatment from two workers taking part in Exercise Curtain Call

8 February 23

News

More than 100 volunteers helped Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service in a training drill to test the evacuation of a theatre during a major fire. The Red Watch crew at Kettering worked in partnership with the Lighthouse Theatre on Thurston Drive, Kettering, to simulate the incident – with the help of cadet volunteers from fire, …

Sacks of fertilizer being stored in a barn

3 February 23

Blog posts

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) is reminding local farmers to notify them if they are storing dangerous substances, as they launch a new online form to simplify the notification process. Farmers are legally required to ensure the safe storage and handling of dangerous substances and have an obligation to notify both their local fire …

Chief Fire Officer Mark Jones, pictured on the left, signs the Armed Forces Covenant alongside a a representative of the armed forces community

31 January 23

News

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service is continuing its pledge to support members of the Armed Forces community – recognising the value of serving personnel, veterans, Reserve Forces and military families by re-signing the Armed Forces Covenant. Chief Fire Officer Mark Jones re-signed the Covenant for the Fire Service alongside Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Stephen …

A picture showing Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service staff ensuring regulations are checked

23 January 23

News

Owners and managers of residential buildings with multiple occupants in Northamptonshire are being urged to make sure they meet new fire safety regulations that come into force today (January 23). The Fire Safety Act 2022 and Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 set down laws that ensure that responsible persons for multi-occupied residential buildings must manage …

Protection Officers with Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service give home safety advise to a HMO owner in Northampton

12 January 23

News

More than 1,000 premises were visited by Fire Protection officers in 2022 to help significantly reduce the risk of fires in buildings where people live, work and visit. Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue has also reached out to property owners across the county to ensure they meet their legal requirements. Among those to have been targeted …

The Pinnacle building on Woolmonger Street in Northampton

19 December 22

News

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service took part in a training exercise today (December 16) to test their response to a high-rise flat fire. Three crews, from Moulton, Mereway and The Mounts, simulated a rescue of two casualties from a third floor flat in The Pinnacle building, on Woolmonger Street in Northampton town centre. It also …

A number of agencies are shown taking part in Operation Puddleduck

15 December 22

News

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service have held a five day emergency exercise designed to test their response to a major incident. Exercise Puddle Duck brought together a wide variety of agencies to take part in the five-day simulation based on the scenario of widespread flooding at Billing Aquadrome. Forty-five staff from Northamptonshire Police, East Midlands …

14 December 22

News

Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Stephen Mold has launched a consultation on the level of council tax precept for policing and fire and rescue services in the county next year, warning that these services are under pressure from the financial challenges facing the country. Northamptonshire Police and Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service  are funded …

Fire staff carry out a Home Fire Safety Visit

12 December 22

News

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service will be handing out safety advice to residents in Kingsthorpe on Wednesday (December 14) following a recent house fire in the area. Crews from Moulton and The Mounts will be joined by NFRS staff members in carrying out a ‘hot strike’ on Newington Road from noon until 4pm. It will …

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service is urging people to keep their chimneys well maintained over the Christmas period

9 December 22

News

Northamptonshire residents are being urged to ensure their chimneys are well maintained ahead of the Christmas period. Winter is the most popular time of the year for people to relax in front of the fireplace, but this also makes it one of the busiest times of the year for NFRS crews to be called out. …

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