News & Events

Archive for June 2012

• Safe Cooking Advice

  Friday 22 June 2012

  Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) is reminding people to be vigilant in the kitchen after being called out to two cooking-related incidents in Worcester in the early hours of this morning (Friday 22 June).

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• Breathing Apparatus Challenge

  Friday 22 June 2012

  A team of firefighters from Droitwich and Worcester were presented with medals after finishing first in a competition to test their skills in the use of Breathing Apparatus.

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• Flat fire rescue

  Thursday 21 June 2012

  A woman was airlifted to hospital yesterday evening (Wednesday 20 June) after being rescued by firefighters from a severe fire in her Evesham flat.

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• Open Day at Stourport Fire Station

  Tuesday 19 June 2012

  Residents from Stourport-on-Severn and the surrounding area are invited along to an open day at their local fire station next weekend.

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• FireFit Challenge: The final push!

  Tuesday 19 June 2012

  Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service's (HWFRS) FireFit Challenge is reaching its final stages, with 4,478 miles of its target mileage now completed.

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• Update from Three Counties Show

  Monday 18 June 2012

  Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) has reported that the activities on offer in the Emergency Services Village at the Three Counties Show were well-received by visitors to this year's show, despite the poor weather conditions.

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• Warning following ford rescues

  Monday 18 June 2012

  Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) is urging motorists to be extra cautious when river levels are higher than usual after being called to two separate ford rescue incidents in Worcestershire on Friday (15 June).

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• Water pumped from narrow boat

  Monday 18 June 2012

  Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) was called to the canal side in Stourport-on-Severn on Saturday morning (16 June) following reports that a narrow boat moored near The Black Star Inn in Mitton Street was in danger of sinking.

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• Top award for Watch Commander

  Saturday 16 June 2012

  Watch Commander Ade Taylor from Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in recognition of his work for the Fire Service and the Young Firefighters Association in particular.

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• Boiler safety warning

  Thursday 14 June 2012

  A fire in a central heating boiler yesterday afternoon (Wednesday 13 June) has prompted fire officers to issue a safety reminder.

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