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    HWFRS Financial Settlement

    After setting its budget for the current 2025/26 year, HWFRS had to make £1.2m of efficiency savings to address central government funding cuts and inflationary pressures. These savings have already been delivered this year without any changes to front‑line services. However, the Government’s recent grant announcement in December 2025 proposed a further £1.2m reduction in funding

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  • Dying 2 Drive well under way, teaching young people vital road safety lessons

    Dying 2 Drive well under way, teaching young people vital road safety lessons

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service’s popular road safety event Dying 2 Drive is now well under, teaching young… Read more

  • Chief Fire Officer signs Book of Condolence at Hindlip Hall

    Chief Fire Officer signs Book of Condolence at Hindlip Hall

    Following the death of Her Majesty The Queen, Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service Chief Fire Officer, Jon Pryce,… Read more

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    Bromsgrove Police and Fire Station Open Day postponed

    Due to the current period of official mourning after the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll, the Bromsgrove Police… Read more

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    Hereford Fire Station Open Day postponed.

    Due to the sad death of Her Majesty The Queen, and the current period of official mourning, the Hereford Fire… Read more

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    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service offers condolences on the death of Her Majesty The Queen

    On behalf of Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service, the Chief Fire Officer, Jon Pryce, and the Chair of… Read more

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    Businesses urged not to overlook fire safety during Business Safety Week and throughout the year

    The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) is urging businesses not to overlook fire safety and ensure it remains a top… Read more

  • Wyre Forest Fire Station cleaner Sue nets award for her hard work

    Wyre Forest Fire Station cleaner Sue nets award for her hard work

    A cleaner at Wyre Forest Fire Station has netted a top award for her work and for her positive influence… Read more

  • September is 30days30daysUK month with daily preparedness & protection tips – so track our social media channels for wide range of messages

    September is 30days30daysUK month with daily preparedness & protection tips – so track our social media channels for wide range of messages

    September is approaching fast – and that means so is our 30days30waysUK personal protection and preparedness campaign. Read more

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    Get Sweeping for Chimney Fire Safety Week and help to keep your family safe

    As autumn approaches, Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service is asking homeowners as part of Chimney Fire Safety Week… Read more

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    NFCC Position Statement on Fire and Rescue Service Pay 2022

    The National Fire Chiefs Council has released a position statement on Fire and Rescue Service pay 2022. Read more

  • Evesham firefighter acquires ‘mew’ family member after colleagues were called out to local flat

    Evesham firefighter acquires ‘mew’ family member after colleagues were called out to local flat

    When an Evesham firefighter’s colleagues were called to a flat in the town, little did he realise that he’d end… Read more

  • Stourport on Severn fire crew commander takes ‘hockey gold’ at World and Police Fire Games in Rotterdam

    Stourport on Severn fire crew commander takes ‘hockey gold’ at World and Police Fire Games in Rotterdam

    A Stourport on Severn firefighter has recently returned from Rotterdam after helping his team win gold for the UK Fire… Read more

  • Worcester retired firefighter and Army veteran to trek WW2 Pyrenees Freedom Trail for Fire Fighters Charity

    Worcester retired firefighter and Army veteran to trek WW2 Pyrenees Freedom Trail for Fire Fighters Charity

    Worcester retired firefighter and Army veteran Dave Smith will be taking on the rugged WW2 Discover Adventure Pyrenees Freedom Trail… Read more

  • Service responds to almost 200 callouts this week with Amber Alert forecasting even higher temperatures this weekend – so please take extra care

    Service responds to almost 200 callouts this week with Amber Alert forecasting even higher temperatures this weekend – so please take extra care

    At the end of a week that has seen nearly 200 callouts to a variety of incidents across our two… Read more

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    Please don’t drop litter – it’s a serious fire hazard

    Following reports of a large quantity of discarded litter strewn across Hartlebury Common over the weekend, including cigarette ends and… Read more

  • Do you have enough smoke alarms and do they work? Summer heatwave an ideal time to check.

    Do you have enough smoke alarms and do they work? Summer heatwave an ideal time to check.

    Smoke alarm purchasing is the National Fire Chief Council’s ‘Theme of the Month’ for August, so there is no better… Read more

  • Public Consultation: Attendance Performance Measure

    Public Consultation: Attendance Performance Measure

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service is encouraging everyone to have their say on a proposal to update the… Read more

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    Audit of accounts public inspection notice 2021-22

    From 1 August to 9 September 2022, between 9.00am and 5.00pm Mondays to Thursdays (4.00pm Fridays) on weekdays, any person… Read more

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    Disposable barbecue probable cause of fires last week on Lickey Hills, says HWFRS

    Following the fires last week at Lickey Hills and Hartlebury Common, and elsewhere, HWFRS are reminding people to take particular… Read more

  • Put safety first when cooking up summer feasts

    Put safety first when cooking up summer feasts

    With the summer holidays here, many children across Herefordshire and Worcestershire will now be spending time in the kitchen. But… Read more

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    Fifteen evacuated from their homes in Lickey Hills fire

    TWELVE crews from Hereford & Worcester, West Midlands and Shropshire Fire and Rescue Services have been fighting a serious fire… Read more

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    Crews fighting fire in the Lickey Hills

    HWFRS crews from Bromsgrove, Droitwich, Worcester and Redditch Fire Stations are currently fighting a fire in the open in the… Read more

  • Please don’t cause fires or other incidents during this week’s unprecedented heatwave – urges HWFRS

    Please don’t cause fires or other incidents during this week’s unprecedented heatwave – urges HWFRS

    Following a recent spate of wildfires and other incidents, both over the weekend and in the previous few days, HWFRS… Read more

  • Firefighters’ epic Brecon Beacons challenge in memory of popular former colleague again a huge success

    Firefighters’ epic Brecon Beacons challenge in memory of popular former colleague again a huge success

    A team of Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue (HWFRS) firefighters and family supporters have continued the fundraising legacy of… Read more