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  • Kidderminster Business Owner Sentenced Following Serious Fire Safety Offences

    A Kidderminster business owner has been sentenced at Worcester Crown Court following a successful prosecution by Hereford & Worcester Fire Authority for serious breaches of fire safety legislation. On 8 October 2026, Ansar Javaid, sole trader of Milan Pizza, 15 Comberton Hill, Kidderminster, DY10 1QG, appeared before Worcester Crown Court and pleaded guilty to two…

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  • Tumble dryer recall issued after report from HWFRS

    Tumble dryer recall issued after report from HWFRS

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service has played a significant role in the recall of several thousand potentially dangerous… Read more

  • October Could Save Your Life – Test Smoke Alarms in Herefordshire & Worcestershire

    October Could Save Your Life – Test Smoke Alarms in Herefordshire & Worcestershire

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service, as part of the national Fire Kills Campaign, is urging people to test… Read more

  • Fire Doors can be our first line of defence in a fire

    Fire Doors can be our first line of defence in a fire

    Fire doors are often the first line of defence in a fire especially when we are asleep and at our… Read more

  • Former HWFRS Chief Fire Officer Mark Yates QFSM has passed away

    Former HWFRS Chief Fire Officer Mark Yates QFSM has passed away

    Former Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service Chief Fire Officer Mark Yates QFSM passed away on Friday, 19 September… Read more

  • The purrfect end to Tenbury Wells cat burglar mystery

    The purrfect end to Tenbury Wells cat burglar mystery

    A mysterious run of overnight alarm activations at Tenbury Wells Fire Station has come to a purrfect conclusion. The happy… Read more

  • Get Your Chimney Swept in Herefordshire & Worcestershire Before Winter Hits

    Get Your Chimney Swept in Herefordshire & Worcestershire Before Winter Hits

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service is supporting Chimney Fire Safety Week (1-8 September), which is part of the Government’s Fire… Read more

  • Major Fire at Raven Hotel, Droitwich – Successfully Extinguished

    Major Fire at Raven Hotel, Droitwich – Successfully Extinguished

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service responded swiftly to a significant fire at the historic Raven Hotel in Droitwich,… Read more

  • Fuel your summer adventures across Herefordshire and Worcestershire—but charge with care

    Fuel your summer adventures across Herefordshire and Worcestershire—but charge with care

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue is urging e-bike and e-scooter users to have fun but stay safe this summer.… Read more

  • World Drowning Prevention Day: When Knowledge Becomes Lifesaving Power

    World Drowning Prevention Day: When Knowledge Becomes Lifesaving Power

    This World Drowning Prevention Day, agencies across West Mercia are uniting, alongside the families of those affected by drowning to… Read more

  • Heat Wave Open Fires across the two counties

    Heat Wave Open Fires across the two counties

    Over the weekend, there was an unprecedented number of calls due to the heat wave, many of which linked to… Read more

  • Notice of conclusion of audit 2023-24

    Notice of conclusion of audit 2023-24

    HEREFORD & WORCESTER FIRE AUTHORITY AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 NOTICE OF CONCLUSION OF AUDIT The Accounts… Read more

  • Say no to garden bonfires this summer: fire safety warning for Herefordshire & Worcestershire

    Say no to garden bonfires this summer: fire safety warning for Herefordshire & Worcestershire

    Bonfire Safety Tips  We don’t recommend having a bonfire in your garden. They can easily get out of hand and… Read more

  • Hereford Fire Station has now temporarily relocated

    Hereford Fire Station has now temporarily relocated

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) has temporarily relocated Hereford Fire Station as of June 2025 to allow the… Read more

  • Get your adrenaline pumping and support the Fire Fighters Charity at the same time

    Get your adrenaline pumping and support the Fire Fighters Charity at the same time

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service’s Phoenix Challenge has 60 places available for an adrenaline-pumping experience at St Peter’s Church… Read more

  • Audit of Accounts Public Inspection Notice – Year ended 31 March 2025

    Audit of Accounts Public Inspection Notice – Year ended 31 March 2025

    NOTICE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 Notice is hereby given under… Read more

  • Phoenix challenge aims at £30,000 fundraising target

    Phoenix challenge aims at £30,000 fundraising target

    Despite poor weather, the sixth Stu’s Phoenix Challenge has again given a welcome boost to the Fire Fighters Charity. The… Read more

  • Birthday honours award for key member of HWFRS support staff

    Birthday honours award for key member of HWFRS support staff

    A long-serving member of the support staff at Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service has been recognised in the… Read more

  • HWFRS successful at Chamber of Commerce awards

    HWFRS successful at Chamber of Commerce awards

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service has achieved a double success at the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce… Read more

  • Herefordshire & Worcestershire’s ultimate guide to safe fuel storage at home

    Herefordshire & Worcestershire’s ultimate guide to safe fuel storage at home

    Storing Fuel safely at home Many people store petrol or other fuels at home, for use in lawnmowers or other… Read more

  • Barbourne Works update

    Barbourne Works update

    Hereford and Worcester Fire & Rescue Authority issued a Prohibition Notice to the Building Agents who are responsible for Barbourne… Read more

  • Prohibition Notice Issued

    Prohibition Notice Issued

    Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service are working with Local Authority partners, and housing managers, First Port, following the… Read more

  • Fire Service issues warning ahead of disposable vape ban from 1 June 2025

    Fire Service issues warning ahead of disposable vape ban from 1 June 2025

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service is urging people who vape to take extra care when charging their devices, as… Read more

  • Fire now extinguished in St Cecilia Close, Kidderminster

    Fire now extinguished in St Cecilia Close, Kidderminster

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service crews have been fighting a fire this afternoon in a block of flats… Read more

  • It’s time for all boats in Hereford and Worcester to have suitable smoke and carbon monoxide alarms

    It’s time for all boats in Hereford and Worcester to have suitable smoke and carbon monoxide alarms

    During the national Fire Kills Campaign’s Boat Fire Safety Week, Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service are stressing the… Read more