News & Events

HWFRS responded to a thatched roof fire at a residential property in Broughton Green, Droitwich.

In the last three years 15% of house fires in Herefordshire and Worcestershire were caused by heating appliances, resulting in two deaths and 18 injuries. Here HWFRS offers advice to avoid winter warming becoming a seasonal tragedy.

Firefighter Richard Dyche from Kidderminster has been honoured by Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service.

Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) presented honours recognising the talents and commitment of firefighters and their colleagues in Herefordshire, at a ceremony at the Town Hall on Friday 16 November 2018.

Nationally 11 accidental electrical fires a day affect people aged 65 and over, and Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) is asking people to check on older neighbours and friends, during Electrical Fire Safety Week.

Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service responded to a road traffic collision (RTC) and gas leak in the early hours of Friday 16 November 2018 on Kidderminster Road in Bewdley.

Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS), is supporting Product Safety Week, encouraging local residents to follow some simple safety tips when buying large domestic appliances online.

On-call firefighter Peter Murray talks about on balancing rural work, life, and firefighting to Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson.

Leintwardine on-call firefighter Peter Murray features in the BBC One documentary series Home Front Heroes with Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson on Wednesday 7 November 2018 (and on BBC iplayer until 6 December), as the modern-day version of a war-time air-raid warden.

Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) has re-located to Hindlip Park, completing the co-location plans with the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner and West Mercia Police headquarters.