News Archives | Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service

Emergency services train for terrorist attack – Exercise Genesis

Wednesday 30 March 2011

The USAR (Urban Search and Rescue) team from Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service took part in Exercise Genesis at the weekend (25-27 March), a national exercise to test the response of emergency services to a major terrorist attack.

Fire at disused factory

Tuesday 29 March 2011

Crews from Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service were called to a fire at a disused factory in Kidderminster last night (Monday 28 March).

Three treated following chemical incident

Tuesday 29 March 2011

Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (H&WFRS) was called to reports of a chemical incident at industrial premises in Whitehouse Road in Kidderminster at around 11am yesterday morning (Monday 28 March).

Fire in industrial oven

Monday 28 March 2011

Fire crews from Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (H&WFRS) were called to a fire in an industrial oven at factory premises in Grandstand Road in Hereford at the weekend.

Fire crews save farm from catastrophic damage

Monday 28 March 2011

'On-Call' firefighters responded to their pagers at lunchtime on Wednesday 23 March 2011, after the Service received reports of farm buildings on fire in Eardisland, Herefordshire.

Disused social club severely damaged by fire

Thursday 24 March 2011

Fire crews from Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (H&WFRS) were called to a fire at disused social club in Matchborough Way in Redditch shortly after 9.30 pm last night (Wednesday 23 March).

Roof damaged by fire

Wednesday 23 March 2011

Fire crews from Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (H&WFRS) were called to a house in Belbroughton yesterday evening (Tuesday 23 March) after a neighbour noticed smoke coming from the roof of the property next door.

Fire at house in Redditch

Wednesday 23 March 2011

Three fire engines from Redditch attended a fire at a house in Evesham Road in Crabbs Cross yesterday afternoon (Tuesday 22 March).

Fire at house in Bromyard

Tuesday 22 March 2011

Fire crews from Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (H&WFRS) were dispatched to the Whitbourne area of Bromyard at around 9.50pm on Sunday night (20 March) following reports that that a tumble drier at an address in Gaines Road had caught fire.