Archive for June 2015
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Free Radio Hursty and Helen visit Worcester Fire Station
Tuesday 30 June 2015
Today (Tuesday 30 June) Free Radio breakfast presenters, Hursty and Helen, stepped into the shoes of firefighters when they visited Worcester Fire Station as part of their A-Z of Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
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Flat fire in Hereford
Tuesday 30 June 2015
Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) were called to a fire in a flat above a shop on Whitecross Road, Hereford at 02:35 on Tuesday morning (30th June). Four fire appliances from Hereford (2), Fownhope and Ewyas Harold were deployed to the incident and on arrival fire fighters were faced with a severe fire that had engulfed the first floor flat and the roof.
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Fire service incidents attended in 2014-15 are the lowest ever recorded
Wednesday 24 June 2015
At the quarterly meeting on 17th June, Hereford and Worcester Fire Authority received its Annual Performance Report which revealed that the number of fire service incidents attended within Herefordshire and Worcestershire has continued to fall, with last year's 6,112 incidents being the lowest the Service has recorded since records began. There has been a 25 percent fall in incidents since 2010-11 with the Service responding to 3,000 fewer incidents than it did just over ten years ago.
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Get out, stay out and call 999
Friday 19 June 2015
As summer approaches Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) as part of the Fire Kills campaign, is asking people to make sure their family, guests and loved ones know how to get out, stay out, and call 999 in the event of a fire.
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Water safety advice for Drowning Prevention Week
Friday 19 June 2015
Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) is supporting Drowning Prevention Week, an initiative of the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) which will run from 20 to 28 June 2015.
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Metal recycling centre fire
Friday 19 June 2015
Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) were called to a fire at a metal recycling centre on Blackpole Trading Estate West at 20.34 on Tuesday (16th June). Six fire appliances from Worcester, Droitwich, Bromsgrove and Upton were deployed to the incident, supported by a specialist foam unit, water carrier, environmental protection unit, aerial appliance and a hazardous materials officer.
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Finalists are announced after HWFRS host the final task of the LG Challenge
Wednesday 10 June 2015
On 3rd and 4th June 2015, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) hosted the final task of the Local Government Challenge. The contestants, who are aspiring future local government chief executives, arrived in Worcester to face the judges and compete to win a £10,000 scholarship.
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Firefighters from Ross-on-Wye win a place in the National UKRO Challenge 2015
Wednesday 10 June 2015
On Saturday 6th June at Webbs of Wychbold, fire crews showed off their skills to win a place in the national UKRO (United Kingdom Rescue Organisation) Challenge 2015.
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Farm building fire
Monday 08 June 2015
Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) was called to a fire at a farm in Breinton, Hereford at 18.54 on Friday (5th June). Six fire appliances from Hereford, Fownhope, Eardisley and Peterchurch, were deployed to the incident, supported by two water carriers, an environmental protection unit, command support unit and a hazardous materials officer.
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Local MP congratulates firefighters and film club's success
Thursday 04 June 2015
Bromsgrove's local MP, Sajid Javid has visited Bromsgrove Fire Station to congratulate the firefighters and amateur film makers behind the making of a dementia awareness film, set in Bromsgrove.
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