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  • Don’t let fire ruin festive fun this Christmas

    Thursday 20 December 2018

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) is urging residents of the two counties to put fire safety at the top of their Christmas lists.

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  • HMI report on Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service

    Thursday 20 December 2018

    Hereford & Worcester Fire & Rescue Service (HWFRS) has been assessed as 'good' at providing effective emergency response, prevention and protection services, although there is still more work to do on how it can best use its resources to maintain this. The report of the first inspection of the Service by the newly formed Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS), was published today

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  • Cottage thatched roof completely destroyed by fire

    Friday 14 December 2018

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

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  • New fire station to be built in Broadway

    Wednesday 05 December 2018

    Hereford & Worcester Fire Authority has confirmed funding for the re-building of Broadway Fire Station. The fire station will be re-designed and re-built on the current site and all staff and equipment from the existing station will transfer to the new facility when it becomes operational.

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  • Preventing electrical heating house fires

    Monday 26 November 2018

    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.

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  • Kidderminster firefighter recruit is honoured

    Tuesday 20 November 2018

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

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  • Fire and Rescue Service annual honours (Herefordshire)

    Tuesday 20 November 2018

    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.

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  • Senior citizens at greatest risk of home electrical fires

    Monday 19 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.

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  • Bewdley families evacuated after gas leak

    Friday 16 November 2018

    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.

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  • HWFRS supports Product Safety Week

    Monday 12 November 2018

    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.

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