Chief Fire Officer Darren Dovey has released his annual report for 2021/22, covering the last year for Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service. In what is his final report ahead of his retirement next week, the Chief also reflects on the last three years since the governance of the Service transferred over to Northamptonshire Police, Fire …
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Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service host Ukrainian dignitaries
Two Ukrainian dignitaries visited Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service this week (27 September) to find out about the Service, how technology and innovation are improving our operational response, and to share our experience, knowledge and expertise in firefighter development and training and interoperability. The Head of Poltava Fire Brigade and a representative from the EU …
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Read the Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP) 2022-25
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) has now published its Community Risk Management Plan – which examines the risks the county may face and how the Service will use its resources to tackle them. The Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP) lasts for the period between 2022 and 2025 and is one of three key documents …
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Business Safety Week 05-11 September 2022
Next week is @NFCC_FireChiefs Business Safety Week. If you own, run or are responsible for a small or medium business look out for fire safety information and advice by following #BusinessSafety22 Business Safety Week is an opportunity for the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC), supported by Fire and Rescue Services to make small and medium …
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Fire service deals with flood call outs after heavy rainfall
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service dealt with a number of calls regarding flooding in the county last night (August 16). Overall the Fire Service either attended or offered advice for 27 incidents that were reported to us between the hours of 9pm and 12.30am – with the vast majority being in Northampton and Kettering. The …
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Sharp increase in incidents attended by Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service attended almost five times as many fires over the last week as this time last year – and received three times as many calls to its control room during the heatwave. From 6am on August 7 until 9pm on August 13, NFRS received more than 800 calls to its Control …
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Joint plea to the public as deliberate fire setting increases in the county
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) and Northamptonshire Police are urging people to be vigilant and report suspicious activity to help curb the spate of deliberate fires after a spike in the number of incidents in Northamptonshire over the last few days. Deliberate fires are dangerous at the best of times, but the county’s Fire …
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Significant progress in how Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service keeps the county safe
Ratings for efficiency and effectiveness move to good from requires improvement More work to do on ‘People’ area, which requires improvement Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service has been commended for the improvements that it has made in keeping the county safe, in its second inspection by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue …
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Round-up following busy day as temperatures hit 40 degrees in Northamptonshire
The hot and dry weather yesterday (July 19) meant it was a very busy day for both our control room operators and our crews across the county. On an average day Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service attends 12 incidents, and from 6am yesterday until 6am this morning (July 20) we had 71 incidents logged on …
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People encouraged to stay safe in coming heatwave
People are being urged to take care of themselves and avoid putting additional pressure on health and emergency services in next week’s heatwave. Hospitals are already experiencing unprecedented numbers of attendances to their Emergency Departments. This is partly due to an increase in COVID-19 cases and they are expecting an increase in heat-related health issues …
Fire Risk Assessment (worked example for House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)) (PDF 389KB)
