Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue Service was called to facilitate the rescue of a car from the water at Cottingham Road in Corby at 10.18am today (April 22). Two appliances from Corby attended the scene, as did technical rescue vehicles from Mereway and a water rescue vehicle from Wellingborough. On arrival the car was semi-submerged and …
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Fire Service responds to spate of deliberate fires
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) are asking people to take care after attending a spate of deliberate fires over the weekend (16th – 18th April). NFRS crews attended 11 incidents in public areas across the county, with the majority in Northampton. This follows a surge in deliberate fires over the Easter bank holiday weekend …
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Fire Service offer safety tips for fire free caravanning
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) is offering advice to motorhome and caravan users following their attendance at three recent fire incidents which have destroyed three unoccupied touring vehicles. As the weather improves and lockdown restrictions are lifted across the UK, many people will be considering a staycation. With more than 1.1 million caravans, motorhomes …
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Fire crews tackle electrical substation fire in Northampton
Firefighters battled through the night to put out a fire at an electrical substation in Northampton last night. The service was called at 9.15pm yesterday (April 15) to Semilong Road and upon arrival it was apparent that the substation was fully involved in a fire. Appliances from Mereway, Moulton and The Mounts attended and began …
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Firefighters help co-ordinate COVID testing in Corby
Firefighters from Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue Service helped with door-to-door COVID testing in Corby at the weekend. The service aided in delivering ‘surge’ tests in the Beanfield area across Saturday and Sunday. Beanfield has been identified for the pilot as it is an area with high rates of cases, but low rates of testing – …
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Fire service respond to spate of deliberate fires
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) are asking people to take care after attending a spate of deliberate fires over the Easter weekend. NFRS crews attended 12 incidents in public areas across the county, with five in and around Corby. These recent deliberate attempts to set light to grass, wood, shrubs, trees and even clothing …
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Ain’t no mountain high enough – Craig to take on highest UK peaks for charity
A Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue Service worker will try and scale six of the highest mountains in the British Isles in just four days for The Fire Fighters Charity. Craig Smith is taking on the 5+1 Peaks Challenge after his bid to climb Kilimanjaro in Tanzania was scuppered by the coronavirus pandemic. The 46-year-old, who …
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Put your cigarettes out – right out
The fire service is urging Northamptonshire smokers to ensure that their cigarettes are put right out. Smoking related fires are the biggest killers in accidental fires in the home according to national statistics, and cigarettes and other smoking products cause a quarter of all accidental fire fatalities in the home. To help the public stay …
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Be BBQ safe – simple steps to enjoy, not destroy, the great outdoors
With warmer weather, lighter evenings and an easing of lockdown many of us will be thinking about getting outdoors with friends and family. And that may mean the first BBQ of the season. Whilst nothing beats a BBQ in the sun, Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service are reminding people in the county to be BBQ …
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Stay safe near open water as lockdown rules are relaxed and weather gets warmer
People are being urged to stay safe around open water as families and young people start to head outside more. This week has seen a number of lockdown rules relaxed, and with hot weather predicted for this week and an upcoming Bank Holiday weekend looming, the temptation to head out to the water could be …
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