Firefighters were last winter called to more than 30 reports of chimney fires in Northamptonshire, prompting reminders for people to please have their chimneys swept. With autumn and winter just around the corner, Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) would like to encourage people to take an early opportunity to organise their chimney maintenance. NFRS …
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Rising visitor numbers at country parks spark warnings over water safety
With local country parks reporting increased numbers of ‘staycation’ visitors, Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service would like to remind people to please think ‘water safety’. Park spaces with waterways, such as Sywell Country Park, have been experiencing surges in visitor numbers, but also issues with people not abiding by park bylaws. Visitors have been using …
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Fire warning from landlord after tumbled-dried tea towels ‘spontaneously combust’
The owner of a country pub near Kettering says he feels ‘very lucky’ not to have suffered worse damage after a pile of tea towels ‘spontaneously combusted’ in a washing basket. Landlord Joe Buckley, who owns The Tollemache Arms in Harrington, was keen to warn other catering businesses about this unusual fire risk, following an …
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Pandemic support for ambulance service ends after completion of almost 1500 hours of work
Firefighters in Northamptonshire will this week bring their programme of ambulance service support efforts to a close, having completed almost 1500 hours of work during the pandemic. Since the end of April, on-call firefighters from Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) have completed 146 shifts to support East Midlands Ambulance Service, amounting to just under …
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Thousands of medication deliveries made by firefighters, as pharmacy support work ends
Almost 3,000 medication deliveries have been made by Northamptonshire firefighters to ‘at risk’ individuals as part of a support scheme which draws to a close this week. Throughout the pandemic, firefighters have been working to help those who are shielding and at particular risk from Covid-19 by volunteering to aid in pharmacy deliveries to people’s …
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Enjoy your camping ‘staycation’ safely
With many camping and caravanning sites now reopened for business, people are being urged to please remember to think fire safety during staycations. As schools prepare to shut for summer and the UK holiday season starts, Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) would like to remind holiday-makers about the steps they can take to enjoy …
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Woman sadly dies in Northampton fire
A 58-year-old woman has died after a bungalow fire in Blackberry Lane, Northampton. At 12.45am this morning (Tuesday, July 14), Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to the address in Briar Hill after a neighbour reported hearing a smoke alarm and observed smoke coming from a nearby property. Three fire appliances from Mereway, The …
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Fire Protection team helping schools across Northamptonshire stay fire safe during pandemic
While schools are working hard to make sure children are as safe as possible from Covid-19, Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) is making sure they are fire safe too. Officers from NFRS’s Fire Protection Team have been busy on the phones in recent weeks and have so far contacted almost 300 schools in the …
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Have you got an eye for design? Enter our competition!
Young people with a talent for design are being set a new challenge to create a poster or leaflet which could be used in communities to help raise awareness of the risk of arson. If you are under 18 and would like to help in protecting Northamptonshire against arson, you are invited to email in …
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Warning to open water swimmers – stay away from ponds and lakes at Northamptonshire’s country parks
‘Steer clear of unsafe lakes and ponds if you want to open water swim,’ is the message from Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS). This warning is being issued following the recent heatwave when groups of adults and children were seen attempting to swim and paddle in waterways at Northamptonshire’s country parks. People are being …
Fire Risk Assessment (worked example for House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)) (PDF 389KB)
