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Landlords urged to remember safety responsibilities for derelict buildings

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Landlords of derelict and void buildings are being urged to remember their responsibility to keep them safe and secure – and ensure they don’t become targets for anti-social behaviour. The Arson Task Force, which is a partnership between Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service and Northamptonshire Police, work together to reduce anti-social behaviour and arson related …

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Local Resilience Forum joint statement

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The Northamptonshire Local Resilience Forum (LRF), which brings together emergency services, local authority, NHS and other partners to plan and prepare for localised incidents and emergencies, has issued a joint message, thanking communities for their support and solidarity during the events of recent days… “This has been a difficult and challenging week for our communities …

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Fire crews deal with blaze at six-storey building in Kettering town centre

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a fire at a six-storey building at Dalkeith Place, Kettering, shortly before 7.30pm on Friday evening (July 26). Crews were immediately dispatched to the incident and discovered smoke issuing from the roof space of the building, which was under construction. The Fire Service requested the …

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Apprentice firefighter jobs being recruited at Northamptonshire – apply now

Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue Service is hiring a new cohort of apprentice firefighters to help keep our county safe. Firefighting is a rewarding career that involves so much more than fighting fires. Our firefighters play a vital role in promoting fire safety in their local communities through prevention and protection work and Home Fire Safety …

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Pride for first cohort of Northamptonshire firefighters to achieve apprentice qualification

A number of apprentices and firefighter staff are shown pictured in a group wearing black uniform an office setting. In the middle of the group, wearing non-uniform, is Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Danielle Stone, while pictured immediately to her right, in a white shirt uniform, is Deputy Chief Fire Officer Simon Tuhill.

A cohort of firefighters have become the first ever in Northamptonshire to receive an apprenticeship qualification with the Service. The 14 firefighters have received the Level 3 Operational Firefighter qualification from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, and demonstrates the Fire Service’s desire to develop our firefighters and equip them with skills and qualifications …

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Plans in place to keep hundreds of thousands of race fans safe at British Grand Prix

A Northamptonshire firefighter in black, picture on right wearing sunglasses, is shown speaking to a man in a white shirt and sunglasses. In the foreground is a young boy wearing a red and white cap. The firefighter is giving safety advice to the man.

Work is continuing at Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service to help keep hundreds of thousands of race fans safe at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone this year.  The four-day race weekend get underway on Thursday July 4 and is expected to see over 160,000 people in attendance on race day alone as the weekend …

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Reminder to fully extinguish cigarettes following smoking related fires

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service is reminding people to ensure their cigarettes are put right out – after attending three smoking related incidents that sparked outdoor fires yesterday (June 25). Just after 8am yesterday, firefighters had to use wildfire backpacks to extinguish an outdoor bin that had been set alight in St Katherine’s Street, Northampton. …

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Northamptonshire Firefighter takes centre stage to help influence future of animal rescue practices

Firefighter Mick Titcombe observing a Koala during his Churchill Fellowship trip to Australia

A Northamptonshire firefighter took centre stage at an international conference demonstrating how the UK Fire Service can improve its rescue of animals from water. Mick Titcombe, a Command Training and Operational Assurance Team Manager at Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue Service, was a keynote speaker at the annual BARTA (British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care Association) …

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Fond farewell to popular firefighter and Mounts historian Steve ‘Korky’ Corcoran

This week the Fire Service is bidding a fond farewell to Steve Corcoran, fondly known as Korky, who will be retiring after more than 35 years of sterling service. Steve (pictured centre above) is the third generation of firefighter in his family, with his grandfather Patrick Corcoran serving as a firefighter in London during the …

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