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 …
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Stay cool with barbecue disposal as embers can stay hot for hours, public warned
Barbecues can take a long time to cool down and should be completely cold before embers are thrown away, residents are being reminded. This advice follows a fire last week in which a fence, two wheelie bins, a children’s paddling pool, the back door and bathroom window on a house, as well as garage guttering, …
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Avoid bonfires and help cut avoidable call-outs for firefighters, public urged
People are being discouraged from setting deliberate garden fires, in an effort to curb the number of bonfire call-outs faced by the Fire Service. In recent months, Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) has attended a high number of bonfire-related incidents. In some of these fires, firefighters have stepped in to extinguish a blaze seen …
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Warning to home improvers about oil cloth combustion risks
Home improvers who use linseed oil as part of their furniture projects are being warned about fire risks after a recent incident in which a pile of cloths began to spontaneously combust. The incident, which happened at a home in the Daventry area last month, involved a pile of linseed oil-soaked cloths which had been …
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More than 700 hours of ambulance service support work provided by Northamptonshire firefighters
Firefighters in Northamptonshire have contributed more than 700 hours of support for the work of East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) during the Covid-19 pandemic. A total of 12 firefighters from Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) began training in certain specialist functions with EMAS two months ago. Since April, they have carried out over 70 …
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Firefighters support Drowning Prevention Week in move to cut number of water deaths
Anyone thinking of heading to beaches and inland water locations this summer is being urged to remember the impact of Covid-19 on the usual service provided by rescue and lifeguard services. This is just one of the messages of the Royal Life Saving Society UK’s Drowning Prevention Week (June 12-19), which is being supported by …
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Fire crews attend business blaze in Corby
Eight fire crews attended a large blaze at an office block in Corby yesterday evening. Crews attended the building in Eismann Way at 10:50pm on Thursday, June 12, and firefighters were deployed inside wearing breathing apparatus as others tackled the fire from outside through a first floor window. One employee inside the building escaped without …
Fire Risk Assessment (worked example for House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)) (PDF 389KB)
