Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service has been awarded £660,000 funding from the Home Office to support additional costs during the pandemic. The funding will be used to help cover costs for items like personal protective equipment (PPE) and sanitising products to allow firefighters to safely carry out their roles and ICT equipment to allow staff …
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County partnership continues to work hard to improve road safety after rise in KSI figures
The number of killed or seriously injured (KSI) casualties on Northamptonshire roads in 2019 was the highest it had been in eight years. Overall KSI figures increased by 59 from 288 casualties in 2018 to 347 last year, while the number of people killed on the county’s roads rose from 31 to 42 in the …
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Can you draw a firefighter?
Calling young artists (whether off school or still going to school) who are looking for some extra activities to get involved with! Take a look at our attached photo which features two of our firefighters (far right and far left) wearing our distinctive gold kit. Do you think you could draw a firefighter and send …
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Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service deliver medication to the vulnerable
Firefighters and staff from Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service are working with pharmacies to deliver essential medication to vulnerable people across the county as they go the extra mile as part of the partnership response to Covid 19. Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service will be delivering for community pharmacies and dispensing GP practices, which will …
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Captain Tom honoured in naming of water rescue boat
A Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service powerboat has been named ‘Captain Tom’ in honour of a celebrated NHS fundraiser. The name was suggested as part of a Facebook challenge in which members of the public were asked to think of a name for the boat, used by NFRS in water rescues. The winning name was …
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Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service support Local Resilience Forum with movement of bodies
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service have been supporting the Local Resilience Forum, which co-ordinates the county’s response to the Covid 19 emergency, with the movement of the deceased from hospitals to the county’s temporary mortuaries. The Government asked the fire service nationally to support this difficult and sensitive work and Northamptonshire firefighters have risen to …
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Two rescued from Corby care home fire
At 2.50am this morning, Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service received reports of a fire at a care home in Rockingham Road, Corby. Four fire engines were immediately mobilised and were in attendance within minutes – two from Corby, and one each from Kettering and Desborough fire stations. At the scene, fire crews were faced with …
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Residents urged not to burn waste during lockdown
Northamptonshire residents are being urged not to burn garden waste during the coronavirus lockdown, with an increase in bonfires posing health risks and heaping pressure on emergency crews. Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue Service (NFRS) have reported a surge in call-outs to bonfires that have got out of hand in recent weeks, while burning waste at …
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Covid-19: Motorists urged to slow down and take extra care on roads
With the volume of traffic at the lowest it has been for years, Northamptonshire Safer Roads Alliance is urging motorists to slow down when driving on our county roads. While the majority of people are following the government advice to stay at home and only make essential journeys, others have been using the roads …
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Fire service colleagues to support EMAS with COVID-19 response
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service will be among the six Fire and Rescue services across the East Midlands joining East Midlands Ambulance Service to commence training to support the response to COVID-19. If the need arises in the coming weeks, fire service personnel will work alongside EMAS Urgent Care colleagues and will carry out support …
Fire Risk Assessment (worked example for House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)) (PDF 389KB)
