Firefighters are currently in attendance at a fire on an industrial estate in Corby. Six appliances were called to a business in Princewood Road on the Earlstrees industrial estate at 12.35pm today. Residents and those working in the local area are advised to keep their windows and doors shut. A section of Princewood Road has …
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Advice for Desborough residents affected by Rushton waste fire
People affected by either a smell of burning or smoke from a waste fire in Rushton are being advised to keep doors and windows closed. Crews from Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) have remained on the scene of the fire at a waste transfer site in Oakley Road since it broke out at around …
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Update on overnight fires in Rushton and Northampton
Crews remain on the scene of two fires in Rushton and Northampton. Firefighters were called to a fire at a waste transfer station in Oakley Road, Rushton, at 10.28pm, and to a factory fire in Studland Road, Northampton, at 11.54pm yesterday, Tuesday, July 23. This morning, Wednesday, July 24, two appliances remain at the ongoing …
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Firefighters on scene at large fires in Rushton and Northampton
Crews from Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) are tonight dealing with two large fires in Rushton and Northampton. A rubbish fire is currently burning at a waste transfer station in Oakley Road, Rushton, and a single-storey factory is alight in Studland Road, Northampton. NFRS is asking people to avoid the areas around each incident …
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Firefighters stage water rescue at University of Northampton
Firefighters launched a water safety campaign today by setting up a staged rescue of a casualty from the River Nene. The event was set up with kind permission of the University of Northampton, who allowed Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service to use its Waterside Campus to carry out the exercise. Firefighters from Wellingborough and Mereway …
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Corby Technical School wins Northamptonshire County Schools Challenge
The winner of this year’s Northamptonshire County Schools Challenge competition has been named as Corby Technical School. Corby Technical School was one of eight teams which took part in the challenge’s grand final event yesterday (MONDAY) at The Castle Theatre in Wellingborough. The theme of this year’s Northamptonshire County Schools Challenge (NCSC) was knife crime, …
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Road safety graffiti mural revealed at Kettering Fire Station
A graffiti mural with a road safety theme has been unveiled at Kettering Fire Station. The mural was designed and created by students from Southfield School in Kettering as part of their RoadArt project, which aims to boost people’s awareness of road safety messages. RoadArt was the winning idea in the grand final of Northamptonshire …
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Summer fire safety campaign launched to help reduce grass fires
A campaign to highlight the grass fire risk posed during warm summer months has been launched by firefighters in Northamptonshire. Last year Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) attended 378 fires affecting grassland, woodland and crops in areas ranging from people’s gardens to roadside vegetation and farmland. Today (Friday, June 28) NFRS launched its …
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Finalists announced for this year’s Northamptonshire County Schools Challenge
Students from 21 secondary schools visited Wootton Hall this week to compete in the semi-finals of this year’s Northamptonshire County Schools Challenge (NCSC). A panel of judges listened to presentations by each of the school’s teams in which pupils explained more about the social enterprise projects they had developed to educate others about this year’s …
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Firefighters attend blaze at Brackley Town Football clubhouse
Crews from Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) have today been tackling a fire at Brackley Town Football’s clubhouse building. NFRS was called to the fire in Churchill Way shortly before 3am and it was brought under control by about 6am. More than 30 firefighters attended the scene and they were also supported by crews …
Fire Risk Assessment (worked example for House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)) (PDF 389KB)
