Chief Fire Officer Darren Dovey has released his annual report for 2021/22, covering the last year for Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service. In what is his final report ahead of his retirement next week, the Chief also reflects on the last three years since the governance of the Service transferred over to Northamptonshire Police, Fire …

Next week is @NFCC_FireChiefs Business Safety Week. If you own, run or are responsible for a small or medium business look out for fire safety information and advice by following #BusinessSafety22 Business Safety Week is an opportunity for the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC), supported by Fire and Rescue Services to make small and medium …

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service dealt with a number of calls regarding flooding in the county last night (August 16). Overall the Fire Service either attended or offered advice for 27 incidents that were reported to us between the hours of 9pm and 12.30am – with the vast majority being in Northampton and Kettering. The …

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service attended almost five times as many fires over the last week as this time last year – and received three times as many calls to its control room during the heatwave. From 6am on August 7 until 9pm on August 13, NFRS received more than 800 calls to its Control …

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) and Northamptonshire Police are urging people to be vigilant and report suspicious activity to help curb the spate of deliberate fires after a spike in the number of incidents in Northamptonshire over the last few days. Deliberate fires are dangerous at the best of times, but the county’s Fire …

People are being urged to take care of themselves and avoid putting additional pressure on health and emergency services in next week’s heatwave. Hospitals are already experiencing unprecedented numbers of attendances to their Emergency Departments. This is partly due to an increase in COVID-19 cases and they are expecting an increase in heat-related health issues …

Farmers are being urged to remain vigilant this weekend as hot weather increases the risk of field fires. It comes after Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to a crop fire in Glassthorpe Lane, Harpole, at 12.10pm yesterday (July 14). Crews from The Mounts, Moulton, Mereway and Towcester tackled two fires in two fields …

Mark Jones has been confirmed as the new Chief Fire Officer for Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service following a Confirmation Hearing of the Police, Fire and Crime Panel. Mr Jones appeared before the panel – which is made up of elected councillors and independent members – at The Guildhall in Northampton yesterday afternoon (July 6). …

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service’s Chief Fire Officer has welcomed the launch of the Government’s White Paper on the future of the fire service. Darren Dovey said: “Firefighters are justifiably held in high esteem by the public they serve. I believe that is more likely to remain the case in the future if we play …