18 November 2024
The Labrador was believed to have been one of the UK’s longest serving fire investigation dogs and in November received the PDSA’s Order of Merit.
15 November 2024
Essex fire service received flood of 999 calls after smoke seen pouring from upper floors of former Barclay’s Bank building in Saffron Walden.
15 November 2024
“The exercises include smoke, simulated gunfire and actors playing casualties with very convincing wounds.”
12 November 2024
The Chapel Hill station will be holding its fundraising Christmas event on Friday (Nov 15), with proceeds going to a local cause.
05 November 2024
Claude, 30, had to be rescued from his stable at Newport by firefighters after he was scared by fireworks, but sadly had to be euthanised.
29 October 2024
Stansted fire station is hosting a spooky night of fun and will drop off a large pack of sweets directly to the winner’s door by fire engine.
24 October 2024
Smoke seen billowing from top of Northgate End multi-storey and group of dozen teenage boys and girls seen leaving soon after loud bang.
24 October 2024
His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services has identified “serious concerns” which put “public safety at risk”.
14 October 2024
Bishop’s Stortford firefighters attended the blaze on Friday afternoon after a diesel Nissan Qashqai caught alight.
28 August 2024
More than 30 firefighters sent to historic Hadham Road building The Chantry, home until earlier this summer of high-end fashion shop.
28 August 2024
Six fire crews and an aerial ladder were at the scene of the former high-end women’s and men’s fashion store at The Chantry in Hadham Road.
17 August 2024
East of England Ambulance Service and Essex County Fire and Rescue Service short-listed in HSJ Awards 2024.
13 August 2024
During the incident on Friday afternoon (August 9) dense smoke drifted across the High Street.
06 August 2024
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service’s shocking statistics show that only 55.5% of the 732 homes that had fires in 2023-24 had working alarms.
29 July 2024
Max and George Curtis follow in the footsteps of dad Paul and uncle Mark – and at least 15 other family members going back to the 1950s.
22 July 2024
The event at the station in Patmore Close raised £700 for The Fire Fighters Charity.
16 July 2024
The bench, bearing the inscription “Granville Ramage – Sawbridgeworth & District Rotary Club”, was taken from West Road children’s playground.
15 July 2024
Firefighters will give demos on how they handle road traffic collisions, put out oil fires and conduct a smoke house search and rescue.
05 July 2024
Team of 22 set off on 180-mile challenge at 5am on Sunday June 30, with a brief stop at Bishop’s Stortford fire station, and finished just after 9pm.
04 July 2024
Police, fire and paramedics responded to an upturned, submerged car in the River Lea on a training exercise that ensures readiness for such scenarios