News

Latest news from Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service

News releases from across the Service are listed below.  To read the full article, click on the news release headline.  Older news is available in our news archive.

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• Local MPs visit fire service headquarters.
  03 February 2012. LOCAL MP's travelled to Huntingdon today to meet with senior managers at Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) to discuss its budget cuts programme.
• Teenagers discuss dangerous driving with firefighters.
  01 February 2012. FIREFIGHTERS and community safety officers visited Longsands Academy in St Neots last week to teach teenagers about safer driving and peer pressure as part of the multi-agency Drive 2 Arrive campaign.
• Waitrose donates £517 to The Fire Fighters Charity.
  31 January 2012. WAITROSE supermarket in Huntingdon has donated £517 to The Fire Fighters Charity.
• Stickers used to target arson.
  30 January 2012. A MULTI-agency approach to use stickers to reduce arson has been launched by the fire service, police and city council.
• Cambourne Fire Station to host its first Safety Zone event.
  30 January 2012. CAMBOURNE Fire Station will be hosting its first Safety Zone event from February 6-10, when children from schools across Cambridge will be learning about how to stay safe in a fun and interactive way.
• Young people receive certificates from Ghana.
  20 January 2012. A FORMER Cambridgeshire fire engine is now saving lives in Ghana thanks to the efforts of young people from Huntingdon.
• Don't be caught out by colder weather.
  18 January 2012. NOW that the weather has turned colder after a mild Christmas many residents will be using their heating and open fires more often, and firefighters are reminding residents about the best way to stay safe when heating their homes.
• Don't bin it - bank it!.
  18 January 2012. Fire and Rescue Service staff across Cambridgeshire are collecting unwanted clothing as part of a recycling competition launched by The Fire Fighters Charity
• Combined Fire Control approaches its third month in operation.
  16 January 2012. THE UK's first Combined Fire Control continues to deliver an effective and resilient service for those working and living in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk, while achieving improved value for money.
• Stay safe celebrating Chinese New Year.
  16 January 2012. CHINESE communities across Cambridge are being offered fire safety advice as they prepare to celebrate the Chinese New Year, which begins next Monday (23).
• Defuse the danger: Electrical fire safety week (January 23-29).
  16 January 2012. FIRE Kills and Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) are warning people not to let electrical failures set their world alight as part of Electrical Fire Safety Week (January 23 to 29).
• Fire Authority ask "Could you support a £1.44 increase in your annual council tax bill?".
  05 January 2012. MEMBERS of the public are being asked by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority if they would support a council tax rise of 2.5 per cent from April 2012.
• Fire service receives lots of 999 calls about strong winds.
  05 January 2012. NUMEROUS 999 calls were received by the fire service last night, due to the strong winds experienced across Cambridgeshire.