Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. Our staff at Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service are committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults from abuse and neglect. We strive to promote the safety, dignity and wellbeing of people in the c ...

The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 (the Regulations) makes it a requirement for responsible persons of high-rise residential buildings to provide information on their building/s to their local fire and rescue service. A high-rise residential buildi ...

There are many things to consider if you are unfortunately involved in an incident like a fire or flooding: Your home If you are in rented accommodation contact your landlord. If you think your home is not habitable some insurance policies cover alternativ ...

It was the physical challenge of being a firefighter that initially drew Simon Thompson toward the fire service at aged just 18. Simon explains: "I wanted to join the forces so used to spend all my time in the gym and being physically active. An injury pre ...

This is Lee, he is an on-call firefighter at Wisbech Fire Station. He also owns and runs a local MOT testing centre, responding to emergencies while at work. Lee always wanted to be a firefighter and thought he could bring his skills and life experience to ...

This is Kym, one of the on-call firefighters at Ely Fire Station. Kym always dreamed of being an on-call firefighter, like her dad was before she was born. Since joining she has picked up many skills, including medical first aid, CPR and being a community ...

Meet Aaron, an on-call firefighter from Ely. Aaron joined the Service around a year ago to get some life experience and help those in his local community. He is currently a student and responds while he is at college, as well as other times of the day, an ...

This is Pablo, one of our on-call firefighters from Ely. Pablo joined Ely Fire Station in 2018. He responds to emergencies around his job as a teacher. Since joining he has attended many incidents, stopping fires in houses and businesses, protecting farms ...

Meet Scott, a local estate agent and on-call firefighter. Scott joined in 2022 and is a fully qualified firefighter, including being able to drive a fire engine and respond to water incidents. He values the role the crew plays in the community. Being motiv ...

Meet Max, one of Ely Fire Station’s newest recruits having joined around a year ago. Max wanted to be an on-call firefighter to push himself physically and mentally, as well as to help his local community. He really enjoys wearing breathing apparatus and ...