Our latest Equality, Diversity and Inclusion plan includes continuing to address and perform our public equality duty, fostering an open culture where our employees feel welcomed, and connect with our diverse community in Cambridgeshire. Equality, Diversit ...

New regulations are now in place to help improve the safety of residents who may need support to evacuate their building in the event of a fire. These changes are known as the Fire Safety (Residential Evacuation Plans) (England) Regulations 2025. They intr ...

Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service is preparing for new national fire safety regulations that take effect on April 6 in England, designed to improve evacuation arrangements for residents who may need support to leave their building in the event of a fi ...

Residents are being urged to take extra care in and around water as warmer weather arrives. Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service is highlighting the dangers of open water during the National Fire Chiefs Council’s (NFCC) annual Be Water Aware campaign. Th ...

Thorney fire station is in the Peterborough district and is crewed by on-call firefighters. They train for two hours each week on a Tuesday between 7pm and 9pm. To find out more about being an on-call firefighter, including how to join, visit our Careers s ...

We assess planning applications for both domestic and commercial premises and request adequate provisions be made for water supplies for firefighting purposes through a planning condition or a Section 106 agreement, where necessary.  The number, location a ...

A house in multiple occupation (HMO) is a building or part of a building (e.g. flat), which is occupied by three or more unrelated persons, who do not form a single household. A household may be a single person or several members of the same family, all re ...

The Government commissions His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services to inspect all 44 fire and rescue services every couple of years. The inspection looks at 11 areas around effectiveness, efficiency and how well we look afte ...

We have a fleet of 41 fire engines, two rescue vehicles, two turntable ladder aerial appliances and a number of other specialist vehicles. Each vehicle is kitted out with equipment appropriate for its use. The different types of vehicle and some of the equ ...

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority is responsible for providing an efficient and effective fire and rescue service.  It achieves this through: Agreeing a strategic plan and annual budget Monitoring and reviewing performance and spending agains ...