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    24 Mar 2023

    Assistant Chief Fire Officer Pete Bond looks back on over 25 years in the fire and rescue service

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    17 Mar 2023

    Ed receives Queen's Commendation for Bravery

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Do a free online home safety check

Most fires in the home start accidentally. Understand why fires start and what you can do to prevent them. You can do a check for family and friends too.

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Stay safe in severe weather

Read our advice about how to prepare and stay safe during flood conditions.

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Mar 27 '23
27 Mar 10.31am Dean Prior

Vehicle fire

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Mar 26 '23
26 Mar 1.34pm Blackbrook & Holway

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Mar 26 '23
26 Mar 5.30am Frome

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Mar 25 '23
25 Mar 10.29pm Chudleigh

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Mar 25 '23
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Mar 24 '23
24 Mar 9.41pm Willand

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Pete Bond
Staff story
24 March 2023

Assistant Chief Fire Officer Pete Bond looks back on over 25 years in the fire and rescue service

Pete Bond (pictured) will retire and bid farewell to the fire service on 31 March.

Ed stood outside 10 Downing Street
News
17 March 2023

Ed receives Queen's Commendation for Bravery

Ed Durante has received the Queen's Commendation for Bravery for his actions helping to rescue a family from a burning car.

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News
07 March 2023

Celebrating International Women’s Day on 8 March

8 March is International Women’s Day and we will be celebrating with a networking event for our colleagues to learn from each other’s experiences.

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News
31 January 2023

Industrial action

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) previously balloted their members who voted in favour of taking strike action. On 8 February, announcement of a strike was postponed following a revised pay offer.

Sallie McKay Roper
Staff story
20 December 2022

Tips to stay warm and save money

We've seen a lot in the news about energy suppliers offering customers financial incentives for avoiding using energy at certain times of the day.

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07 December 2022

The facts about chimney fires

Dave Church is a strategic analyst, here he examines our data around chimney fires.

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Staff story
04 December 2022

Ian overcomes a severe injury to become an on-call firefighter

Ian becomes an on-call firefighter after losing his leg following a road traffic collision.

Operational Resource Manager Pete Watts
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23 November 2022

Proud day at the Remembrance Sunday Parade in London 

Every year, two of our uniformed colleagues attend the Remembrance Day parade in London.

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High rise buildings

The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 have been introduced. The responsible person is required to send us information about their building.

Read more and use our forms to send us information
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Test your smoke alarm

A smoke alarm could save your life. We recommend testing your smoke alarm at least once a month.

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