News

A recent headline in a BBC report has suggested that lives may be put at risk due to their local fire crew not being available.

On Thursday 5 October we hosted our first in-person awards ceremony since 2019.

Every year Glastonbury Festival brings hundreds of thousands of people to Somerset to enjoy five days of music, arts and entertainment.

An on-call firefighter who had to leave the Service after a horrific injury to his hand has re-joined his station at Tiverton following seven years of surgery and rehabilitation.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority has appointed Gavin Ellis to lead the organisation, acting up as Chief Fire Officer.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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