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    Fire Authority supports 2024 Resource Review proposals

    Hereford and Worcester Fire Authority have today supported the proposals developed in the 2024 Resource Review. These proposals aim to ensure Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) make the changes needed to ensure we use our funding in order to be as efficient and effective as we possibly can. The outcome of the…

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    Suspected gas explosion – update from West Mercia Police

    A 31-year-old man remains critically ill in hospital this afternoon following a suspected gas explosion at a home in Evesham,… Read more

  • Make a New Year pledge to volunteer with the Fire and Rescue Service and make a difference in your community

    Make a New Year pledge to volunteer with the Fire and Rescue Service and make a difference in your community

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) is still recruiting community volunteers – people with a whole range of… Read more

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    Suspected gas explosion in Evesham – message from West Mercia Police

    Four adults have been injured and taken to hospital following a suspected gas explosion in Evesham this evening. Read more

  • Chief Fire Officer pays tribute to the community for their support this year, with a reminder to keep fire and weather safety in mind at Christmas.

    Chief Fire Officer pays tribute to the community for their support this year, with a reminder to keep fire and weather safety in mind at Christmas.

    As we enter the festive holiday for 2022, I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on another busy… Read more

  • HWFRS joins West Mercia Police and other emergency services at Blue Light Carol Service in Worcester Cathedral

    HWFRS joins West Mercia Police and other emergency services at Blue Light Carol Service in Worcester Cathedral

    Officers from Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service joined emergency service colleagues from West Mercia Police and the ambulance… Read more

  • Don’t let fire put a dampener on your celebrations this Christmas

    Don’t let fire put a dampener on your celebrations this Christmas

    Present-wrapping, decorating your home and Christmas dinner will hopefully take our minds off other concerns this yuletide. Read more

  • Make sure you’re ready for winter – and don’t cut corners on safety to save on energy bills

    Make sure you’re ready for winter – and don’t cut corners on safety to save on energy bills

    As the nights get colder and dark for longer, the chances of severe weather increase. Read more

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    Don’t walk on frozen lakes or rivers, urges HWFRS – the ice might be thinner than you think

    Following the recent tragedy at Babbs Mill Lake, Solihull, when a number of children fell through the ice and four… Read more

  • North District exercise ‘Highest Peak’ held at Coniston House, Kidderminster

    North District exercise ‘Highest Peak’ held at Coniston House, Kidderminster

    Fire crews from across Worcestershire deployed to a ‘burning’ tall building in Kidderminster last week. Read more

  • Josh uses his fire service training to help to save a life

    Josh uses his fire service training to help to save a life

    A Droitwich firefighter has received an award after using his fire service training to help save a life earlier this… Read more

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    HWFRS plea to take extra care after spate of RTCs as well as two woodburning stove incidents

    Among numerous callouts, Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service responded to a spate of road traffic collisions (RTCs) involving… Read more

  • Kidderminster to host vital Fire Service exercise tomorrow (Thursday 8 December)

    Kidderminster to host vital Fire Service exercise tomorrow (Thursday 8 December)

    Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) is delighted to be teaming up with the Kidderminster community tomorrow (Thursday… Read more

  • Today is International Volunteers Day – so no better time to volunteer with Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service

    Today is International Volunteers Day – so no better time to volunteer with Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service

    Today (5 December) is International Volunteers Day, and Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) is still recruiting community… Read more

  • Book up a free Home Fire Safety visit to stay safe at home: HWFRS tells residents to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities

    Book up a free Home Fire Safety visit to stay safe at home: HWFRS tells residents to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities

    3 December is the annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities, and Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS)… Read more

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    Delayed completion of audit

    The audit of the draft statement of accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 for Hereford and Worcester Fire… Read more

  • Recent increase in wood burner fires in our area – so get your chimney swept if overdue and don’t add to the list!

    Recent increase in wood burner fires in our area – so get your chimney swept if overdue and don’t add to the list!

    Following a recent spate of woodburning stove fires in our area, Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service is reminding… Read more

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    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service urges everyone to be carbon monoxide aware during CO Awareness Week 2022

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service is urging people to test their carbon monoxide alarms, to ensure they are… Read more

  • Satellite dish rescue exercise was rare opportunity

    Satellite dish rescue exercise was rare opportunity

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service crews from Hereford, Droitwich and Malvern have held a training exercise at British… Read more

  • Help save lives by parking sensibly during Road Safety Week – and support SAFE ROADS FOR ALL

    Help save lives by parking sensibly during Road Safety Week – and support SAFE ROADS FOR ALL

    This week is Road Safety Week (14 – 20 November), sponsored by road safety charity BRAKE, and Hereford & Worcester… Read more

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    Millions worrying about energy bills will be using electric heaters – but don’t let electrical failure set your world ablaze, says HWFRS

    As part of Electrical Fire Safety Week from 14 to 20 November, Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS)… Read more

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    Register your home’s hardest workers for safety and savings – says HWFRS during this Product Safety Week

    As winter arrives and energy bills escalate, Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service is reminding appliance owners to take… Read more

  • Radar to the Rescue! HWFRS’s K9 search team helps trace missing 14-year-old girl in Worcester

    Radar to the Rescue! HWFRS’s K9 search team helps trace missing 14-year-old girl in Worcester

    HWFRS search dog Radar recently played a major role in helping rescue a 14 year old girl who had gone… Read more

  • Herefordshire employers recognised for huge support for on-call firefighters

    Herefordshire employers recognised for huge support for on-call firefighters

    Two Herefordshire employers have been recognised for the huge assistance they have given to Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue… Read more

  • Third HWFRS fire engine delivered to Poland to support Ukraine firefighters

    Third HWFRS fire engine delivered to Poland to support Ukraine firefighters

    An HWFRS team has recently returned from Poland following their safe delivery of a third fire engine to support the… Read more