Firefighters praise local community for help identifying suspected arsonists
Thankful firefighters have praised the local community for their help in identifying two suspected arsonists after a century-old building was set on fire. At 8.05pm on Sunday, 13 March, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) received a call…
Fire safety on the shopping list
Fire safety and reducing the number of deliberate fires are on the shopping list for Cleveland Fire Brigade as they look to support smaller retail premises with sleeping accommodation above. The Brigade is running a month-long ‘Safer Business’ campaign in…
Keeping adults away from arson
Adult arsonists are being targeted in a pioneering scheme aimed at reducing nuisance fires. Details of the highly successful programme, known as Fire-P, will be highlighted at a special training session hosted by Cleveland Fire Brigade next week (23–25 August).…
Taking nuisance fires for granted
Community groups with innovative ideas to help reduce nuisance fires are being offered grants of up to £3,000 from Cleveland Fire Brigade. Some 85% of Cleveland’s fire calls are related to deliberate fires – the highest in the country –…
Fire Marshals make arrest for series of arson fires in Manhattan
Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro announced today that Fire Marshals have arrested Patrick Glynn, 49, for an arson and vandalism spree on 2 June 2021 that damaged numerous commercial and residential properties in Manhattan. ‘Arson is extremely reckless and shows…
Burning bins to get high: the return of Britain’s most stupid craze
Every few years the ridiculous urban legend of burning bins to get high comes back round again, and with lockdown boredom on the rise it seems that Britain’s most stupid are back in town. According to waste removal specialists Divert.co.uk,…
Tackling Arson Together
Cleveland Fire Brigade is launching a campaign to tackle arson as the estimated costs to the local economy reached nearly £18m in 2018/19. 85% of fire calls to the Brigade are deliberate fires and they divert resources away from other…