Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) is thanking people across the communities it serves during another busy Bonfire Night period for the Service. The period surrounding 5th November sees TWFRS experience additional demand on operational crews, Control Room…
Fire Service Thanks Public After Bonfire Night Incident Figures Are Down
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) have thanked local people and community groups for their continued support and cooperation during what is always recognised as the Service’s busiest time of the year. In the build-up to Bonfire Night…
Emergency Services Launch Their Darker Nights Campaign
With the darker nights setting in, emergency services across the region have called on parents to help keep their communities safe. Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) have today launched their Darker Nights campaign as they prepare for…
Bonfire Night success – figures down on previous year
Fire Service bosses have praised the success of their Darker Nights Bonfire Night safety campaign and thanked the public – parents and guardians in particular – for passing on the important messages to their children and relatives about the dangers…
Deliberate fires are putting people’s lives at risk across Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear’s Chief Fire Officer, Chris Lowther has urged teenage arsonists to not put lives at risk this half term after revealing crews are spending 64 days a year tackling deliberate fires. Since Bonfire Night 2020, firefighters and crews…
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service advises on risks of home fireworks displays this Bonfire Night
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is underlining the dangers of the private use of fireworks as some organised displays are being cancelled for the second year due to Covid-19 restrictions. The annual Bonfire Night event in Glasgow has also…
Mid and West Wales FRS launches Halloween and Bonfire Night safety campaign
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service (MAWWFRS) has launched its Halloween and Bonfire Night safety campaign, which aims to raise awareness of the heightened risks at this time of year and to provide practical advice on celebrating safely.…
Firefighters attend more than 350 fires on Bonfire Night 2019
Firefighters across Scotland dealt with more than 350 bonfires on their busiest night of the year. Initial figures indicate that Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) crews had responded to approximately 359 bonfires across the country between 3.30 pm and 11.30 pm…
Deliberate fires at Bonfire Night saw fire appliances mobilised 400 times a week
DELIBERATE fires over the Bonfire Night period saw fire appliances across Scotland mobilised almost 400 times a week in 2018, according to figures. Firefighters responded to 1,307 such incidents in the four weeks leading up to November 5, 2018 –…