Fire Service Community Volunteers at centre of helping run Wyre Forest Young Citizens Challenge
What better time than national Volunteers Week for Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service’s Volunteers to be supporting the annual Wyre Forest Young Citizens Challenge, currently taking place at Wyre Forest Emergency Services Hub (ESH)? Running in early June…
A safety message for boat owners this boat fire safety week
It’s time for all boats to have suitable smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, says Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service. During the national ‘Fire Kills’ Campaign’s Boat Fire Safety Week, (30 May – 5 June), the two counties’ firefighters…
Challenging firefighting exercise takes place at Defford Airfield training facility
HWFRS firefighters from across Worcestershire have taken part in a challenging ‘command and control’ exercise at the Service’s Defford Airfield training facility, which called for a wide range of their skills and expertise. Run by the Service’s South District, the…
HWFRS load up two huge Cape Buffalo for move to new home
On 7 April, HWFRS crews deployed to West Midlands Safari & Leisure Park (WMSP), with Large Animal Rescue (LAR) crews from Bromyard & Pershore, supported by the Ultra Heavy Rescue (UHR) crew from Droitwich. The Service had received a request…
HWFRS team drive fire engine to Poland to support Ukraine firefighters
Following a request from the Home Office and National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC), all UK Fire Services were asked to donate any equipment and vehicles that were due to be replaced, decommissioned or disposed of to Ukraine’s Firefighters. As a…
HWFRS donates equipment and fire appliance to Ukraine
Over the weekend, Hereford & Worcester FRS (HWFRS) contributed to an NFCC initiative to deliver kit and equipment safely and quickly to Ukraine to support the Ukrainian Fire & Rescue Services response to the emerging crisis. Two Service volunteers drove…
Lived with your gadgets for a while? Make it official by registering them with AMDEA says HWFRS
Today marks the start of Register My Appliance Week (17–21 January), so as part of the Fire Kills Campaign Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) is reminding households to look around their homes and register the more than…
Exciting network refresh to give HWFRS optimum SD-WAN capacity as 2022 gets going
This year sees a major step forward for Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service’s network capacity thanks to an exciting technology refresh, under its renewed £0.5 million-plus contract for managed network services with MLL Telecom. The refresh will include…
Make a New Year pledge to volunteer with Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service
Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) is again recruiting community volunteers – people with a wide range of life experiences who support our protection and prevention work in local communities. Following an unavoidable pause in recruitment over the…
Chief Fire Officer pays tribute to community for support this year, with reminder to keep fire and weather safety in mind at Christmas
As the festive holiday approaches I’d like to take this opportunity to reflect on another busy year for your fire and rescue service and to record my thanks to the community we serve for all your support. It’s been yet…