NFRS exercise with partners will test high-rise evacuations
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service will be carrying out a major training exercise, along with a range of partner organisations, at Pleasley Vale Business Park on Sunday, 26 September. The exercise, involving Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, Leicestershire Fire and…
Making Nottinghamshire safer
Nottinghamshire residents became safer from fire and rescue related risks in 2020/21*, according to a report published last week. In our Annual Statement of Assurance, we are pleased to report that the number of fires and incidents that we needed…
Chief Fire Officer to retire
The Chief Fire Officer of Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, John Buckley, is to retire in April 2022 after 26 years of service. John Buckley joined as a Firefighter back in 1996, having transferred from Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service…
New regulations for high-rise buildings will improve fire safety
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service welcomes new planning regulations for high-rise buildings that will come into force on Sunday, 1 August). The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure and Section 62A Applications) (England) (Amendment) Order 2021 will make sure…
Smoke hood saves woman’s life
A smoke hood was used to save a woman who was trapped inside a house fire. Firefighters from White Watch at Stockhill Fire Station were called to a house fire on Player Street in Radford at 21:58 on 24 June.…
NFRS apprenticeship programme gets positive OFSTED result
Apprentice firefighters in Nottinghamshire are receiving good-quality training, according to the first Ofsted inspection since the programme started in September 2019. The report on Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham Fire and Rescue Authority’s programme published today (Tuesday, 20 April) follows…
Planning application for new fire station at Worksop approved
Bassetlaw District Council has approved Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service’s planning application for a new fire station in Worksop on the Vesuvius development site off Sandy Lane. The new building will replace the existing station on Eastgate, which was built…
New fire station for Worksop
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service has submitted a planning application to Bassetlaw District Council for a new fire station in Worksop on the Vesuvius development site off Sandy Lane. The new building will replace the existing station on Eastgate, which…
Businesses urged not to overlook fire safety by National Fire Chiefs Council
Businesses across the UK which have had to make changes due to COVID-19 are being urged to make sure fire safety remains a top priority. The call comes from the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) as many have had to…
Contractor Henry Brothers appointed to build £18.5 million joint police and fire HQ
Henry Brothers Midlands has won a contract to build a new £18.5 million joint headquarters for Nottinghamshire Police and Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service. The three-storey facility will be constructed on land behind the existing Nottinghamshire Police headquarters at Sherwood…