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Third Tri-Service Community Fire Station officially opens in Theale
Theale community fire station, located on Wigmore Lane in Reading, was officially opened yesterday following a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Mr James Puxley, His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant for the Royal County of Berkshire. The state-of-the-art facility is the third community tri-service…
Staff and firefighting crews from across Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service joined in the national two-minute silence as part of Emergency Services Day to remember the more than 7,500 members of the emergency services who have sadly died as a result of their duties over the past 200 years. (RBFRS)
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A day to remember
On Wednesday, 19 October, Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) staff at Newsham Court, and at fire stations across the county, came together to show their support for Emergency Services Day, a national day held throughout the UK that…
Becci Jefferies, Head of HR and Learning and Development, RBFRS. (Picture by Stewart Turkington www.stphotos.co.uk)
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Becci Jefferies recognised in Queen’s New Year’s Honours
Becci Jefferies, Head of HR and Learning and Development, has been awarded a British Empire Medal for her work to transform health and wellbeing services for Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Becci has been with the Service for 28…
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RBFRS is now recruiting Fire Cadets! Could you be one of them?
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) is now recruiting the next group of Fire Cadets for the new academic year. Fire Cadets is a youth initiative for young people between 12 and 16 years old and is run by…
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Make home safety a priority this Home Safety Week
This week (14–20 June), Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) is supporting the National Fire Chiefs Council’s (NFCC) Home Safety Week, encouraging Berkshire residents to ensure that they have enough working smoke alarms in their home. Statistics show that…
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Students Seize Internship Opportunity At Fire And Rescue Service

Written by Chloe Youle – Communications and Engagement Officer (a student on the Change 100 programme) Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) is providing students with a taste of the fire and rescue service, by offering them paid work…

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Fire Service and Police share Office Accommodation

On Thursday, 4 October, Thames Valley Police (TVP) and the Office of Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) were officially welcomed to Newsham Court, the Headquarters of Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) and Thames Valley Fire Control Service. The…

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Plans to Build Crowthorne Community Fire Station Approved

Planning permission for the rebuild of Crowthorne Fire Station was approved by Bracknell Forest Council on Tuesday, 10 July. Crowthorne will become Royal Berkshire’s second tri-service community station, following the opening of Hungerford Community Fire Station in July 2017. It…