Royal Berkshire Fire And Rescue Service

There are several places available for new cadets on our Young Firefighters scheme in Newbury.
This is a one year scheme for young people aged 12-16, offering them the chance to work in a team and develop life skills through taking part in Fire and Rescue Service based training activities.
The unit runs on Thursday evenings from 7-9pm.
... If you are interested in joining Newbury Young Firefighters, call : 07899 066248 or email youngfirefightersnewbury@rbfrs.co.uk
Please visit our website for further information: https://bit.ly/2N0Otgz
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Today, we took part in the first tri-emergency service career Insight Day alongside South Central Ambulance Service and Thames Valley Police.
The event was arranged to show members of the Armed Forces, who are due to leave soon, what each emergency service can offer them as a future career.
Read more here: https://bit.ly/2xMatGp

Interested in becoming an on-call (retained) firefighter? Come to Hungerford Fire Station this Saturday (15 September) to find out more.
As well as meeting firefighters already in the role, it will be a great opportunity to try out some of the physical and written entry tests that potential firefighters need to pass (National Firefighter Selection Tests). If you are thinking about applying for other on-call (retained) stations you are welcome to attend this event, or any of ...our other Have a Go events.
For more information about applying, please visit: https://www.rbfrs.co.uk/careers/on-call-f irefighter/
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A group of new firefighters will soon be serving in Royal Berkshire and Oxfordshire after they completed an intensive training course at The Fire Service College in Moreton-in-Marsh.
A total of 21 firefighters completed the 12-week course, which was jointly delivered between Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) and Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (Official)
The course culminated in a Graduation Ceremony on Friday, 7 September, during which the new firefighter...s showed their family and friends some of the skills they have learnt in a training scenario. You can see the highlights in the video below.
The new firefighters will undergo further training before being posted to their new fire stations in the coming weeks.
Congratulations and welcome to all our new firefighters.
For information about career opportunities in our Service, please visit: https://www.rbfrs.co.uk/careers/
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A short video from a recent visit we made to the Berkshire College of Agriculture

On Sunday, 9 September, our Service attended the Firefighters International Service of Remembrance & Wreath Laying Ceremony in London.
The service was held to remember the 2,486 UK firefighters who have lost their lives on duty since records began.
In attendance were Dietmar Gabler, Trig Thomas, Steve Crawford and Steve Foye, our Deputy Chief Fire Officer. They are pictured in front of the Firefighters memorial outside St Paul's Cathedral London.

There are less than three weeks left to have your say on how Royal Berkshire Fire Authority’s (RBFA) plans to deliver our services over the next four years.
The consultation will last eight weeks in total, during which we are asking Berkshire residents, workers and commuters to comment on the draft Corporate Plan and Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP) for the years 2019 – 2023.
In this video, Doug Buchanan from our Risk and Performance department gives an overview of the... projects included within the plan and encourages you to take part.
To have your say, please visit: http://rbfrs.co.uk/haveyoursay
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Newbury Fire Station is hosting a car wash, helping to raise money for The Fire Fighters Charity and cancer research.
Come along to get your car cleaned and also come spend some time with the crews from Newbury, Hungerford and Lambourn.
Suggested minimum donation is £5 per car.
... The address is Newbury Fire Station, Hawthorn Road, Newbury, RG14 1LD.
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Newbury Fire Station is hosting a car wash, helping to raise money for The Fire Fighters Charity & cancer research.
Come along to get your car cleaned and also come spend some time with the crews from Newbury, Hungerford and Lambourn.
Suggested minimum donation is £5 per car.

Book your place for the Emergency Services Insight Day in Sulhamstead - details below!

Following the announcement of Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s (RBFRS’) Silver Award in the Ministry of Defence’s Employer Recognition Awards, the Service was delighted to be invited aboard HMS Victory on 5 September for the Awards Ceremony.
Councillor Edwards and Che Scott, RBFRS Armed Forces Liaison Officer joined representatives from a number of organisations who had also received Employer Recognition Awards.
The award came as a result of RBFRS’ support to those t...hat are part of the Armed Forces community, after signing the Armed Forces Covenant in February this year.
To find out more, please visit: https://bit.ly/2wSWq1V
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A Reading landlord has been handed a £177k fine for failing fire safety regulations. Read more here: https://bit.ly/2CpkyP0 image credit: Hugh Fort

Crowthorne Fire Station is set to undergo a complete re-build to deliver a contemporary fire station. As part of this, Wellington College will be providing an alternative responding location for the firefighters, enabling them to continue to serve Crowthorne village and the surrounding areas.
The on-call crew and fire engine are anticipating relocation around Easter 2019, with the works due to be complete towards the end of the summer 2020.
Read more here: https://bit.ly/2oFWQUS

Two new fire engines will be deployed at Newbury Fire Station, following an official handover from the Royal Berkshire Fire Authority (RBFA).
The fire engines have been brought in following a joint procurement project between Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS), Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes and Oxfordshire County Council Fire and Rescue Service, which delivered the first set of fire engines to the Thames Valley last year.
They offer a range of improved capabili...ties for Newbury’s firefighters, including:
• Larger hose reels that enable water to be delivered more quickly to extinguish fires. • Battery-powered rescue equipment, primarily for use at road traffic incidents. This is easier to carry and less bulky than hydraulic equipment, less hazardous and removes generator noise from rescue situations. The equipment is also much quicker to deploy, reducing the time to access and rescue people who are trapped and injured. • Improved mobile lighting for better visibility at the scene of an incident. • A more comfortable seating area for crews. This is especially important as firefighters are typically spending more time in the fire engine, completing prevention work such as Home Fire Safety Checks
On Friday, 31 August, Councillor Angus Ross, Royal Berkshire Fire Authority’s Lead Member for Strategic Assets, completed the official handover by handing over the keys to Newbury firefighters, alongside Newbury MP Richard Benyon and Chief Fire Officer, Trevor Ferguson.
Find out more here: https://bit.ly/2PSox9m
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Lambourn Fire Station is holding an Open Day on Saturday, 8 September from 11am-2pm where you will be able to look around the Station, have the chance to sit in the fire engine and see demonstrations from firefighters using equipment. For more information click the link below.

We are delighted to have been awarded the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Silver Award.
This comes as a result of our support to those that are part of the Armed Forces community, and follows the signing of the Armed Forces Covenant which provided us with the Bronze Award in February this year.
With thanks to all our staff, we’ve shown our support for the forces by taking part in Armed Forces Day where we put up flags on stations and took part in events in Re...ading and Slough to show our gratitude for all the hard work that the members of the armed forces do. In addition, we supported the Reserves’ Day, which was held on 27 June, during this we invited all serving and ex-Armed Forces members of staff to wear their uniform to work.
If you'd like to know more about the Armed Forces Covenant, please visit: www.armedforcescovenant.gov.uk.
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Langley are holding an open day on Friday, 31 August from 10am to 4pm.
Included in the day will be a static display of fire service vehicles, such as the Aerial Ladder Platform from Whitley Wood and the Zetros forest firefighting vehicle from Bracknell.
The staff will conduct live incident demonstrations, which will include a road traffic collisions and rescue from height scenario. A water safety demonstration unit will be on hand to show the dangers of swimming in open wat...er around weirs.
Throughout the day, the Prevention department will be demonstrating the dangers of chip pan fires and providing information on fire safety. We also have various partner agencies on site including Thames Valley Police, South Central Ambulance Service, Slough Borough Council and Solutions for Health.
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Why not become an on-call (retained) firefighter and make a difference to your local community.
A national website has been launched which provides information on becoming an on-call firefighter and connects applicants with fire and rescue services from across the UK.
Find out how you can start your journey by clicking here: ow.ly/OCpN30lkEq8
... For information specifically about joining our Service, please visit: http://rbfrs.co.uk/on-call-firefighter
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Two of the Langley fire crew called and replaced all our smoke alarms today. They added additional alarms as required and advised us on fire safety.

All for free!!

Thank you so much x

Tonight the Brigade was out in Newbury to educate and reassure people on fire safety and escape routes. So much appreciated!!!

Thank you to the Fire Service and to the lovely gents who fitted new fire alarms in our house. Much appreciated � as it gets us ready for the arrival of our little boy!

So happy to be part of their team volunteering my time to prevent fires fills me with honour to support the great men and women of the fantastic fire service always show respect for them and when driving get out of the way for them keep up your heroic service

My family (especially the kiddies) had an amazing experience with at the Windsor leisure centre today. Top guys and huge respect to you all!

Had the fire alarms go off 7 times monday morning at 1am they came out by 2 not long after we called, blue lights aswell, thankyou so much helped because of my whole family being disabled, worse cause my dad is in a wheelchair so you guys did an awesome job tonight.

Great people always here every week to save the day, day or night without fail...

Good work on that house fire by the Warren yesterday. Looked like a hard fire to put out. Well done!

Fantastic organisation

Two of the Langley fire crew called and replaced all our smoke alarms today. They added additional alarms as required and advised us on fire safety.

All for free!!

Thank you so much x

Tonight the Brigade was out in Newbury to educate and reassure people on fire safety and escape routes. So much appreciated!!!

Thank you to the Fire Service and to the lovely gents who fitted new fire alarms in our house. Much appreciated � as it gets us ready for the arrival of our little boy!

So happy to be part of their team volunteering my time to prevent fires fills me with honour to support the great men and women of the fantastic fire service always show respect for them and when driving get out of the way for them keep up your heroic service

My family (especially the kiddies) had an amazing experience with at the Windsor leisure centre today. Top guys and huge respect to you all!

Had the fire alarms go off 7 times monday morning at 1am they came out by 2 not long after we called, blue lights aswell, thankyou so much helped because of my whole family being disabled, worse cause my dad is in a wheelchair so you guys did an awesome job tonight.

Great people always here every week to save the day, day or night without fail...

Good work on that house fire by the Warren yesterday. Looked like a hard fire to put out. Well done!

Fantastic organisation

Two of the Langley fire crew called and replaced all our smoke alarms today. They added additional alarms as required and advised us on fire safety.

All for free!!

Thank you so much x

Tonight the Brigade was out in Newbury to educate and reassure people on fire safety and escape routes. So much appreciated!!!

Thank you to the Fire Service and to the lovely gents who fitted new fire alarms in our house. Much appreciated � as it gets us ready for the arrival of our little boy!

So happy to be part of their team volunteering my time to prevent fires fills me with honour to support the great men and women of the fantastic fire service always show respect for them and when driving get out of the way for them keep up your heroic service

My family (especially the kiddies) had an amazing experience with at the Windsor leisure centre today. Top guys and huge respect to you all!

Had the fire alarms go off 7 times monday morning at 1am they came out by 2 not long after we called, blue lights aswell, thankyou so much helped because of my whole family being disabled, worse cause my dad is in a wheelchair so you guys did an awesome job tonight.

Great people always here every week to save the day, day or night without fail...

Good work on that house fire by the Warren yesterday. Looked like a hard fire to put out. Well done!

Fantastic organisation