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Maidenhead Fire Station hosts Armed Forces Veterans’ Hub Event

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) hosted their latest Armed Forces Veterans’ Hub Event, which took place on Friday, 26 July 2024, at Maidenhead Fire Station. The Armed Forces…

30 July 2024

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Ground Broken at New Fire Service Training Centre

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) held a groundbreaking event ahead of the redevelopment of the Service’s Training Centre in Whitley Wood.

26 July 2024

We are Recruiting Fire Cadets!

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) is now recruiting the next group of Fire Cadets. Fire Cadets is a youth initiative for 13 to 17 year olds and is…

25 July 2024

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Changes to the Way we Respond to Automatic Fire Alarms

We are changing the way we respond to Automatic Fire Alarms in certain types of buildings as of 20 September 2024

23 July 2024

New Hub Safety Plans Launched

The Service has launched three Hub Safety Plans to outline how we will deliver our overall service strategy across the county over the coming year.

16 July 2024

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Earlier today, we were delighted to welcome Yuan Y

Earlier today, we were delighted to welcome Yuan Yang MP, Members of the Fire Authority and representatives from Premier Modular Limited to celebrate the installation of our new Training Centre building in Whitley Wood.

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Today on #InternationalMensDay we want to say a sp

Today on #InternationalMensDay we want to say a special thank you to the incredible men working and volunteering across our Service and making a positive difference to the communities we serve.

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On Saturday evening, our White Watch crew from New

On Saturday evening, our White Watch crew from Newbury attended the Christmas Lights Switch On in Newbury Town Centre.

This was a great opportunity for joint working with our colleagues at TVP West Berkshire, giving out festive safety advice. We also took the opportunity to promote our Safe and Well Visit service and let people have a look around our fire engine.

To find out more about our Safe and Well Visits, please visit rbfrs.co.uk/SafeandWell

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We welcomed our 18 newest Wholetime Firefighters a

We welcomed our 18 newest Wholetime Firefighters at a Graduation Ceremony held on Friday, 1 November at Maidenhead Fire Station.

Congratulations to our new firefighters and welcome to Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service.

If you are interested in becoming a Firefighter, please see our upcoming 'Discover a Career' sessions at rbfrs.co.uk/discovery

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We will remember them.

This #RemembranceDay, we’ll be joining in the national two-minute silence at 11am to honour and remember all those who are currently serving, who have served and who have lost their lives serving their country.

As the union flag flies at full-mast across our Service’s buildings, our teams will come together throughout Berkshire to commemorate all those who have lost their lives in conflicts around the world.

Our Fire Cadets at Crowthorne and Maidenhead have also created a fitting tribute out of knots, lines and hose ahead of the day.

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Crews from across the Service took part in a train

Crews from across the Service took part in a training exercise in Thatcham on Tuesday, 5 November.
The scenario was an opportunity to test a multi-agency response to a major RTC incident, including triaging a number of casualties
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Thank you to everyone who came to the charity car

Thank you to everyone who came to the charity car wash at Crowthorne Fire Station on Saturday.

Thanks to your generous donations, a grand total of £1,125.47 was raised, which will be split equally between the Fire Angels Foundation and the Fire Fighters Charity.

We also thank the Crowthorne crew, Fire Cadets, Bracknell Green Watch and all RBFRS volunteers who supported this event.

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Congratulations and welcome to our 18 newest Whole

Congratulations and welcome to our 18 newest Wholetime Firefighters who officially graduated today at Maidenhead Fire Station.

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18 new Wholetime Firefighters join RBFRS #oneteamf

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Caversham Road Fire Station marked 85 years of ser

Caversham Road Fire Station marked 85 years of service with an Open Day on Saturday, 26 October.

The event was really well attended, with queues forming throughout the day to see the fire engine and meet our Green Watch crews. Attendees also got to see the Water and Animal Rescue Unit and watch a working at height demonstration by firefighters.

Supporting the event were TVP Reading, as well as Berkshire Lowland Search & Rescue - BLSAR, who took the opportunity to discuss a range of issues with local residents.

Thank you to all those who attended and helped to mark this milestone.
For details of other events coming up, please visit our website.

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