Firefighters believe that the cause of a fire on railway sidings in Keyham, Plymouth may have been deliberate.
Two appliances from Camels Head Fire Station attended reports of smoke issuing from a building on the railway sidings off Admiralty Road, early on Saturday morning (31 August). On arrival crews found an amount of plastic piping on fire outside a small, three metre by three...
Following an incident in Devon when a teenage boy and his dog suffered severe burns after lighting a barbecue with white spirit which created a fire ball, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue are reminding people of the damgers of using flammable liquids to ignite stubborn coals.
The boy was treated by ambulance crews before being airlifted to hospital. The dog was treated by the fire...
The Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service were called to a location in Manadon Park, Tavistock Road in the Manadon area of Plymouth yesterday (Tuesday 20 August), after receiving a report of a teenage girl stuck in a baby swing.
One fire appliance from Camels Head was sent to the scene.
The fire crew used hydraulic cutters to release the girl from the swing.
Four firefighters are attempting the challenging bike ride from John o'Groats to Lands End over a period of nine days. They plan to set off on the 3 September and hope to raise money for the Fire Fighters Charity and Motor Neurone Disease Research.
Taking part are Tom Statton from Crownhill in Plymouth, Adam Mckee and James Davey from Middlemoor in Exeter and Lee Foreman from Taunton...
Lee Howell, Chief Fire Officer of Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service has been appointed as the Welsh Government’s Fire and Rescue Adviser with Her Majesty’s Inspector status. He will be seconded from his Fire and Rescue Service on a part-time basis. He will take up his post on 12 August 2013.
The appointment has been met with fury by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), angry at what...
A number of families had to be evacuated last night after a fire in a block of flats in the Devonport area of Plymouth.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service were sent to the flats on Devonport Hill after receiving a call reporting smoke issuing from inside the three-storey block of flats. Two fire appliances from Greenbank and one fire appliance from Camels Head attended....
A leading wildlife charity has joined forces with emergency services to warn of the rising risks that fire is posing to some of the region’s most treasured landscapes.
More than a month of hot weather has left parts of the countryside dry and vulnerable to wild fires. Devon Wildlife Trust has become concerned enough about the risk of wild fires affecting its nature reserves that it’s...
Chief Fire Officer Lee Howell had the pleasure of presenting certificates of appreciation to two partnerships that have been established with Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service. The certificates were awarded to Bourne Leisure Group and Yarlington Housing Group celebrating the positive outcomes that have been achieved.
Bourne Leisure Group were commended for their on-going...
Police are treating a car fire in the Southway area of Plymouth as "arson with intent to endanger life".
At some time just before 11.30pm on Sunday 7 July a grey Ford Focus was set alight and destroyed while parked on a driveway on Southway Lane in the city.
A police spokesman said: “We would like to hear from anyone who saw the fire to contact us. It was a warm evening so...
Plymouth City Council leader Tudor Evans has expressed fury at a suggestion that the Council should pay to prevent the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service from cutting fire cover in the city.
The proposal came from Councillor Mark Healey of Somerset County Council, chairman of the fire authority, in response to a letter from Councillor Evans raising concerns about the planned...
