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  • Fire Statistics Monitor April 2011 to September 2011

    03 Feb 2012

    DCLG releases National Statistics on fires, casualties, false alarms and non-fire incidents attended by the Fire and Rescue Services in England between April and September 2011


  • Pub gutted in Scotland

    02 Feb 2012

    A disused pub in Scotland has been destroyed after a fire broke out in the premises earlier this week. Fire crews were called to the unoccupied pub in Church Street, Newarthill, ...


  • Scottish fire board criticised for use of resources

    02 Feb 2012

    A fire board in Scotland has been heavily criticised for its decision to man a station overnight despite relatively low levels of activity and risk in the area. Public spending watchdog ...


  • Hertfordshire pub hit by fire

    02 Feb 2012

    A pub in Hertfordshire has been damaged after a fire broke out in the premises earlier this week. Fire crews were called to the North Star pub in Royston at around ...


  • Firefighters tackle large blaze at London dairy

    01 Feb 2012

    More than 75 firefighters were called to tackle a large-scale blaze at a dairy in west London yesterday (31st January). London Fire Brigade attended the incident at Wood Lane in Shepherd's ...


  • Fire safety breaches discovered at Oxfordshire venue

    01 Feb 2012

    A closed public hall in Oxfordshire has been found to be in breach of several fire safety regulations, it has been revealed. Ten significant faults were discovered at the Corn Exchange ...


  • Police on hunt for two men spotted on roof of Glasgow pub hit by fire

    31 Jan 2012

    Police in Scotland want to speak to two men who were spotted on the roof of a pub in Glasgow shortly before a fire broke out in the premises. Fire crews ...


  • Woman seriously hurt in East Yorkshire sheltered housing blaze

    31 Jan 2012

    A woman has been seriously hurt in a blaze at a sheltered housing block in East Yorkshire. Fire crews were called to Chantry Court in Bridlington at about 5.24am on 30th ...


  • Fire destroys disused church in Preston

    31 Jan 2012

    A disused church in Preston has been destroyed after fire broke out in the building yesterday (30th January). More than 40 firefighters were called to the former Spiritualist Church on Moor ...


  • Reading firefighters tackle blaze at student flats

    30 Jan 2012

    Students at a block of flats in Reading had to be evacuated after a fire started in a kitchen area of the building last night (29th January). Fire crews from Wokingham ...