Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (BFRS) tagged articles

Council pause green waste collections following Elstow waste site fire

Bedford Borough Council has paused green bin waste collections following a fire at Elstow Transfer Station, which broke out on Friday night (4 July). While the station is out of action, they have...

Breaking news: Residents warned to stay indoors as Elstow landfill incident closes A6

Residents living near the Elstow Landfill Site are being urged to keep their windows and doors closed as emergency services respond to an ongoing incident. The A6 is currently closed between...

Businesses urged to strengthen security against arson threats

Local businesses are being urged to “take arson prevention seriously” after recent bin fires throughout Bedford. Firefighters were called to a number of bin fires across Bedford Borough between...

Popular café suffers serious damage as police investigate early morning arson attacks

Bedfordshire Police are appealing for information after three fires were reported in Bedford in the early hours of Wednesday morning (18 June), including one that caused severe damage...

Public questions rising costs and falling fire service staff amid tax increase concerns

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Authority has defended a rise in council tax precept amid public concerns about falling staff numbers, but rising costs for residents. Questions from the public...

Bedfordshire’s firefighters and paramedics recognised for joint working with award nomination

A collaboration between Bedfordshire's fire and ambulance services has been shortlisted for an industry award. Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (BFRS) has been shortlisted...

PCC and fire chief call for support as Universal Studios heads to Bedford

As Bedfordshire celebrates confirmation that Universal Studios will build its first European theme park in Bedford Borough, both the Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief...

Fire chief “dissatisfied” with Motorola as system outages slow Bedfordshire 999 response

Bedfordshire’s fire chief said a failure of the fire service’s command and control system led to response times being “marginally slower”. The Fire and Rescue Authority Meeting (Wednesday)...

Questions over fire chief’s reappointment not “properly answered”

A member of the public has challenged the Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Authority’s response to her question about the chief fire officer’s reappointment. Yesterday's...

BFRS share of Bedford Borough council tax to rise

The Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service council tax precept will increase by £5 (Band D). This morning (Thursday) members of the Fire and Rescue Authority voted unanimously...

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