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The UK’s oldest full time firefighter has been selected to carry the Olympic torch. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service’s Malcolm Styles will go against his training and keep the flame burning as he carries the torch on 17 July* in Felbridge. The 63-year-old is among 7,600 people confirmed as torchbearers by Olympic organisers** today (19 March). … Continue reading
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service will receive £2 million from the Government to improve and expand its emergency control room operation. The funding is an “endorsement of Surrey’s strategy” from central government, according to Surrey’s Chief Fire Officer Russell Pearson. He said: “Following the demise of the national regional control centre programme, some fire and … Continue reading
An agreement has been reached for the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service to use Surrey’s emergency control room in a deal worth £1.4 million over five years. Following the demise of the last Government’s regional fire control centre programme, some fire services find themselves with outdated control rooms that need to be replaced … Continue reading
Sniffer dog Tilly is the latest recruit to a fire investigation team that has helped halve the number of arsons in Surrey. The Springer Spaniel has recently joined Surrey Fire and Rescue Service’s arson task force which has slashed the number of deliberate fires by 48% since 2004. Two year old Tilly completed three months … Continue reading
National Chip Week has sparked a warning from Surrey firefighters who were called out to 138 cooking related emergencies last year*. Chip lovers have been urged to “stand by your pan” after it was revealed that 19 of those fires were caused by chip pans or deep fat fryers going up in flames. Surrey Fire … Continue reading
Hard-pressed families using cheap overnight electricity for their dishwashers are putting themselves at greater risk from fire. With figures from national Electric Fire Safety Week (23 Jan – 29 Jan) revealing that every year 20,000 fires nationally are caused by faulty electrics, Surrey Fire and Rescue Service has warned that leaving appliances on unattended overnight … Continue reading
Detail Faulty fairy lights and burnt turkey dinners have sparked a Christmas safety warning after it was revealed house fires in Surrey doubled last December. There were 56 fires in homes throughout the county last December, which is double the monthly average of just 28. A total of 18 of these were linked to cooking. … Continue reading
People will be able to take a look at plans for a new fire station in Guildford during an open day this week. The event will give local residents the chance to learn more about the project and talk to the people behind the plans, including Surrey County Council officers. The county council will soon … Continue reading
A new fire station for Guildford came a step closer after Surrey County Council’s Cabinet agreed that a planning application should be submitted. The plan is to build a state-of-the-art new building on land at Ladymead in Guildford that will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The new building will include better … Continue reading
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service are urging residents to regularly test their smoke alarms, as they are four times more likely to die in a fire without a working smoke alarm. There were 527 accidental fires in the home in Surrey last year, resulting in three deaths and 145 injuries. Many of these fires could … Continue reading
Jobs fair for Surrey’s young people Around 1,000 young people are expected to attend a jobs fair organised by Surrey County Council. The Surrey Youth Festival on 27 September is aimed at unemployed young people and those seeking new opportunities as part of the council’s goals of ensuring all 16 to 19-year-olds in Surrey are … Continue reading
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