Today is #999day or Emergency Services day – a day to celebrate and thank the people who work and volunteer in the emergency services. More than 2 million people work and volunteer in the emergency services today, including 250,000 first responders. They work in a range of roles – from answering emergency calls to dealing […]
On Monday evening, I attended a public meeting that had been organised by the High Peak branch of Unite Community to hear from representatives of the Fire Brigade Union, there concerns over the proposals that the Derbyshire Fire Authority are currently consulting on. The proposals that are out for public consultation from the Fire Authority, […]
On Monday, a family on Tissington suffered a devastating house fire, early reports advised that the fire was caused by an electrical fault, however officers at the council have since advised that the fire brigade have reported that the fire was not caused by an electrical fault. Thankfully I’m advised that there were no injuries […]
Following on from the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower in London, both via the Proud to be on Gamesley group on Facebook and other methods, a number of local residents got in touch with concerns around the CESP insulation works that were completed on Gamesley and Fairfield a few years back. The tragic events in […]
On Sunday a home on Shelden, suffered an horrendous fire, which has caused significant damage to the property. Thankfully there were no injuries reported, with a fast response from the fire service to deal with the problem. From time to time on twitter, the Derbyshire Fire and Rescue service has run a campaign called #TestitTuesday, […]
Last Saturday (25th July) saw an open day take place at the Glossop Fire Station. The event which featured a range of activities which took place at the Fire Station, was aimed to both highlight fire safety issues along with providing a change to raise funds for charity with two group Ruben’s Retreat and the […]
Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service have started consultation on their ‘Fit to Respond’ proposals on how they will transform Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service’s service delivery for 2022 and beyond. Across Derbyshire the proposals been put forward for consultation will potentially mean : The closure of 19 fire stations; The opening of 8 new stations; […]
Regular readers will remember that I advised during last year about a consultation that the Derbyshire Fire Authority were doing on the development plan for the fire service within Derbyshire. One of the options included within the consultation was a proposal to look at reducing the number of fire engines at one of the fire stations […]