Vehicle Fire (Carlisle) At 0335 hours on Thursday, 24th May 2012, 2 appliances from Carlisle & Watch Manager Kevin Johnston were called to reports of a fire involving a heavy good vehicles on the northbound carriageway of the M6 motorway between junctions 43 & 44....
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Here to help you get the information you want with regards to crime, community fire safety, local safer & stronger information relevant to you and your community. This is a two way communication system designed to put you in touch with the people and services that matter to you.
Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service contributes towards creating a safe and secure community within the county. The organisation strives, with our partners, to educate the people of Cumbria to help prevent fire and road related deaths and injuries. This will be achieved through identifying and working particularly with those groups who are most at risk ensuring that appropriate safety measures are in place. When called to an emergency the fire and rescue service will utilise best operational practice to minimise injury and loss. Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service is an integral part of the Safer and Stronger Communities Directorate of Cumbria County Council. To find out more about the County Council please follow the link Cumbria County Council (opens in a new window)
Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service Annual Service Plan has been published. This is a living document and may be amended through the year if required. The document links in with the 'Our Focus - Plan on a Page' which summarises the contents of the Service Plan.
Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service Annual Service Plan has been published. This is a living document and may be amended through the year if required. The document links in with the 'Our Focus - Plan on a Page' which summarises the contents of the Service Plan.
Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service has issued a Service Charter which sets out what services we provide, how well we will provide them and what to do if you are not satisfied.
Volunteers wanted
Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service are recruiting volunteers to assist with the portable arena and volunteers to drive a large transit van or Landrover with a trailer. For more information click on the links to the downloadable PDF's Volunteer Drivers, Portable Arena Volunteers
At present the Service has no plans to recruit Regular Firefighters.
The next recruitment campaign will be advertised on this Web site when we begin the next campaign.
CUMBRIA FIRE & RESCUE AUTHORITY INTEGRATED RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN 2011-14
Cumbria Fire & Rescue Authority's Draft Integrated Risk Management Plan for 2011-2014 has been has been approved by Cumbria County Council,as the Fire and Rescue Authority. The plan can be viewed on the following links:
FREE HeartStart training courses available for your community groups delivered by Fire & Rescue Service personnel, for more information click on the link below.
Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service are working with North West Improvement & Efficiency Partnership. For more information Click on the following link CIEP . (Opens in a new window)
