Firefighters from Brampton and Longtown have been shortlisted for this year's Council Worker of the Year Awards.

The two Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service crews have been nominated in the team of the year category for their rescue of a farm worker who became trapped in agricultural machinery in a field near Brampton on 18 February 2008. The crews are the only one of two Fire and Rescue Service in this year's awards, which are run by the Local Government Channel, in association with the Local Government Association.

We can show our support for the Brampton and Longtown crews by voting by texting 80039 and quoting 'LGATV 6 CUMBRIA' or by clicking on the link below,  voting is open from 12:00 noon on 1 May to 12:00 noon on 3rd July 2008, when the winners will be announced.   Please note that you can vote more than once.

More details on the Cumbria entry and the other finalists, including a film of their work, can be seen by going to www.localgovernmentchannel.com and by tuning into Local Government Today on the Community Channel every day at 6.30am either on Sky 539, Virgin 233 or Freeview 87."