Retired Firefighters

Homes evacuated in London fire

Thousands homeless - Philippines fire

 

Fires break out in New South Wales

 

Snow causes car pile-up in Kansas

 

Chile firefighters tackle blaze

 

17 Mar 2010

 

Man's arm is impaled on 8ft post

A man is taken to hospital after his arm becomes impaled on an 8ft-long wooden pole in Bridgwater, Somerset.

Union warns of fire service cuts

Union chiefs warn of potential cuts after seeing a draft document outlining options for Surrey Fire & Rescue Service.

Man rescued during fire at flats

An investigation is under way after a man had to be rescued from a fire at a block of flats in Dumfries and Galloway.

Fire crews 'will work to rule'

Jersey's firefighters will work to rule from next week after pay and funding negotiations failed, the president of the Fire and Rescue Service Association says.

Fire service targets 'pointless'

A union leader criticises the setting of "pointless" targets for the Leicestershire fire service.

Man arrested after fire explosion

A 54-year-old man is arrested after a fire and small explosion at a house in Lincolnshire.

M1 open after three-lorry crash

The M1 reopens following a crash between three lorries that left one of the drivers seriously injured.

Fire crews 'will work to rule'

Jersey's firefighters will work to rule from next week after pay and funding negotiations failed, the president of the Fire and Rescue Service Association says.

Dozens killed in Afghan bus crash

At least 32 people die when a bus crashes into a truck on a treacherous pass in northern Afghanistan, officials say.

Crews called out to tackle fire

More than twenty firefighters are called to a blaze at a house in Wantage, Oxfordshire.

Uganda royal tombs gutted by fire

Tombs of traditional kings of Uganda's Buganda region are burnt down overnight, provoking anger among residents.

Fire crews tackle moorland fire

Fire crews tackle a large fire, which spread across five square miles, on moorland near Littleborough.

Fire crews tackle warehouse fire

Firefighters in Nottingham tackle a fire at a warehouse which has led to the closure of part of the A610.

Crews busy tackling grass fires

A recent spate of grass fires in Rhondda Cynon Taf continues as fire crews deal with a large blaze.

Fire destroys Purbeck heathland

Seventy firefighters tackle a large heathland fire on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset.

18 Mar 2010

 

Residents jump from flats blaze

At least three people suffer serious injuries jumping from a blazing block of flats on South Tyneside.

States regrets firefighter action

Plans announced that Jersey's firefighters will work-to-rule are met with regret by the chief minister.

Transporter fire closes M11 lane

A lane of the M11 in Essex is closed as firefighters tackle a burning car transporter.

Basement blaze in fashion store

Fire crews have tackled a fire in the basement of a fashion store which featured in the BBC TV show Mary Queen of Shops.

Vehicles destroyed in garage fire

Fire crews tackle a suspected arson attack on a garage in Oxfordshire which destroyed six vehicles.