Working from home opens door for on-call Kent firefighter roles
With more people working from home than ever before, becoming an on-call firefighter with Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) has never been more achievable. On-call crews need to live…
Cat ’causes’ Folkestone bedroom blaze
Firefighters were called to a blaze in a bedroom on Darby Road, Folkestone shortly after 5.00 on Sunday evening. The blaze is believed to have been caused by a cat…
Whitstable lifeboat crew rescue kayaker struggling near Kentish Flats wind farm
Stock picture of former Herne Bay Pier Head – Courtesy RNLI Whitstable The Whitstable Atlantic 85 lifeboat launched just after 1.00pm on Friday 17 September following a report of a…
Huge blaze at National Grid site near Ashford – Updated
Kent Fire and Rescue Service are currently at the scene of a large fire at a National Grid site in Sellindge, Ashford after the alarm was raised shortly after midnight…
Courageous Special Constable rescues seriously injured mum following Minster dog attack
A Special Constable (SC) helped to save an injured mum after she was attacked by a dog in Minster. At 10pm on Friday 3 September 2021 emergency services were called…
Jetskis abandoned in thick mud after rescue of two casualties off Isle of Sheppey
Library image The Sheerness RNLI inshore lifeboat took part in the rescue of two jet skiers who had gone aground in thick mud in The Swale off the Isle of…
Fire crews warn of using electrical chargers at night after Romney Marsh blaze
Following a blaze at a house in New Romney in the early hours of yesterday morning, fire crews are warning people of using electrical chargers at night. Kent Fire and…
Coastguards assist rescue of man stuck in mud up to his waist on Romney Marsh beach
The rescue on Littlestone beach A Coastguard rescue team were quick to respond after a family called 999 when a man became stuck in mud up to his waist on…
Residents urged to heed warnings as rampant bonfire spreads to shed and fences
Kent Fire and Rescue Service has been called again to an ‘out-of-control’ bonfire – this time at Romney Marsh. Two fire engines were sent to the home in Coast Drive…
Bid to save dog at Sunny Sands in Folkestone aborted as rising tide thwarts rescue
Kent Fire and Rescue crews were called to reports of a trapped dog in the rocks at Sunny Sands Beach in Folkestone. The owner of the dog called 999 around…