Residents flee flat as pan of oil bursts into flames
Residents alerted by a smoke alarm fled a flat in La Belle Alliance Square, Ramsgate, after a pan of oil overheated and caught alight. Three fire engines were sent to…
Lifeboats launched to assist yacht going round and round in circles off Margate
Margate lifeboat Photo: RNLI Margate RNLI along with lifeboats from Ramsgate and Sheerness were launched to assist a disabled yacht off the north Kent coast. Around 11am on Wednesday 8…
£600,000 could have gone up in smoke after batteries dumped in household waste bins
Image: ABC Fire crews have put out blazes in the back three refuse lorries operated by Canterbury City Council’s waste collection contractor Canenco in recent weeks, sparking a plea for…
Dead Horse Morris makes a stand for RNLI in Whitstable
Photo: Chris Davey RNLI It was a damp and miserable morning around Whitstable lifeboat station on Sunday with even a few snow flurries but the atmosphere in the station was…
Chopping board destroys kitchen in Herne Bay flat!
A kitchen fire in Herne Bay this morning, 2 March 2023, is believed to have started after a plastic chopping board was left on top of an electric hob, which…
Casualty passed to paramedics after kitchen fire in Gravesend
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a kitchen fire at a house in Bartlett Road, Gravesend just after 3.30pm on Friday. Two fire engines rushed to…
Kent Fire and Rescue Service climbs to number two in LGBTQ+ ranking
Stonewall has ranked Kent Fire and Rescue Service as one of top emergency services, and among the best organisations in the country, for its dedication to inclusion, diversity and equality…
Caravans, road sweeper and lorry damaged in ‘suspicious’ farm fire
A fire at Oak Tree Farm in Sevenoaks which began shortly before 2.00am this morning, 5 February is being treated as suspicious. Fire crews from Kent and London fought the…
Ruth becomes new helm for Whitstable Lifeboat
Ruth Oliver Photo: Andrew Hastings Whitstable RNLI have just gained a new helm for their Atlantic 85 Lifeboat after 26-year old Ruth Oliver was passed out this week and has…
Kent in top flight of Fire and Rescue Services in England
Kent has emerged as one of the top performing fire and rescue services in the country, following an independent inspection, which assessed emergency response, public protection, and workforce support and…