Seven fire engines called to house fire in Dover
Library image Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a house fire in Barton Road, Dover around 4.00am this morning, 20 January 2023. At the height of…
Christmas Day house fire in Chatham leaves two requiring treatment from medics
Library image… Firefighters are urging everyone to take care with candles following a house fire in Chatham. Three fire engines were called to Ordnance Street on Christmas Day. Crews wearing…
Could you be a volunteer Flood Warden in Kent?
Many Kent communities are at risk of flooding and have experienced repeated flood incidents both historically and recently. Over 70,000 properties in the county are at risk of flooding. Flood…
Margate lifeboat called to sinking 30 foot inflatable near windfarm
Margate B class RNLI lifeboat ‘Colonel Stock’ Photo: RNLI Margate… UK Coastguard was contacted by a windfarm support vessel around 2.30pm on Wednesday 16 November, reporting a partially submerged dinghy…
Government’s attempts to tackle channel boat crossings failing after migrants chased through Dover streets and gardens
Dover and Deal MP Natalie Elphicke has reported that on Sunday at Shakespeare beach, local dog walkers were greeted by two small boats that were abandoned, with life jackets scattered…
Two dead in four vehicle crash on hard shoulder of M20
Investigators are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a fatal crash on the M20 motorway. The collision happened at around 8.20am on Monday 17 October 2022, on the hard…
Kent Police at full stretch with 4,000 emergency calls over three days
A heightened number of calls, between Friday 7 and Sunday 9 October 2022, placed significant demand upon reactive patrols, with officers also needing to prioritise responses to other serious collisions,…
Two pulled from car in water-filled ditch on Romney Marsh
A man and a woman have been pulled to safety by Police after a car ended up in water-filled ditch following a crash on Romney Marsh. The collision happened during…
‘Restart a Heart’ at Kent Fire and Rescue Service stations this week!
What would you do? When someone goes into cardiac arrest, immediate action by anyone nearby could offer their only chance of survival. Would you know what to do in this…
Emergency services scrambled to sinking boat off Queenborough harbour
Photo: Kent Police A sinking boat with two people aboard was saved from being ‘consigned to the riverbed’ thanks to the expertise of officers from Kent Police’s Search and Marine…