Advice on making the right call if someone is in trouble in inland water!
Kent Fire and Rescue service is advising people what to do if we see someone struggling in water, in a river or lake. As we enter summer and start enjoying…
Becky keeps it in the family at Ramsgate RNLI
Becky Cannon Photo: RNLI/Karen Cox Becky Cannon comes from a proud line of RNLI crew with her father, Ian Cannon, taking over from his father Ron Cannon MBE as Coxswain…
Six support vehicles and rescue team rush to tree and undergrowth blaze near Ashford
Library image ::: Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to a fire in Wissenden Lane, Bethersden, near Ashford, involving a large number of cut trees and undergrowth. At the…
Kent Fire and Rescue goes nautical with new water emergency fleet
Kent Fire and Rescue Service has introduced new water rescue vehicles to enhance its response when someone is struggling in water or mud. Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) has…
Emergency works in Thanet Way tunnel closes coast-bound bore for 3 months!
A contraflow has been put in place on the London-bound lane on Thursday 13 June along the length of the Chestfield Tunnel on the A299 Thanet Way to repair and…
Man seriously injured in fall from bridge in Herne Bay
Library image Kent Police was called at 5.52am today, Friday 14 June 2024, following a report a man had fallen from a bridge over the A2990 Old Thanet Way to…
Jet fans fault in Thanet Way tunnel at Chestfield shuts road for emergency safety work
Chestfield Tunnel on the A299 Thanet Way near Whitstable has been closed from today (Tuesday 11 June) following routine inspections which found a safety critical fault identified with the jet…
Fire crews battle blaze on Romney Marsh
Library image Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a roof alight on a building in Station Road, New Romney shortly before 8.00pm this evening 9 June.…
Mud rescue in Herne Bay prompts warning to ‘have-a-go’ rescuers
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was alerted after reports of a person stuck in mud off Central Parade in Herne Bay today. Two fire engines arrived at the scene and…
Children and adults treated in hospital as bus and tractor collide near Meopham
Emergency services rushed to the scene of a serious collision between a bus and a tractor near Meopham close to the junction for Chapman’s Hill. Several passengers on the bus,…