Brightlingsea ECFRS

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WE ARE RECRUITING. We are recruiting on-call firefighters. We are specifically looking for individuals who are able to respond to emergency calls during the day times. If you are interested in this position then please apply on the following link. crowd.in/NwEODG

Are you a business owner in Essex? The fire service is running a free Networking and Business Engagement Event on May 1st at its HQ in Kelvedon. Read more here, book your space, and help the fire service explore new ways of working with businesses. crowd.in/RbTUbb

This week has been a busy week of exercises. Wed day time the crew took part in a multiagency exercise organised by B/Sea Harbour. On Thurs evening the Brightlingsea crew was joined by crews from Wivenhoe and Mersea to complete an exercise at the Orsted site in Tower Street.

Yesterday was a busy day for the crew at Brightlingsea. The day consisted of them attending two incidents as well as a training exercise with other station in the evening as part of the crews ongoing training and development. This concluded a busier month for the station.

Please, when you park, double check that you’ve left enough room for a fire engine to get through. goo.gl/PNnP6v

On Monday Brightlingsea’s crew were delayed attending reports of smoke coming from Sydney Street due to the way cars parked. Fortunately this turned out to be a false alarm but it took the fire engine 15mins more than it should have to negotiate cars and wait for people to move.

*Incident* Sun 12:04 - 1x Brightlingsea called to a chimney fire in Brightlingsea. Keep your family and home safe by following our chimney safety advice, which can be found here: goo.gl/1ya9ca

Following on from an incident in Waltham Abbey, if you own an electric blanket please ensure you have checked it for signs of wear and tear. Please help spread this message by sharing and speaking to family members. Click link for more on the incident goo.gl/Jk4YKC

*Incident* - Saturday 26th Jan - 04:55 - 1x Brightlingsea and 1x Wivenhoe sent to fire alarms activating at a premise in Springfields, Brightlingsea.

If your house has a thatched roof then please make sure you have read our home safety advice for thatched properties. goo.gl/6ytNH6

@lindam2332 Our training tower is currently having it’s scheduled checks and maintenance completed.

Dovercourt Fire Station is now on Facebook. Please make sure you go and give their page a like. They are recruiting On Call Firefighters at Dovercourt, so if you know anyone who lives or works in the Dovercourt area then please let them know. goo.gl/Hrm7R4

*Incident* Yesterday evening (Sunday) Brightlingsea, along with 11 other fire engines, attended a thatched roof fire on a cottage in Ardleigh. They remained at the incident until 2130 when they were relieved by other fire crews. They returned again as a relief crew this morning.

*Incident* - 04:52 - 2x Colchester, 1x Wivenhoe and 1x Brightlingsea mobilised to a small fire in a high rise accommodation block in Colchester.

*Incident* On Saturday, Brightlingsea were called, along with crews from Colchester, Tiptree, Mersea and Clacton, to a fire in Colchester affecting four properties. More details can be found on this link goo.gl/fxixfn

Happy New Year from everyone at Brightlingsea Fire Station In 2018 Brightlingsea crews attended 111 incidents across the county. Please start 2019 by making sure you have a working smoke alarm on every floor of your property.

The coolest fire engine in Essex ##Essex #Brightlingsea #fireworks @ECFRS @BSea_ECFRS

Brightlingsea, Wivenhoe & USAR firefighters representing Essex County Fire & Rescue Service at today’s Remembrance Day

Great to have Rescue Dogs from across the country in Brightlingsea today. The dogs travelled by boat across to Mersea where they carried out various search types over a 5 acre area.