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At 09:28 Crews from Malmesbury and Westlea assisted a gentleman whos vehicle became stuck in flood water. Crews assisted the gentleman to dry land. - tinyurl.com/yatolu5y

Two appliances from @SwindonFireRDS were requested by the Police for an RTC in Bishopstone, Swindon, where a vehicle was on its side. On arrival there were no persons trapped and crews left the incident with the Police. Please be careful on the roads, as surfaces may be icy.

We’re celebrating with 3 members of staff today who've received honours in the #2021NewYearHonours Watch Manager Chris Martin from @Ramsbury_Fire has received a BEM, @AndyCol92235287 & Chief Fire Officer Ben Ansell have received QFSMs. Congratulations! #fireservice #honours

New Year's Eve must be different this year. It's up to all of us to stop the spread & protect our NHS. With Swindon in Tier 4, you must not socialise indoors with anyone not from your household or support bubble. Make sure you know & follow the rules: gov.uk/guidance/tier-…

19th December update - 1 appliance from Swindon attended a small fire below ground. It was located in a tunnel / pipework with no sign of tampering. Heavy rain had most likely got into the system and created a short circuit to street lighting cables.

Good luck to Group Manager for Swindon - Glyn Moody @glynmoody1970 on his retirement today after nearly 31 years in the service. We will all miss you and wish you the best for the future!!!

6th November - 3 appliances from Swindon and Stratton attended a RTC on A419B South Blunsdon, North Swindon. Crews rescued persons trapped in a large vehicle and made the scene safe.

5th December - 1 appliance from Stratton attended and contained a small vehicle fire on the slip road from Turnpike to A419 in Swindon.

4th December - 1 Stratton appliance attended a small fire outdoors started by loose refuse, in Purton. It was quickly contained and reason and cause is still unknown.

2nd December - 1 appliance from Swindon and 1 appliance from Westlea attended a fire incident in Wroughton. The small accidental fire started in the open from loose refuse.

Update from @stevomadds, Director of Public Health: While our case rates have dropped slightly this week, our average infection rate still remains higher than the South West average, one of the reasons why Swindon moved in 'Tier 2' on Wednesday 2 December. 1/5⬇️

Swindon is now under Tier 2 ‘High Alert’ restrictions. Read what this means for you and your family here: ow.ly/7Mac50Cyk9Q COVID has not gone away. We all need to continue following the guidelines to ensure our cases continue to fall and we avoid overwhelming our NHS.

A fire crew from @FireWestlea has extinguished a small fire in the open at Peglars Way, Swindon. They used a hose reel jet to extinguish the fire and spent time turning it over & and damping down - tinyurl.com/y64cbdaw

08:47 @SwindonFireStn and @FireWestlea have extinguished a kitchen fire in a Terraced Property on Kingshill, Swindon.

24th November - 1 appliance from Westlea attended a property in Toothill, Swindon to deal with a minor hazardous materials incident. No containment required and no further action was needed.

13:52 @DWFRSStratton were mobilised to a report of an RTC involving a car versus a tree on Stirling Road #Swindon - no persons were trapped and the crew made the vehicle and scene safe. @wiltshirepolice also attended

14:26 @FireWestlea were mobilised to a report of smoke in the area of Redcliffe Street #Swindon - this turned out to be a controlled burn. If you are having a controlled burn, please let us know on 0306 799 0019 so we can avoid sending a 🚒 out

We'll be sharing a very special video message from the #keyworkers who continue to keep us all safe, at 5pm today.

14:01 @SwindonFireStn were sent to a vehicle alight on Marlborough Road #Swindon - crews used 2 breathing apparatus, 1 hose reel jet to extinguish the fire but unfortunately the car was totally destroyed

16:03 @DWFRSStratton use one hose reel jet to extinguish a small rubbish fire in Blandford Alley #Highworth #Swindon