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My colleagues on white watch have just briefed me about their night duty, which ran from 18-00 hours yesterday to 09-00 hours today (It’s important to clarify the night shift, since a lot of dubious interpretations have been bandied around in the attempt to play down the number of night calls we actually receive).The Windsor [...]

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Here are the calls attended WITHIN the WINDSOR station area from 20-22 July 2007. Most, but not all, have arisen as a result of adverse weather. The Windsor service was busy and additional resources were called in, but even they became stretched to a  point whereby NO appliances were available.
Further information can be furnished by [...]

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Yesterday, the Fire Authority voted by 14 to 8 to accept the Brigades Integrated Risk Management Plan. This will inevitably mean the night closure of Windsor Fire Station from 20-00 to 08-00 hours. Emergency calls will then be dealt with by Slough Fire Station – if they are available – since they are the second [...]

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At 05-31 hours this morning, there was a serious house fire at The Myrke, Slough. A flashover occurred whilst the elderly occupant was asleep. The blast blew the whole of the kitchen window out, which was found several metres away.
 Both of the Slough appliances were unable to attend since they were at another call. 
WINDSOR and [...]

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The rainstorm certainly pushed Windsor Firefighters to the limit last Friday…
We had our first call at 07-47 to Dorset Road, Windsor where the very distressed occupier of a basement flat found 18’’of water throughout the property. We used a range of pumps and cleared the water. We also isolated the electrics and salvage as much [...]

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If the Brigade proposal to allow Slough to cover the downgraded Windsor area at night goes ahead, it will be reliant upon 2 very important factors;

The availability of Slough appliances, since Slough is the second busiest station within
Berkshire. They may not have any available appliances!
The
Windsor and Eton Relief Road
We all know that this [...]

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Fire Service resources in East Berkshire were certainly stretched the other day…The 18th July to be precise.
Langley was at a large field fire at Iver and Slough was busy too.
So at 16-54 hours we received a call to Penzance Spur on the Britwell Estate in Slough. The incident involved an incomplete call by a child. [...]

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Welcome to the new website which campaigns to keep Windsor Fire Station open 24/ 7!
I’m Michael Rowley, a Fire Brigades Union Representative for the station. I’m a serving operational firefighter now in my 23rd year of service.
One big date for your diaries is Wednesday 25 July. This is when the Fire Authority meet to make [...]

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After being contacted by a fellow worried Windsor Resident, we have managed to get the web site off the ground.

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