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Yesterday on the BBC News, Berkshire’s Assistant Chief Officer downplayed the night closure of Windsor Fire Station by stating that ‘Sloughs appliances were only 2.8 miles away’.
Would that be 2.8 miles as the crow would fly or  the fire appliance drives? Does it also take into consideration the outer reaches of Windsor’s expansive station ground, [...]

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Our campaign gained more profile yesterday when the BBC came to Windsor.
The Christopher Wren Hotel gave a particularly relevant contribution concerning the sleeping risk dangers posed at night within hotels, by mentioning the 3 rescues conducted by firefighters at a fire there earlier this year.
The website link to view the report is http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6970000/newsid_6970800/6970818.stm?bw=bb&mp=rm&nol_storyid=6970818&news=1

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On the 29th August the Windsor appliance was called to automatic fire alarms actuating at Legoland, the major tourist attraction, which has previously incurred fires at night.
The journey to the incident was particularly slow due to queues for Legoland which began FROM the M4 motorway ALL the way down the Relief Road to Legoland. Our [...]

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Yesterday evening, Windsors night crew attended a lorry fire on the M4 backing up both Slough and Langley.
Windsor proceeded east-bound with Slough between junctions 6 to 5, whilst Langley traversed the west-bound carriageway from junction 5 to 6.
As Windsor approached junction 5 they observed that the affected vehicle had joined the slip road between junctions [...]

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On the morning of  Tuesday 28th September at 02-20, the Windsor night crew (Yes, the very service the Brigade intend to remove from Windsor!) attended an incident within the shadow of Windsor Castle which drew national media attention.
This was a huge ruptured water mains on the Datchet Road. The crew were there for over 5 hours utilising  two [...]

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Today, we received a call today to Minton Place, in Victoria Street, Windsor.
This is an office block which forms part of a large building which dominates William Street and connects with Victoria Street. There are also several different premises within this block which include Liquids nightclub, Weatherspoons bar, Chicago Rock Cafe and a new Korean/Japanese [...]

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Last week, we conducted an all day fire safety campaign in Windsor. We carried out safety inspections of dozens of homes in Westmead and Upcroft at the request of residents who took advantage of this free service. We also installed over 35 smoke alarms -supplied and fitted again, for free.
Every single occupant expressed concern about the proposals [...]

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There are dozens of hotels and guest houses, not just in central Windsor, but within the WHOLE of the vast station ground. Should a tragedy such as the Newquay hotel blaze occur at night, following the downgrading of Windsor Fire Station, will the Royal Berkshire Fire Authority accept full responsibility? Or, will they state that they [...]

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On the afternoon of 18 August we received a call to Bowes Lyon Close, Windsor. The fire alarm had actuated automatically. Your Windsor crew arrived first on the scene within 3 minutes. The local knowledge of the crew pinpointed the exact flat which was affected. We even knew where the nearest water hydrants were located [...]

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So, according to the theory, once Windsor’s night cover is removed, Slough firefighters will cover Windsor? As regular readers of this blog will no doubt be aware, Slough is the second busiest station in Berkshire and may therefore be unavailable. Extra time will be added to any emergency situation in Windsor.
Today (20August), Windsor crews were [...]

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