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As we vigorously campaign to save the future of the Fire Station, let’s take a few moments to look at the past. Please follow the link…http://www.thamesweb.co.uk/windsor/windsorhistory/fire_brigade1929.htm

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Here are a few recent incidents attended by Windsor Firefighters. They are only a selection of interest and don’t represent all the calls during the relevant period;
25 October 12-08 RTC M4 Jcts 5-6   Windsor , Langley and Slough appliances.
26 October 06-15 Canterbury Avenue, Slough. 1x Fatality. Windsor and Slough appliances.
26 October 12-42 Sir Sidney Camm [...]

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A few weeks ago a particularly nasty military regime in Burma resisted peaceful protests by monks and cleared the streets in a very heavy handed manner. However, they didn’t want the world to see what they were doing, so they turned off mobile communication links because folk were taking and sending photographs of their misdeeds. [...]

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It had to happen: The ‘public consultation’ concerning the night closure of Windsor Fire station was nothing more than a sham. Well advertised? Public meetings? Minutes of meetings? The opportunity to challenge? The people of Windsor had none of that.
In a subsequent wave of arrogance the decision was made to remove an emergency service from [...]

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This is the title of a  Brigade recruitment leaflet for Firefighters. Below the heading it adds, ‘Because of a SHORTAGE of Firefighters, there are OFTEN times when your local fire engines are NOT available to respond to EMERGENCY calls’ (My emphasis). It then adds,’THIS PLACES PEOPLE IN MAIDENHEAD AT RISK’
The population of the Royal Borough [...]

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Be safe this Guy Fawkes night and follow the Fireworks Code. Be even more vigilant next year because Windsor Fire Station may be CLOSED at NIGHT.
Here’s a reminder of how it can go wrong: The following link is about a six year old boy in Liverpool who was playing with sparklers. The house caught fire [...]

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Windsor Firefighters were first at the scene of a kitchen fire during their NIGHT shift. The incident was in St Leonards Road, Windsor and a family had discovered acrid smoke coming from the extractor hood for the cooker. The lady had initially tried to investigate this but had received an electric shock.The Windsor crews arrived [...]

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…you never know what you’re going to get next.
Below is a selection of some just a few of the calls received by Windsor Firefighters:
17 October
16-58 to 17-30
The Post Office Peascod Street, Windsor
Bird released from netting.
(Blue Watch)
Windsor appliance.

17 October
23-14 to 00-02
Longmead, Dedworth
Road traffic collision. Driver trapped. Vehicle roof removed. (White Watch)
Windsor and [...]

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Mike,
Can I pass on fraternal greetings on behalf of Tayside Brigade Committee. We send our best wishes on the magnificent campaign you are conducting in Windsor. A comrade from Dundee was asked by his mother why he was going to fight the Fascists in Spain in 1937, he replied “ If I don’t go [...]

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Michael
Please add my voice in support of Windsor retaining its 24 hour fire cover and for both you and all the guys who are fighting this unnecessary reduction in service.  I did help collect 8,000 signatures in two days last year and continue to fight to oppose the proposed changes.
Antony Wood (Liberal Democrats) 

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