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The Windsor and Eton Relief Road is the main transport artery into the town from the M4 motorway. If Windsor Fire Station is CLOSED the Brigade theory is that Slough would pick up Windsors calls? That is flawed for 2 reasons: Firstly, Slough is the second busiest station within Berkshire so they may NOT be available [...]

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The following are only a selection of calls received by Windsor Firefighters…
16 August at 16-01 hours. Alexandra Road, Windsor. Microwave fire. Occupier given oxygen therapy for smoke inhalation.
18 August at 15-59 hours. Maidenhead Road, Windsor. Lorry fire.
18 August at 17-10 hours. Cooking fire at elderly persons home.
21 August at 12-38 hours. Marks and Spencer, Peascod [...]

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The 29th of January 2009. That is now the confirmed date for the judicial review brought by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council.This  relates to the dreadful ‘public consultation’ carried out by the Brigade surrounding the dubious decision to close Windsor Fire station. The failure to assess the risk levels of the population [...]

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In 2005, TWO Hertfordshire Firefighters and a resident died in a fire in a high rise flat. The Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service are presently, as a result of the outcomes of that incident, re-training all operational Firefighters in such procedures.
Tonight at 21-57 hours, the Windsor NIGHT crew was called to a high rise dwelling [...]

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A very senior Brigade Manager has recently been visiting White Watch at Windsor and the Retained Section at Bracknell.
Rather bullishly he has stated that if Windsor Firefighters dare (!) to continue their successsful campaign to stop the station being CLOSED at night, he will press for plans to FULLY CLOSE the station!!!
But wait a minute…shouldn’t the [...]

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On the night of Saturday 02 August a serious road traffic collision occurred on the A308 outside of the Oakley Court Hotel. One man was killed and a woman was seriously injured. A full extrication was required from the wreckage.
This was Windsors station ground, but Slough and Maidenhead attended.
Why, you may ask? The answer is [...]

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As you can observe below, the contribution of the Windsor appliance to east Berkshire is indeed significant. The calls shown represent only a small number of the actual incidents.
30 July at 11-59 hours. Oak Lane, Windsor. Kitchen fire.
01 August at 14-27 hours. High Street, Datchet. Washing machine fire.
02 August at 00-14 hours. High Street, Datchet. [...]

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