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On 20 April at 20-20 hours, Windsor Firefighters were first on the scene of a fire at a residential care home for the elderly in Windsor. Queens Court in Dedworth Road is a relatively new building primarily constructed from timber (the Windsor crews had previously undertaken a risk visit during the construction; a fact which highlights [...]

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At 02-07 hours on 20 April, the Windsor crew was called to alarms operating at King Edward Hospital in Windsor. Despite the valuable resources of the NHS being in potential danger only one appliance was mobilised. The appliance was at the scene within ONE minute.
The crew were met by a security officer who took the [...]

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On the 14th April at 10-27 hours one Windsor resident had a dangerous encounter with fire.
The dishwasher at his home in Dedworth Road, Windsor caught alight and the property was heavily smoke-logged. The Windsor crew was at the scene within 2 minutes and deployed 2 firefighters in breathing apparatus with a high pressure hose-reel jet. [...]

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When contemplating the possible closure of  Windsor Fire Station, people could be forgiven for thinking that the decision emanated from another planet. Therefore it is appropriate to present a ’snapshot’  from 24 hour period relating to Windsor Fire station, which highlights the value of the Windsor crew, commencing with a fire at MARS.
On the 11 April [...]

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The Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service wish to CLOSE Windsor Fire Station at night and redeploy the crews to Wokingham where there is an apparent ‘need’ for them? Unfortunately statistics obtained under the Freedom of Information Act and supplied by the Brigade reveal that Wokingham receive far fewer night calls than Windsor?
On Thursday 02 April, [...]

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