The following is a report dated June 26 2009 from the Ascot, Windsor and Eton Express entitled, ‘Fire authority awards itself allowance rise’
Officials who want to save money by shutting Windsor’s fire station at night have voted themselves a massive 400 per cent increase in allowances.
Members of Berkshire Fire Authority awarded themselves the pay hike at [...]
Entries from June 30th, 2009
Flabbergasted!!!
June 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
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More Firecalls for the station they want to CLOSE…
June 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Operational Information
As always, the following incidents represent only a small proportion of the calls received by Windsor Fire Crews. They also demonstrate the support provided to other station areas.
14 June at 22-30 hours. St Leonard Road, Windsor. Refuse bin fire.
15 June at 05-00 hours. Windsor Great Park. Barn fire.
15 June at 07-36 hours. Cresswell Farm, Maidenhead. [...]
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Firecall Round Up
June 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Operational Information
The following represent only a small selection of recent firecalls attended by the Windsor crews. Their contribution to other station grounds too is most apparent, highlighting the danger of stripping east Berkshire of emergency fire cover levels.
28 May at 01-53 hours. Winkfield Road, Windsor. Road traffic collision.
29 May at 18-20 hours. M4 motorway, junction 5 [...]
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Relief Road Grief
June 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Operational Information
If the Brigade close Windsor Fire Station, the expectation is that Slough Firefighters will also cover the Windsor area? This is a shaky concept since Slough is the second busiest station within the county – therefore, they may NOT be available, since they could be attending their own incident(s).
Furthermore, the predominant route for the Slough [...]
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