Date Press Release Headlines
21st April 2008 Firefighters praised after paper mill blaze
More than 100 firefighters who tackled a major blaze at a Sittingbourne paper mill have been praised for limiting the spread of the fire. Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to Kemsley Mill at Ridham Avenue at 8.17pm last night after the fire...
18th April 2008 Join our team
Lydd fire station is looking for more retained firefighters to join its team and in a bid to encourage men and women from the local area to volunteer, is hosting an open day at the station on Saturday 26th April, where you can experience what it...
14th April 2008 Team work saves lamb
A joint effort between RSPCA officers and Faversham firefighters who have been specially trained in animal rescues, saved a lamb that had fallen down a dry moat. Kent Fire and Rescue Service and RSCPA officers were called to Hill Road, Borstal, Rochester...
9th April 2008 'Watch out for kitchen fires' warn fire crews
Firefighters are calling for Kent residents to take more care when cooking at home and to make sure appliances are never left on overnight to reduce the risk of fire breaking out in the kitchen. In the last three years Kent Fire and Rescue Service...
8th April 2008 Margate scenic railway fire – update
Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) is no longer at the scene of a vast fire that destroyed parts of a railway attraction at the disused Dreamland amusement park in Margate. KFRS received the 999 call just before 5 pm yesterday evening. Once at the...
7th April 2008 Major Margate attraction hit by fire
At 16:47 today, Kent Fire and Rescue Service were called to the old Dreamland attraction in Margate where there were reports of a ride on fire. The historic, yet disused, scenic railway is a blaze, a building next door is also alight. Ten fire appliances,...
6th April 2008 Crews tackle Sittingbourne fire
Firefighters are tackling a fire in Sittingbourne High Street following initial calls at 14.37 this afternoon. Eight pumps from Sittingbourne, Medway, Maidstone, Faversham, Rainham and Teynham are at the scene. Firefighters are using breathing apparatus,...
28th March 2008 Fire at amusement arcade
Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) has been tackling a major blaze at an amusement arcade in Margate this evening. At the height of the fire, 10 pumps and around 60 firefighters were sent to Tivoli Entertainment on the seafront after KFRS control...
28th March 2008 Gravesend students to witness 'Car'n'age' at fire station
Teenage boys from Gravesend Grammar School will be the first to attend a thought-provoking road safety workshop when it is piloted at Thames-side fire station on Wednesday (2 April). Research shows that one in three young male drivers will write their...
25th March 2008 ‘Operation Carmageddon’ comes to Dartford
In the last three years over 500 young people (aged between 17 and 24) have been killed or seriously injured on Kent’s roads. Statistics also show that as well as being at risk themselves young drivers pose a significant risk to others. To help...
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