Incidents
Kent Fire and Rescue Service attends a range of incidents including fires, road crashes, flooding, rescues from height, mud or confined spaces. It also supports other agencies including Kent Police, South East Coast Ambulance Service and the Martime and Coastguard Agency on a regular basis.
The incidents shown on this page are just a sample of those which may be of interest to the public and media.
| Road crash rescue - Wye near Ashford | 0945 update from Kent Police:
Officers from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit are appealing for witness to a fatal road traffic collision.
Kent Police was called at 2.16am on Sunday 7... | 07/12/2014 02:22 | 07/12/2014 03:26 | 2 |
| Motorcycle crash - A299 | Firefighters were called to the scene of a collision between a car and a motorcycle on the A299 Thanet Way coast bound. Crews administered first aid and made the scene safe before handing over to... | 07/12/2014 12:14 | 07/12/2014 12:50 | 1 |
| Bedroom fire - Sheerness | Firefighters were called to reports of a bedroom alight in a property on Alexandra Road, Sheerness.
Crews extinguished the blaze with a hose reel jet from a hydrant supply while wearing breathing... | 07/12/2014 20:31 | 07/12/2014 22:45 | 2 |
| Tumble dryer fire - Edenbridge | Fire crews were called to reports of an overheated tumble dryer on the first floor of a block of flats on Wayside Drive, Edenbridge.
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus were committed to the... | 07/12/2014 21:37 | 07/12/2014 22:51 | 2 |
| Family led to safety from smoke-filled property | Firefighters were called to reports of smoke in a property in Mercer Close, Paddock Wood. Fire and rescue control operators gave advice over the phone to help keep the caller and other occupants... | 09/12/2014 00:21 | 09/12/2014 01:46 | 2 |
| Strike update 1pm | Firefighters were called to a fire in a property in Folkestone Road, Dover at 11.36am. A woman, child and man were led to safety by firefighters. They were treated for slight smoke inhalation at the... | 09/12/2014 13:00 | 09/12/2014 13:00 | 1 |
| Strike update 4.30pm | KFRS attended a fire in a rear garden in Lowfield Street, Dartford that involved a mobility scooter. The fire had spread and damaged a fence. (start time 13.01, incident stop message time 13.24. ... | 09/12/2014 13:30 | 09/12/2014 16:30 | 0 |
| Strike update - 6.30am | In addition to the house fire in Gravesend already detailed in an earlier update, firefighters have dealt overnight with the following incidents: a small chimney/fireplace overheating incident in... | 10/12/2014 06:30 | 10/12/2014 06:30 | 0 |
| The Fire Brigades Union strike action has now ended | FBU Strike update 9am
KFRS was called at 7.05am to reports of a lorry fire on section 3 of the A20, where they made the scene safe. Crews remain at the scene of a house fire in Gravesend where... | 10/12/2014 09:00 | 10/12/2014 09:00 | 0 |
| Strike underway | The Fire Brigades Union strike has now started. KFRS are responding to 999 calls but with fewer resources. Please take extra care on the roads and do a quick check before you leave home this morning,... | 09/12/2014 09:00 | 10/12/2014 09:00 | 0 |
