Monthly Archives: July 2023

Fire Risk Warning For E-Scooters

Stock image Extreme care is needed when charging lithium batteries for E-scooters and E-bikes after they sparked two recent house fires. The living room of a house in North Ormesby was severely damaged after batteries were left on charge for a child’s electric bike. In Middlesbrough a hallway was badly damaged after an electrical charging point for an e-scooter caught fire. The need for extra … Read more Fire Risk Warning For E-Scooters »

Banking On Fire Safety

Fire safety is being added to food bank stocks in a summer campaign to look after the most vulnerable people in communities across Middlesbrough. The Prevention team from Cleveland Fire Brigade will be dropping into all seven food banks in the Middlesbrough district area to give first-hand advice on reducing fire risks in the home. They will also be giving details of how people can … Read more Banking On Fire Safety »

Turning Blue to Help Prevent Drowning

Fire engines at stations across Cleveland will be turning alarm lights on for two minutes to “go blue” in support of World Drowning Prevention Day on Tuesday 25 July. Drowning in the UK is amongst the leading causes of accidental death and the dangers are heightened during school holidays and the hotter summer days. Andrew Bright, Learn & Live Coordinator, Cleveland Fire Brigade, said: “At … Read more Turning Blue to Help Prevent Drowning »

Don’t Let Your Summer Go Up in Flames

With the summer holidays finally here, Cleveland Fire Brigade is urging residents to stay safe as people spend more time outdoors enjoying the warmer weather. The warning coincides with the Brigade’s annual summer campaign which was launched today (24th July) and will run until 8th September. One of the key focuses of the campaign is to help prevent deliberate fires which typically rise throughout Cleveland … Read more Don’t Let Your Summer Go Up in Flames »

Cleveland Fire Brigade urges its communities to take action against Anti-Social Behaviour

Cleveland Fire Brigade has joined a national campaign to tackle anti-social behaviour (ASB) and arson to help keep people in our communities safe. With around 85% of their fire calls being deliberate in nature, the Brigade is joining partners in the national clampdown as part of ASB Awareness Week 2023, which runs between 3rd – 9th July. The campaign, organised by Resolve, the UK’s leading … Read more Cleveland Fire Brigade urges its communities to take action against Anti-Social Behaviour »