Supporting Women In The Fire Service
Cleveland Fire Brigade is proud to highlight the role of women in the fire service in support of International Women’s Day (Tues 8 March). The theme this year is #BreakTheBias to help celebrate women’s achievement, raise awareness against bias and take action for equality. The Brigade, a keen promoter of equality and diversity in the workforce, has 121 women in roles across all areas and … Read more Supporting Women In The Fire Service
New Code Of The Road
Cleveland Road Safety Partnership are urging ALL road users to Look Out for Each Other. The recent changes to the Highway Code that came into effect on Saturday 29th January 2022 have been designed to introduce a new hierarchy of road users, enabling everyone to share the road safely but with the recognition that some road users are more vulnerable. Sharing the road can sometimes … Read more New Code Of The Road
Help Us Stop The Violence
Cleveland Fire Brigade is appealing to the public for support after repeated violent attacks on firefighters and equipment in recent weeks. Since the start of the year there have been 20 incidents of youths deliberately setting fires and ambushing crews with bricks, bottles and stones as they arrive at the scene. In many cases these incidents appear to be planned with the attackers hiding from … Read more Help Us Stop The Violence
Give back to YOUR community
Cleveland Fire Brigade is appealing for more people to step forward and take up the challenge of becoming a community on-call firefighter. Our on-call firefighters come from a real variety of backgrounds and roles including teachers, funeral directors, engineers to name but a few. They put time aside to take up the role alongside their other responsibilities. Simon Weastell, Area Manager, Senior Head of … Read more Give back to YOUR community
Taking nuisance fires for granted
Community groups with innovative ideas to help reduce nuisance fires are being offered grants of up to £3,000 from Cleveland Fire Brigade. Some 85% of Cleveland’s fire calls are related to deliberate fires – the highest in the country – and divert resources away from other emergencies where lives may be at risk. Latest figures show there were nearly 4,000 deliberate fires in the Brigade … Read more Taking nuisance fires for granted
