Cleveland Fire Brigade and Cleveland Police are joining forces to tackle the problem of deliberate fire setting on Eston Hills and other outdoor spaces in Redcar & Cleveland. In 2022/2023 85% of all fires the Brigade attended were deliberately set, costing the Teesside economy a staggering £25,000,000. Almost 5,000 fires were deliberately set in the last financial year across Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland, and … Read more Partnership Work Aims To Reduce Arson »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »