News Releases

BUSINESS OWNER PROSECUTED FOR FIRE SAFETY BREACHES The owner of a business in Leicester has been ordered to pay £12,284.20 after they pleaded guilty at Leicester Magistrates Court to eight [...]

APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF FIRE AND RESCUE OFFICER On Wednesday 14 December a Combined Fire Authority meeting took place and the appointment of the Chief Fire and Rescue Officer was made. The whole [...]

FOI Ref:   825 – Animal Rescue Response Date:  31 May 2016 Request: Do you have any specialist equipment for animals, for example animal breathing apparatus?  If so what equipment do you have, [...]

FOI Ref:   824 – Number of uniformed staff Response Date:  2 June 2016 Request: Please provide the following information regarding your Fire and Rescue Service. A list of role titles and [...]

FOI Ref:   819 – Drones Response Date:  23 May 2016 Request: Can you confirm whether or not your fire service is currently actively using drones in any capacity? If not – whether [...]

FOI Ref: 812 – Fleet Information Response Date: 25 April 2016 Request: I would like a detailed list of all individual vehicles currently owned or leased to Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service, [...]

FOI Ref: 809 – Emergency Vehicle Breakdowns Response Date: 28 April 2016 Request: How many instances of emergency vehicles (e.g. police cars, fire engines, ambulances) needing roadside assistance [...]

FOI Ref:   796 – Assaults on Firefighters Response Date:  17 March 2016 Request: I would like to know the number of assaults on Firefighters over the last two years, 2014-2015 and [...]

FOI Ref: 790 – Media Licenses Response Date:  17 February 2016 Request: Did the Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service pay for a NLA (Newspaper Licensing Agency) or CLA (Copyright Licensing [...]

DEFIBRILLATOR INSTALLED AT WESTERN FIRE AND RESCUE STATION A community public access defibrillator (cPAD) was recently located at Western Fire and Rescue Station in New Parks. This is the first [...]