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On-call firefighter Connor Mallinson.Not many people can say they work for both the ambulance service and the fire service.But Connor Mallinson certainly can.The 28-year-old doesn’t...

County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service (CDDFRS) has been rated as one of the best performing in the country in a new report.In a report...

On-call fireighter Karl Sichert.As a child Karl Sichert dreamed of driving a fire engine.Little did he know that 30 years later his childhood ambition would become...

On-call firefighter Connor Turner.A Durham canoe instructor is the third generation of his family to be saving lives as an on-call firefighter.;Connor Turner followed in the...

Barnard Castle on-call firefighter Stuart McFarlane.When Barnard Castle butcher Stuart McFarlane is not chopping up meat, he could be cutting up cars or putting out fires.That’s...

Cinnamon Filipiak is an on-call firefighter in Barnard Castle.She’s a New Zealand bartender who followed her dream of becoming a firefighter more than 11,000 miles away from...

CDDFRS Station Manager Gary Tough, Mum Fiona Gosling, Crew Manager Chris Amos, Chair of the County Durham Open Water Safety Group, David Gray.This month (July 2025) marks...

On-call firefighter Brad Main.A former Spennymoor milkman swapped his milk float for a fire engine when he became an on-call firefighter.Brad Main spent his teenage years...

Firefighters and Darlington Council community officers at Maidendale Nature Reserve in Darlington.By reducing preventable fires, firefighters can focus on life-saving emergencies like house fires and road traffic...

On-call firefighters at Barnard Castle Fire Station.County Durham residents who want to make a real difference in the community are being urged to become on-call firefighters.County...