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The new apprentice firefighters on Cohort 8.Eight new apprentice firefighters have started training with County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service.The new recruits were chosen...

Caption: Crew Manager Paul Bainbridge and Firefighter Ethan Hall.‘Float to live.’That’s the lifesaving advice from firefighters in County Durham and Darlington as they urge the public...

The firefighters who volunteered to drive the engines to Poland before they were donated to colleagues on the front line in Ukraine.Six firefighters from County Durham and...

Crew Manager Steve Balbach and Creative Content Officer Kate Balbach. Working for our Service is a family affair for brother and sister Steve and Kate Balbach. Firefighter Steve...

Young Person Education Co-ordinator Sarah Kinghorn and her son Blake.Sarah Kinghorn knows first hand the impact an autism diagnosis can have on improving wellbeing.The Young People...

A warning has been issued about the risk of lens fires, following a dog rescue in County Durham.Yesterday at 3.50pm, County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue...

Chair of the Combined Fire Authority, Councillor John Shuttleworth and Chief Fire Officer Steve Helps with the engine that will be donated to Ukraine.Ukrainian firefighters are set...

Crew Manager Alan Nixon.He’s a former PE teacher who swapped his tracksuit for fire kit more than 20 years ago - and never looked back. Alan Nixon...

Station Manager Becky Brown.There were gasps of surprise from the pupils gathered for the school assembly when Becky Brown turned to face them while wearing full fire...

Watch Manager and Lead Core Trainer Matt Potter.Matt Potter was a talented young footballer who played against a teenage Wayne Rooney. But while an injury put paid...