News
25 Jul 2017
On the evening of June 19th crews from Consett were called to reports of a man not breathing as part of the Emergency Medical Response Service (EMR) provided by our service.
On arrival the crew...
20 Jul 2017
Recruitment opens 21 August 2017
If you live within 5 minutes of an on-call fire station and want to make a difference to people’s lives and your community, this could be the role for you.
Why not...
19 Jul 2017
30 July at 11:00–16:00
Event features:
Vintage Fire Engine
Demonstrations
Ariel Ladder Platform Rides
Young Fire Fighters
Special Rescue Boat
Driving simulator
Chip Pan Display
Police Interceptors...
19 Jul 2017
Saturday at 10:00–16:00
Some of the attractions on the day are:
Emergency Rescue Boat Team
Young Firefighter displays
Police Interceptors
Rope Rescue Team Display
Road Traffic Collision rescue...
16 Jun 2017
Keep your Racing for the Track
Crook Fire Station open day Saturday 17 June, 10:00-16:00
Croft racing school Super Car and Mini Cooper
Driving Simulator
CDDFRS Extrication Team
Go Kart and Beer...
09 Jun 2017
As Scrappy our lovely fire dog is planning on hanging up his fire boots to retire next summer, we thought we best start the search for our new fire hunter.
Our fire dog is involved in the...
31 May 2017
The building known as Barnard Castle Emergency Services building, is shared between County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service (CDDFRS), Durham Constabulary, North East Ambulance Service (...
31 May 2017
Fire risk alert issued over Beko tumble dryers:
Beko has issued a safety alert about the fire risks of 3,450 of its condenser tumble dryers. The affected models are DCU9330W, DCU9330R, DCU8230,...
30 May 2017
A new life saving piece of equipment is now in place at our joint emergency service station at Barnard Castle, thanks to GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).
A donation made by GSK, a pharmaceutical company...
03 May 2017
The ten apprentices began work on Tuesday starting on an intensive two-year firefighter and business fire safety programme aimed at preparing them to be firefighters of the future.
The five male and...