Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service are supporting the British Red Cross plea for more volunteers.
So far this year Red Cross volunteers have responded to 122 calls across Devon and Somerset and were on standby during the recent storm which lashed large parts of the South.
The fire and emergency support (FES) service is a rapid response service working in partnership...
Fire crews were called to a building fire at Nelson Gardens in Plymouth early this morning.
Two fire appliances from Camels Head, one from Greenbank and the aerial ladder platform from Crownhill attended the incident.
Two men and one woman were led to safety from the building suffering smoke inhalation. An ambulance was called, and fire service personnel administered first aid...
Fire crews were called to a serious blaze at Hatherleigh Cattle Market in Devon last night which has prompted concern over possible asbestos contamination. The roof of the building used for the regular Monday sheep auction has been severly damaged.
The Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service received several calls reporting cattle sheds on fire in the early hours of Monday morning (...
Fire crews have rescued a man from a fire in a second floor bedroom after receiving reports of fire alarms from the building.
Two appliances from Camels Head were mobilised in the early hours of Wednesday morning (16 October) following a report to the Fire Service Control Room of fire alarms activating in Devonport Road in the Stoke area of Plymouth.
Police are investigating possible arson after fire crews were called out to a car fire in a car park in Kings Tamerton in the early hours of Monday morning (16 September).
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue service received a number of calls shortly before 2am and mobilised one appliance from Camels Head station.
On arrival the crew reported that the vehicle was well alight and...
Fire crews were called to a blaze in a property on Old Park Road, Peverell in Plymouth on Sunday evening (1 September).
Three appliances from Greenbank and Crownhill were mobilised. On arrival crews discovered a fire in the ground floor kitchen of the two storey house which appeared to have been started by a kitchen appliance.
Crews used four breathing apparatus, two hose reel...
A number of families had to be evacuated last night after a fire in a block of flats in the Devonport area of Plymouth.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service were sent to the flats on Devonport Hill after receiving a call reporting smoke issuing from inside the three-storey block of flats. Two fire appliances from Greenbank and one fire appliance from Camels Head attended....
A horse and a number of dogs have been killed in a fire that destroyed two caravans and a small stable in the Modbury area.
A 44-year-old man from Torquay has been arrested by police on suspicion of arson.
Police and fire services were alerted at around 12.30pm on Wednesday 12 June and called to Chapel Down Lane End in the Modbury area following the report of a fire.
