Property fire

Fire Control mobilised crews from Burnham-On-Sea and Bridgwater to a report of fire within a property in Highbridge.

This was a fire in the ground floor flat within a 2 storey building. Crews used 2x breathing apparatus, 1x hose reel jet, 1x 51mm jet, 1x thermal image camera and positive pressure ventilation fan to extinguish the fire. The property unfortunately sustai...

Fire Control mobilised a crew from Bideford to a report of alarms sounding and smell of burning in Bideford.

Once in attendance, crew confirmed that there was a fire in the ground floor of a flat  and rescued 1x occupant from the property.
A second appliance from Appledore was mobilised to support Bideford crews at this incident.

The fire was involving a...

Fire Control received a call reporting a property with a thatched roof on fire in North Bovey.

Two fire engines were sent to assist Police and Ambulance with a report of a road traffic collision on the A386 between Hatherleigh and Okehampton. On arrival crews confirmed this collision involved 3 vehicles with 2 people trapped in separate vehicles. One casualty was removed from one vehicle by Police on scene and crews used two sets of hydraulic cutting equipment to relea...

Fire control received several 999 calls reporting a car fire on the M5 Northbound between junctions 24 and 23. Two fire engines were sent and on arrival confirmed the  vehicle to be well alight. Crews extinguished the fire using:

The car was 93 per cent damaged by the fire and the cause was accidental. Police, Highways and A...