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Road traffic collision on the M1 will cause long delays
A road traffic collision on the M1 motorway this morning (03 November 2025) caused a large fire involving two lorries.
Thankfully there were no casualties, however due to the size of the incident the resulting...
Posted: Mon, 3 Nov 2025 11:34
Firefighters to support Leicester and Leicestershire parkruns to boost recruitment
Firefighters will be supporting the running of the weekly parkrun events at Watermead Country Park this weekend, and Abbey Park the weekend after, in a bid to boost recruitment for the local Fire Service....
Posted: Thu, 9 Oct 2025 10:00
“Your Service, Your Say” – Public Consultation Now Open
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) has launched an eight-week public consultation for the 2025 refresh of its Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP) for 2024–2028, inviting communities...
Posted: Mon, 6 Oct 2025 13:49
Firefighters to walk 150 miles in memory of colleague who passed away
Firefighters in Leicestershire and Rutland are planning to walk more than 150 miles between all 20 local Fire Stations in memory of a colleague who died earlier this year, and raise thousands of pounds...
Posted: Wed, 24 Sep 2025 09:00
Couple saved from ‘silent killer’ gas urge others to install Carbon Monoxide alarms
An elderly Leicestershire couple who were alerted to deadly levels of Carbon Monoxide (CO) gas in their home are warning others to install CO alarms this Gas Safety Week (September 8th – 14th 2025)....
Posted: Thu, 4 Sep 2025 15:00
Fire Station to mark successful refurbishment with open afternoon
Issued on: Thursday 7 August 2025
Fire Station to mark successful refurbishment with open afternoon
Eastern Fire and Rescue Station in Leicester is to be officially reopened, following several months of...
Posted: Thu, 7 Aug 2025 09:43
Training Exercise Planned at the Summit Building on Tuesday, 20th of May
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Posted: Mon, 19 May 2025 12:30
New On-Call Firefighter recruits sought for Loughborough Fire and Rescue Station
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is seeking new Firefighter recruits from the Loughborough area to work set hours, following the introduction of a new On-Call section for Loughborough Fire Station....
Posted: Thu, 15 May 2025 11:45
Training Exercise Planned at Quorn Railway Station on Tuesday 29 April
Tomorrow (Tuesday 29 April 2025) we are carrying out a joint training exercise at Quorn and Woodhouse Railway Station, part of the Great Central Railway. This will run from 09:00 to 13:00. This is a controlled...
Posted: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 14:30
Training Exercise Planned at Kendrew Barracks on Wednesday 12th March
Tomorrow (Wednesday 12th March 2025) we are carrying out our yearly joint training exercise with Rutland County Council and the Local Resilience Forum, at Kendrew Barracks near Cottesmore. This exercise...
Posted: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 15:15
