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New figures reveal how often firefighters are being called to false alarms at the Isle of Wight NHS Trust, but it looks like good news in comparison to recent years.
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The serious incident exercise that took place in Havenstreet last night - testing the skills of fire and ambulance crews - was hailed a success. See our photo gallery of the event.
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Members of the Isle of Wight Association of Local Councils (IWALC) expressed their concerns about the plans to revamp the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Cabinet will be making their decision next month on the plans.
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Council win £1m grant from the Government to create two high-tech incident command centres in Newport and Ryde.
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Fire Brigade Union members urge councillors to investigate funding options offered by Government to upgrade control centres and keep it on the Island
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That would explain the Police officer outside last night.
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It's not known whether, like yesterday's, this fire was also in a cell.
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As the latest FBU strike comes to an end, the prospective parliamentary candidate for the Isle of Wight Labour constituency shares a warning over the proposed changes to firefighters' pensions.
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The decision to install dedicated private lines between the Island and Surrey's fire control centre has resulted in a delay of four months and savings shortfall of £65,000.
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Two members of the public have been given chief fire officer commendations for bravery by the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service in recognition of their efforts to save an elderly woman from a house fire.
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The man in his 20s who was being treated by paramedics in the hazardous chemical incident last night, sadly died at the scene say Police this morning. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
