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No-one hurt, but ballroom gutted in large fire last night at Norton Grange.
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An Isle of Wight firefighter will be heading to Oregon in the USA in August where he will learn about tackling wildfires as part of an exchange trip.
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Members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) have announced a three day strike to take place this week after failing to reach an agreement with the government over pension reforms.
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The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service and Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service are welcoming a proposed change in the law that will require private landlords to install working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in their properties.
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An exercise is being organised by the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service to simulate a multi-agency response to a serious incident.
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Isle of Wight emergency services conduct major training exercise simulating night incident
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It's not known how many casualties there are, but at least one person has had to be cut from the vehicle by the fire service and taken to hospital.
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After the Fire Service were called to the second fire on the esplanade this week, the local councillor shares a plea for people to not start fires
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Across the country’s 22 fire authorities, Hampshire and Isle of Wight ranked third best for fire containment – specifically to the room a fire breaks out in
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Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve are two of the busiest times of the year for fire services across the country and I would urge everyone to be extra cautious.
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Isle of Wight Fire service on the scene, at the site opposite Lynnbottom Tip.
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The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is looking for new ‘on-call’ (retained) firefighters to join their team.
