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Cumbria’s Chief Fire Officer John Beard has announced his upcoming retirement from Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service.

Cumbria Road Safety Partnership (CRSP) aim to reduce serious injury and deaths on the county’s roads by targeting the accident hotspots across the county, formally adopting Vision Zero 2040.

A convoy of fire engines, kit and equipment is now on its way to support firefighters on the frontline in Ukraine from fire and rescue services across the country.

Cumbria’s Fire & Rescue Service honour fallen firefighters today (4 May), taking part in the national one-minute silence at their HQ in Penrith.

The county’s fire and police leaders have made a commitment to the Armed Forces by signing the national Covenant. 

Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service is supporting the National Fire Chiefs Council's (NFCC) Be Water Aware campaign, which aims to raise awareness of water related incidents and prevent the number of

Agencies came together to pledge their commitment to working together to protect their local communities from crime and make people feel safer. 

With warmer weather arriving over the Easter weekend, Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service are asking people to take extra care to ensure everyone has a safe and enjoyable Easter.

Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service has issued a warning to residents to take action against a ‘silent killer’.

Peter McCall officially became Cumbria’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) on Saturday 1 April 2023, taking on the governance responsibility for Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS).

Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) are encouraging people to step forward and explore the role of an on-call firefighter with them.  

At a recent home safety visit in Carlisle, the occupant of a property informed Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service of the following near-miss incident caused by a lithium-ion battery.