Help keep hydrants in your neighbourhood healthy
Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) is on a mission to encourage the people of Kent and Medway to help keep hydrants healthy in their local area. Located all over the county, fire hydrants provide firefighters with access to a…
Kent FRS to launch first-ever online fire station open day

Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) is calling on Kent residents at home to tune into the first-ever online fire station open day on Thursday 28 May! Aimed at families of all ages, the virtual event has been organised in…

Dramatic ‘rescue’ sees injured bell-ringer lowered to safety from church tower

The scenario began when one of two bell-ringers carrying out maintenance on the bells slipped from the bell frame and had to be rescued from the church tower in Chevening last week. Fortunately, the mock drama was part of a…

Fire crews help to rescue baby seal

Fire crews helped rescue a seal cub after it became stranded on a Birchington beach last night (24 August 2017). The RSPCA phoned Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) for assistance at around 9.15pm. After an initial assessment by a KFRS…

Kent’s newest fire station opens its doors to the public

Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) has an action packed day planned when its newest fire station at Rochester, opens its doors to the public on Saturday, 13 August. The station on Marconi Way will be open from 12 noon…

Help your youngsters ‘Be Water Aware’ this summer

As the holiday season gets underway across Kent and Medway, Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) is urging everyone to have fun, but to stay safe around water this summer. KFRS will be helping people to be ‘water aware’ over…

Kent firefighters amongst the best in the world

Six firefighters from Kent Fire and Rescue Service’s (KFRS) Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team returned from Germany at the weekend with smiles on their faces, after receiving high praise from the United Nation’s International Search And Rescue Advisory Group…