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News

Find out what's happening at ECFRS. Here is a selection of our latest news bulletins.

  • Rayleigh Weir goes on the run

    23-10-2009Rayleigh Weir goes on the run

    ECFRS’ new, £4.5m community fire station at Rayleigh Weir officially goes on the run tonight (Friday). Hadleigh crews have spent the last few days moving their equipment into the...

  • Veteran Campaigner Supports Free Darcy

    23-10-2009Veteran Campaigner Supports Free Darcy

    Veteran anti-quarantine campaigner Lady Mary Fretwell has added her support to the Free Darcy campaign. Lady Fretwell founded Passports for Pets in 1994 and has been a passionate campaigner on...

  • 20-10-2009New FBU demands put sport in question

    Disappointingly, it seems the FBU has scored another own goal with fresh demands that now jeopardise sport on fire stations throughout the County. While there has been 10 days of silence...

  • Government top dog looks into Darcy's plight

    16-10-2009Government top dog looks into Darcy's plight

    Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Rt Hon Hilary Benn, has promised to look into Darcy's plight. Darcy, ECFRS' rescue dog, is in quarantine following her trip to...

  • 16-10-2009FBU downgrades industrial action

    FBU General Secretary Matt Wrack has written to the Service suspending industrial action from 9am on October 21 but re-intstating it with new downgraded terms with immediate effect. The action...