Bungalow blaze victim escapes from Deal building and treated by paramedics
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a blaze at a bungalow in Pilots Avenue, Deal just after 3.15pm yesterday, 1 May. Three fire engines were sent…
Waste bin fire spreads to shed and gardens on Romney Marsh
Three Kent Fire and Rescue Service fire engines were called shortly before 2.00pm today (20 April) to reports of a shed fire which had spread to neighbouring gardens and fence…
Lives in danger! – Emergency Alerts to be sent directly to your phone
The UK government’s new Emergency Alerts system is now live and will be used to warn you in the event of emergencies, such as severe flooding. Emergency Alerts are sent…
Warning over Dover haystack blaze causing smoke plume to drift towards Lydden
Firefighters have been tackling a large haystack fire in the Lydden Hill area, near Dover since around 11pm on Saturday night, 18 March. There are currently two fire engines along…
Residents flee flat as pan of oil bursts into flames
Residents alerted by a smoke alarm fled a flat in La Belle Alliance Square, Ramsgate, after a pan of oil overheated and caught alight. Three fire engines were sent to…
Lifeboats launched to assist yacht going round and round in circles off Margate
Margate lifeboat Photo: RNLI Margate RNLI along with lifeboats from Ramsgate and Sheerness were launched to assist a disabled yacht off the north Kent coast. Around 11am on Wednesday 8…
£600,000 could have gone up in smoke after batteries dumped in household waste bins
Image: ABC Fire crews have put out blazes in the back three refuse lorries operated by Canterbury City Council’s waste collection contractor Canenco in recent weeks, sparking a plea for…
Dead Horse Morris makes a stand for RNLI in Whitstable
Photo: Chris Davey RNLI It was a damp and miserable morning around Whitstable lifeboat station on Sunday with even a few snow flurries but the atmosphere in the station was…
Chopping board destroys kitchen in Herne Bay flat!
A kitchen fire in Herne Bay this morning, 2 March 2023, is believed to have started after a plastic chopping board was left on top of an electric hob, which…
Casualty passed to paramedics after kitchen fire in Gravesend
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a kitchen fire at a house in Bartlett Road, Gravesend just after 3.30pm on Friday. Two fire engines rushed to…