Police probe suspected arson in Ashford
Information is being sought following a suspected arson in Ashford. A car was found alight outside a garage block in Cressfield at around 3am on Monday 18 October 2021. Kent…
Pets perish in Dover house fire
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a house fire in London Road, Dover just after 9.00 yesterday morning Two fire engines arrived at the property and…
Suspicious fires rip through beach huts near Whitstable
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a fire at a row of beach huts in Marine Crescent, in Tankerton, Whitstable in the early hours of Monday…
Two carried to safety following Canterbury blaze
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to a fire on York Road in Canterbury shortly before 10.00pm on Friday. Two fire engines arrived to a fire on the first…
Fearless Folkestone police officers given award for saving arsonist from burning building
PC Louis Southon (left) and Sergeant James Cattermole (right) Two brave police officers who saved an arsonist from a burning building have received an award from Kent Fire and Rescue…
Fire and Rescue Service in Kent ‘turns customer culture on its head’
The ICS presented KFRS with a plaque to mark its ServiceMark achievement – Richard Stanford-Beale, Jon Quinn, Sue Hopson – Client Relations Director The Institute of Customer Service, Ann Millington,…
Man charged following catalogue of fires and evacuation of Gillingham residents
Officers investigating a series of fires in Gillingham have charged a man in connection with the incidents. In the early hours of Saturday 25 September 2021, patrols were alerted to…
Finger pointed at laptop as Margate family flee bedroom blaze
An overheated laptop is believed to be the cause of a bedroom fire in Margate late yesterday evening (18 September). Two fire engines were sent to the scene of the…
Judge praises Kent Police officer who evacuated residents from flats blaze in Seasalter
PC Brandon Fulford (left) and PC Simon Reed (right) A police officer who evacuated residents from a burning block of flats has been commended by a judge. PC Brandon Fulford…
Huge blaze at National Grid site near Ashford – Updated
Kent Fire and Rescue Service are currently at the scene of a large fire at a National Grid site in Sellindge, Ashford after the alarm was raised shortly after midnight…