Following HM The Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2019, the Chief Fire Officer and Director of Community Safety is pleased to announce that one of ‘Oxfordshire’s own’ has been awarded with an honour. Recognising the service of extraordinary …

Oxfordshire County Council Fire and Rescue Service is proudly flying the rainbow flag over its headquarters in Kidlington, celebrating diversity as part of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) History Month. The service strives to ensure …

Preparing the Christmas meal comes with its pressures, but there are people on standby over the festive period with even greater responsibilities. They include Oxfordshire County Council Fire and Rescue Service personnel, ready to drop everything to …

A boat safety day, highlighting a range of hazards, will be launched from Osney Lock and visit boaters along the Thames on Tuesday, 21 August. Oxford Water Safety Group – bringing together representatives from Oxfordshire County Council and City …

Firefighters began scaling down activity at 14.30pm today after ten fire crews were called to tackle a major blaze in Witney having been called to the incident at 10:09am.. West End in the town will remain closed to traffic but the bottom end of …

Firefighters rescued around 100 snakes from the basement of a four storey Banbury home while dealing with a severe fire in the basement. Three fire engines from Banbury and Hook Norton Fire Station were called to the report of a house fire on …