Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) aims to contribute to securing a safe society by reducing the incidence of death, injury and damage to property from fire and other emergencies.
Working with Young People
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s Community Safety team delivers a wide range of programmes
for children and young people. Examples of our current programmes are indicated below:
Young Firefighter
Young Firefighter meetings, which are sessions aimed at 11-17 year olds, take place every week at four of our fire stations (these are currently held at: Crowthorne, Hungerford, Maidenhead and Whitley Wood in Reading).
Phoenix and Evolution Projects
We run the Phoenix Project, a five-day team-building course for 13-16 year olds, and Evolution, a groundbreaking project aiming to tackle anti-social behaviour amongst young offenders.
School Visits and StayWise
Firefighters and community safety staff regularly go into schools to talk to children in Year 1 and Year 5 about fire safety. We also support other year groups, including Foundation Years, through StayWise, our action-packed interactive website. Click on StayWise for more information.
Road Safety
We are also actively involved in schemes aimed at pre- and young drivers. Click on the road safety link for more information about our work with young people in this area.
Sport and Health
Sport and healthy living are a key focus in our work with young people. We teach Tag Rugby in primary schools, and have recently piloted an accredited angling course in Windsor as an after-school activity. In the future, we hope to extend this across the county.
Further Information
For more information about Young Firefighters, Phoenix and Evolution, download the PDFs and visit the links.
Or if you would like information about our work with children and young people, you can contact us on 0118 932 2734 or send an email to us at community.safety@rbfrs.co.uk
If you still have a query use the Contact Us link to find out how to reach us.
Quick Links
Use these links to find out more about community safety topics.
- Community Safety Home
- Smoke Alarms Save Lives
- Make an Escape Plan
- What to do in an Emergency
- Arson Protection
- Free Home Fire Safety Check
- Fire Prevention Handbook
- Fire Safety Leaflets
- For non-English Speakers
- Road Safety
- Countryside and Farm Fires
- Thatched Property Safety
- Fire Extinguishers
- Skip Fires / Industrial Waste
- StayWise
- Contact Us
Downloads
Use these links to download resources.
