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Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service | Headquarters | 103 Dee Road | Tilehurst | Reading | Berkshire | RG30 4FS
Tel. 0118 945 2888 | Fax. 0118 959 0510 | www.rbfrs.co.uk
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Latest News
Flooding

01 NEW FLOOD AWARENESS AREAS
There have been changes made to the flood warning service in the following areas for the River Thames: Mapledurham to Sonning; and Pangbourne to Purley. To find out more download the following documents:

Flood Awareness - Mapledurham to Sonning (PDF 387kb)
Flood Awareness - Pangbourne to Purley (PDF 405kb)

Environment Agency flood warning iconographs


02 IN CASE OF FLOODING...
If you need to find out about what to do in case of flooding click here.


03 FURTHER INFORMATION
For information about flooding in your area, contact the Environment Agency’s Floodline on 0845 988 1188

or visit their website: www.environment-agency.gov.uk

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JOB VACANCIES
To find out more about working for Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service visit this link to discover our current vacancies.

Corporate Plan 2008-09
Our Corporate Plan for 2008-09 has just been published. Click here to read it (PDF 1.5Mb).

IRMP 2008/09 Action Plan
To find out more about our Action Plan select this link.

SAFETY WARNING: Hot Water Systems
Please read this safety notice about the risk of scalding from domestic hot water systems. Click here to read it.

SAFETY WARNING: Microwave
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service is advising people NOT to sterilise kitchen cloths and sponges in their microwave. Even if damp, the risk of the cloth or sponge catching fire is high and householders are advised to use a more conventional method of sterilisation.

Equality Schemes
To find out about our Disability, Gender and Race Equality Schemes please click on this link to find out more.

Fire Safety (Regulatory Reform) Order 2005
Check your compliance with this legislation by filling in the online self-assessment form on the Fire Gateway website. Click on this link to find out more.

New Fire Safety Legislation For Businesses
To find information on recent legislation, including links to the Department of Communities and Local Government website, containing guides for owners, occupiers and operators of business premises, Frequently Asked Questions and material to download. Click on this link to find out more. Or visit the “Employers Fire Safety Guide” link on our menu on the left.

FIRE AUTHORITY MEETINGS
Select this link to find out when and where the next Fire Authority meeting is being held.

Fire Gateway website
A website developed by the Government in partnership with Fire and Rescue Authorities, to give easier access to services, help and improve community safety and save lives.

Visit www.fire.gov.uk for more information.

Safe Drive - Stay Alive
Every year 1,000 young people aged 16-18 are injured on roads in the Thames Valley and around nine are killed.

Safe Drive Stay Alive is an innovative theatre education project, specially designed to bring road safety messages to life for young people in this “at risk” age group. It was produced by a road safety partnership including RBFRS, Thames Valley Police, South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust (SCAS), local councils and Thames Valley Safer Roads Partnership.

Visit www.safedrive.org.uk for more information.

Would You Like To Work For Us ?

Follow the links on this page to discover how to become a retained firefighter, or find out when we are recruiting fulltime firefighters. Our vacancies also offer the chance to work in a number of non-uniform support functions - so revisit us again to find out the latest opportunities.

Our Statement of Purpose
Making Berkshire Safer

“To contribute to securing a safe society by reducing the incidence of death, injury and damage to property from fire and other emergencies.”

RBFRS Quick Links
Fire Safety PDF Leaflets
Arson Newsletter
Our Corporate Plan 2008-09
Job Vacancies 2008
Firefighter Recruitment 2008
Become A Retained Firefighter
Freedom of Information
StayWise Website

StayWise
Government Links
Fire Kills
Department for Communities and Local Government
Directgov
Environment Agency
Fire Gateway
FRS Online

Fire and Rescue Services Bill
Regional Control Centres
South East Fire Improvement Project
Unitary Authorities

Bracknell Forest Borough Council

Reading Borough Council

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

Slough Borough Council

West Berkshire Council

Wokingham Borough Council

Other Links

The Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA)

AFA Prescribed Form (MS Word - 46kb)

The Fire Fighters Charity
Water Groups (MoU's)
Memos of Understanding