SwindonFire RDS

Retained section based at Swindon, crewing a Pump and the Operational Support Unit.

[SwindonFire RDS @SwindonFireRDS]

@glynmoody1970 @DWFireRescue Many thanks Glyn and thanks for the help you have been to me. Good luck yourself when you follow me shortly.

[SwindonFire RDS @SwindonFireRDS]

@DWFRSStratton Good luck Steve. Must be something in the air. Our on call CM Howell also left us tonight after 12 years in the Service.

[SwindonFire RDS @SwindonFireRDS]

Also, If you select ‘No’ for the ‘Are you prepared to work in hot conditions’, then you may need to consider whether this role is right for you (2/2).

[SwindonFire RDS @SwindonFireRDS]

We have recently started recruiting for On-Call Fire-Fighters again. Looking at current applications, please note that you need to respond to the station in a safe manner within 5 mins. (1/2)

[SwindonFire RDS @SwindonFireRDS]

Our RDS crew have been helping out our Wholetime Watch’s a lot recently. We had 4 join White Watch last night and another 3 tonight.

[Chris Howell @Howler50]

Just finished my first wholetime night shift. Thought I would offer to help out to see what it was like. A pretty quiet night shout wise and no sign of any of the reported ghosts at the station!

[SwindonFire RDS @SwindonFireRDS]

Well done to our 2 new recruits, Andy McKinlay and Willian Valante, who both successfully passed their Basic Slills course last week and attended their first proper drill night last night. Welcome aboard!

[Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service @DWFireRescue]

Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Cornwall visited #Swindon fire station. She met CFO Ben Ansell, staff & partners from Great Western Hospital and SAWST to discuss our response to #Coronavirus #RoyalVisit #Wiltshire #PartnershipWorking @ClarenceHouse @swasFT @GWH_NHS

[SwindonFire RDS @SwindonFireRDS]

You Reddsssss! 👏🏆

[DWFireControl @DWFireControl]

We are wasting valuable resources & money attending unnecessary calls regarding irresponsible disposal of BBQ's and out of control Bonfires.

And this also puts the lives of our Fire Fighters at risk responding.

Don't know how we can make it clearer. STOP the BBQ's and Bonfires

[SwindonFire RDS @SwindonFireRDS]

@StrattonFireRDS Stay safe! It’s not a quick journey down there either is it!

[SwindonFire RDS @SwindonFireRDS]

@StrattonFireRDS Exactly! See you had a couple of incidents close to home. Keep up the good work! 👍

[SwindonFire RDS @SwindonFireRDS]

Arrived at the station just before 6pm yesterday for a standard drill night. Finally get home at 7:30am this morning. We had 3 minor incidents when providing cover for the area whilst some of our other local crews were assisting our colleagues in the south with the heath fire.

[SwindonFire RDS @SwindonFireRDS]

@kelvinwheeler30 @StMarys54 Or use it as part of an RTC drill #Unbelievable

[SwindonFire RDS @SwindonFireRDS]

@DWFRSXchurch We would like to send our deepest condolences to Firefighter Simon Kaye’s family and colleagues. RIP

[SwindonFire RDS @SwindonFireRDS]

Well done Darryl. If only you found giving your Crew Manager your food choice from the menu for the Watch Christmas meal as easy, hey! 😉

[SwindonFire RDS @SwindonFireRDS]

Following on from the Honda exercise last night we had 3 call outs during the night. They were so evenly spread out that my Fitbit shows I had no sleep whatsoever! Going to need a pair of these for work today!

[Emma Volney @emmavolney]

Wiltshire's emergency services are simulating a real-life emergency at Honda’s testing track in Swindon. The car maker’s donated some of its vehicles and there are over a dozen volunteer actors playing casualties that are trapped on a pretend motorway @BBCWiltshire

[SwindonFire RDS @SwindonFireRDS]

@glynmoody1970 @Honda @DWFireRescue @SwindonCouncil @CrickladeFire @RWB_Fire_Stn @MalmesburyFire @StrattonFire @BBCWiltshire @wiltshirepolice @DWFireControl @Corsham_Fire What a fantastic evening. We all learned so much. Massive thanks to those who organised it and the casualties were brilliant!