Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) has won two top Fire & Emergency Awards at a recent ceremony in London. The two ...

A fire service's most senior officer is to be investigated following a review of the organisation's culture, while his deputy ...

Fire service bosses in Tyne and Wear say they are not planning any cuts to frontline operations, despite an “extremely challenging” financial picture that will see council tax bills rise.

A Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service report outlined how from April 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 they recorded 3,901 deliberate fires, up 6% from the 3,687 during the same period the previous year.

and needed a quick response from the fire service. The Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service deployed to the incident after receiving an emergency call at around 3pm on Thursday. A crew from ...

Frankie, a seven-year old Belgian Malinois, has been a dedicated and much-loved member of Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service's USAR (Urban Search and Rescue) team since 2018. She was initially ...

A Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service crew found the woman inside the building but despite efforts to save her she died at the scene. Det Ch Insp Jason Henry from Northumbria Police said ...

A police chase ended in a crash on the A1 at around 2.30am this morning (April 9) between Dunston and Swalwell in Tyne and Wear.

Firefighters from Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) were called out to the Cleadon Hills on Monday evening (April ...