Firstly, can I welcome you to the Avon Fire & Rescue Service
(AF&RS) website - thank you for visiting us. We hope that
you enjoy ‘surfing’ the site, and find it both informative and
interesting.
AF&RS is a progressive modern-day fire and rescue service,
leading the way in many areas of ‘Preventing, Protecting and
Responding’ to both fires and other potentially live threatening
events and incidents.
The fire and rescue service is no longer just about
responding. A vast majority of our time is spent preventing
fires and accidents in the community and protecting those who live,
work and visit it through our educational work.
For example, the work we carry out with young people through
schemes such as our Fire Cadets, FireSkills and Sparks programmes
are nationally recognised as leading the way forward in educating
young people to the dangers of arson, hoax calls and reckless
driving. The centre for our youth work is the Youth
Development Centre at Bedminster Fire Station - the first dedicated
fire and rescue service youth centre in the country.
Our Community Safety teams and firefighters visit groups, such
as senior citizen forums and care organisations, often in
partnership with colleagues in the other emergency services, to
promote campaigns covering topics such as fireworks, candles,
smoking and cooking. They educate people about the importance
of working smoke alarms, promoting our free Home Fire Safety Visit
service.
The Arson Task Force is another nationally recognised project
for Avon Fire & Rescue Service. The team’s work with Car
Clear has resulted in a massive reduction in vehicle arson across
the service area - resulting in Government recognition and
international interest.
We are extremely proud of our South West Command Development
Centre (SWCDC). The history of the site, together with the 'state
of art' facilities and technology make Avon Fire & Rescue
Service a leader in command development and training.
Avon Fire & Rescue Service is a lively, challenging, yet
rewarding place to work - we consider ourselves a family all aiming
towards the same goal. Our mission is to improve public
safety through prevention, protection and response. Our
vision is for our staff to be motivated and inspired to make all of
our communities safer. Underpinning all of this are our
values, of integrity, trust, respect, learning, can-do and
openness.
Please browse our website and learn more about what we can do
for you. We are your service and here to help you.
AF&RS welcomes your thoughts and ideas on the website and
the information we are providing. If you have any comments
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