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Firefighters will strike again on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve in an ongoing pension dispute between the Government and the Fire Brigades Union (FBU).

Three more strikes have been announced by the FBU following strikes last Friday and Saturday.

Devon and Somerset fire and rescue authority have said that seven incidents requiring firefighters took place during last...

Two fire appliances from Camels Head attended a microwave fire at a property in Landulph Gardens, St Budeaux yesterday.

The incident happened at around 3.45pm.

A Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service spokesman said: “Crews arrived on scene and confirmed a small fire in the kitchen.

“Crews put the fire out using one hose reel jet with two breathing apparatus...

Fire crews were called to Horn Lane in Plymstock on Saturday night after a large blaze was reported at a garage.

Crews from Plymstock, Greenbank and the aerial ladder platform from Crownhill attended the incident.

On arrival at the scene they found a single, two storey detached garage was well alight.

It took crews nearly two hours to bring the blaze under control....

Fire crews were called to the Beefeater Restaurant at Marsh Mills in Plymouth last night.

One fire appliance from Plympton and one fire appliance from Yelverton were mobilised.

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service confirmed a small fire in a staff changing room, involving kitchen towels.

The fire was extinguished by fire crews using two breathing apparatus...

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service are supporting the British Red Cross plea for more volunteers.

So far this year Red Cross volunteers have responded to 122 calls across Devon and Somerset and were on standby during the recent storm which lashed large parts of the South.

The fire and emergency support (FES) service is a rapid response service working in partnership...

Fire crews were called to a building fire at Nelson Gardens in Plymouth early this morning.

Two fire appliances from Camels Head, one from Greenbank and the aerial ladder platform from Crownhill attended the incident.

Two men and one woman were led to safety from the building suffering smoke inhalation. An ambulance was called, and fire service personnel administered first aid...

A number of homes were evacuated on Monday evening following the discovery of a gas leak in a block of flats in the Stonehouse area of Plymouth.

The Fire Service was called to a report of a fire within a flat on Stoke Road shortly after 8.30pm.

Fire Engines from Greenbank and Camels Head were sent to the incident along with an aerial ladder platform from Crownhill.

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Fire crews were called to extinguish a fire involving a cash machine at Carew Service Station in South Brent in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service were alerted to the incident by police and fire appliances from Buckfastleigh and Ivybridge attended.

Fire crews confirmed a small fire involving a cash machine at the petrol service...

Fire crews were called to a serious blaze at Hatherleigh Cattle Market in Devon last night which has prompted concern over possible asbestos contamination. The roof of the building used for the regular Monday sheep auction has been severly damaged.

The Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service received several calls reporting cattle sheds on fire in the early hours of Monday morning (...

Fire crews have rescued a man from a fire in a second floor bedroom after receiving reports of fire alarms from the building.

Two appliances from Camels Head were mobilised in the early hours of Wednesday morning (16 October) following a report to the Fire Service Control Room of fire alarms activating in Devonport Road in the Stoke area of Plymouth.

On arrival at the scene...