Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service Eastern Station

29/08/2026

🚒At 0230 this morning Red Watch was mobilised to a Road Traffic Collision on Spencefield Lane in Leicester.

🚗On arrival crews found a single vehicle in collision with a tree.

👨‍🚒Crews worked to Stabilise the vehicle and formulate a plan then extricate the driver.

🚑Working alongside East Midlands Ambulance Service & Leicestershire Police fire crews undertook a full roof removal to allow a safe extrication of the driver.

🏥The Driver was taken to hospital with non-life threating injuries

🌧With the change to very wet weather conditions please take your time and drivea d give yourself more time to react while driving – reduced visibility and wet roads will increase your stopping distance in the event of an accident. In wet weather, the stopping distance will be at least double.

🛞Check the tread and pressure of your tyres, that all your lights work and the condition of your windscreen and wipers before you set off.


LUKAS

27/08/2026

📟Yesterday we linked up with Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service Billesdon Station for some joint training.

🔥Have the major fires around the UK made you think about being an on call firefighter helping provide fire cover in your area.

🏠Do you live or work within 6 minutes of Billesdon Fire station LE7 9 AZ or live in Billesdon, Tilton on the Hill or Tugby and know someone who may be interested please tag them in the comments.

🚒Want to learn new skills ( FREC 3 first aid & EFAD fire appliance driving)
As well as the core firefighting skills of RTC and BA wearer

👨‍🚒Or just maybe try something you always wanted the do,

Please get in touch with the station they are always on look out for new recruits to help in its crewing availability. As the station can offer various oncall hours contracts.

18/08/2026

🔴Two incidents of note for Red Watch yesterday alongside number of smaller incidents during this very busy period for our crews.

🚒Just after starting on duty at 0715, both our appliances were called to a EV car fire spreading to the property.

🚒Further appliances were sent due to further calls of fire spreading to the property.

🔥Crews were able to stop to fire causing major damage to the house but badly damaged the outside of the property.

👨‍🚒In total 6 Firefighters in breathing apparatus extinguished the main fire using 2 Hose Reel Jets, 1 Main Jet and Monitor and checked internal parts of the building for unseen fire spread

👨‍🚒Fortunately, no one was hurt following the fire.
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service Oakham Station Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service Central Station
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🔥The second incident was at Thurnby chippy at
1600 again both our appliances alongside

👨‍🚒Crews were again committed in breathing apparatus to extinguish the fire that had started in the fryer and spread into the ventilation system.

👨‍🚒Crews checked the flats above to check fire had not breeched floor above.

🔥We committed 6 Firefighters in Breathing Apparatus using 2 Hose Reel Jets and 1 Main Jet.
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service Western Station Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service Birstall Station
🏠It is really important when cooking with Oil if this catches fire never throw water over it.

↩️Turn the Heat off ( if safe to do so)

📱Call 999 and ask for Fire Service and let us deal with it.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦If you or a family member uses oil regularly you can request a Home Saftey check

https://leics-fire.gov.uk/request-home-fire-safety-check

06/08/2026

It's always nice to get a thank you from the community.

Tonight, white watch got a pleasant surprise with a special delivery of cookies from a member of the community.

Thank you so much they didnt last long with the brews that were made shortly afterwards.

03/08/2026

03/08/2026

As part of the crew who was sent to assist Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service in their major incident tackling large wildfires.

As part of the crew is Chris is from Red Watch at Eastern.

The crew has worked hard alongside various fire services from across country in dealing with these fires.

31/07/2026

🔥It continues to be a very busy period for crews across the service and nationally.

🚒We continue to respond to various incidents, but you will have seen we are attending more field & woodland fires.

👨‍🚒These incidents can be very demanding on our crews and stretch resources availible and our brilliant control room staff who somehow make it all work behind the scenes and ensure 999 calls are promtly sent the resources needed.
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service Fire Control

🚜However we must say THANK YOU to the members of the farming community who have given us amazing support in proving water bowsers and creating fire breaks to stop further fire spread at multiple incidents across Leicestershire and Rutland

29/07/2026

Fire investigation update

29/07/2026

Incident at St Andrews Church Leicester 28/29th July 2026

29/07/2026

🚒Last night Tuesday 28th July Crews from Eastern were mobilised to reports of a building fire at 23:17

⛪️On arrival crews found this was the grade 2 listed St Andrews Church on Jarrom Street in Leicester

🚒The incident commander requested 8 Pumps, Turntable Ladder and Aerial Ladder Platform & Command Support Vehicle to attend the incident.

👨‍🚒Mutiple firefighters in breathing apperatus have entered the building to extinguish the fire and also protect other areas of the church.

🔥The cause of the fire is yet to be determined, and we are working with Cadent Gas and National Grid to isolate gas and electric to the site.

👨‍🚒Crews are still on scene to damp down and ensure no further fire spread.