28/05/2026
🚒 Incident and Training Updates 🚒
Since our last update, crews have dealt with a number of incidents over the past couple of weeks.
Crews attended an RTC (road traffic collision) in Besthorpe where a vehicle had left the road and entered a garden. A crew from Collingham, alongside Newark Wholetime crews and the SRU from Newark, successfully extricated one casualty from the vehicle using Holmatro cutting gear and other specialist equipment.
Last week, crews were mobilised to an industrial warehouse in Newark after a cardboard compactor caught alight. Alongside Newark Wholetime and Newark On-Call crews, the fire 🔥 was quickly extinguished.
The following morning, crews attended a vehicle fire 🔥 on the A46 at Brough. The fire was extinguished using a hose reel jet from Newark’s Wholetime pump.
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, a crew was mobilised to a water rescue incident in Newark but was stood down before leaving the station.
This is a good opportunity to remind everyone that swimming in open water such as lakes and rivers can be extremely dangerous, especially during hot weather. While the water may look inviting, it is often significantly colder than expected and may contain hidden hazards beneath the surface that are not visible.
Training and drills have continued, including a large exercise at Rainworth involving two other On-Call appliances from Worksop and Blidworth. The scenario involved a leaking substance from a container within a barn, with multiple casualties requiring rescue. Crews operated in breathing apparatus (BA) and gas-tight suits. Thankfully, incidents like this are rare, but keeping procedures and training up to date is essential should a chemical incident occur.
Wednesday evening drills have also continued, covering topics such as:
• Safe working at height
• High-rise building presentations
• TDE focusing on Southwell Minster and how an incident there would be managed.
Stay safe 🚒
