Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service

08/06/2026

🚒🧽 A Huge Thank You! 🧽🚒

Last weekend, White Watch crews from Caversham Road, Wokingham Road and Theale fire stations hosted a car wash at Caversham Road Fire Station.

Despite the wet weather, many guests arrived to have their car cleaned and raise money.

At the end of the event, the firefighters raised £660 for the Fire Fighters Charity!

Thank you to the crews for their hard work, and to everyone who came out to donate to this fantastic charity.

06/06/2026

🎖️Armed Forces Veterans' Hub
📅Friday, 26 June
⌚10am to 1pm
🚒Bracknell Fire Station

There's no need to book – just pop in anytime between 10am and 1pm to join us for a complimentary hot drink and breakfast roll.

The Armed Forces Veterans' Hub is a relaxed, informal place for all veterans, serving personnel, reservists, and their families to meet and chat with like-minded people.

Representatives from a range of charities and organisations will be in attendance, to offer advice and support.

Find out more on our website: https://ow.ly/ATm050YOmLk

05/06/2026

Introducing our newest wholetime firefighters!

We are incredibly proud of our 12 graduates who today completed their initial training course.

The graduates will now join with crews at Fire Stations across the Royal County where they will continue their development while protecting communities across Berkshire.

Read more: https://ow.ly/HlCY50Z899m

05/06/2026

UPDATE: Due to weather conditions, tomorrow's car wash at Slough Fire Station will now take place on Saturday, 13 June. Come along between 10am and 4pm to raise money for two fantastic charities.

Read more on our website: https://www.rbfrs.co.uk/community-events-and-meeting-rooms/charity-car-wash-slough-4/

Make a Splash!

Throughout June, firefighters will be hosting charity car washes for the Fire Fighters Charity at:

🧽Slough Fire Station - Saturday, 6 June from 10am to 4pm
🧽Caversham Road Fire Station - Saturday, 6 June from 11am to 4pm
🧽Newbury Fire Station - Saturday, 13 June from 10am to 3pm
🧽Theale Community Fire Station - Saturday, 20 June from 10am to 1pm
🧽Mortimer Fire Station - Saturday, 20 June from 10am to 3pm

Does your car need a clean? Come along and support our crews next weekend!

Find out more about these events on our website: https://ow.ly/r6E450Z5xeS

04/06/2026

Closing soon: Business Support Officer – Fixed Term 6 Months

Working in Business Support within the fire service means stepping into a role where your skills make a difference every single day. Working as part of a team, you will be providing strategic support to the Senior Leadership Team and Directors, working across a variety of service areas to help deliver excellent service to the community of Berkshire.

Applications close at 9am on Friday, 12 June 2026.

Find out more and apply now: https://ow.ly/YAsh50Z5x1j

03/06/2026

This week is Volunteers Week and a chance to celebrate the incredible efforts of our volunteers over the past year.

All across Berkshire, our dedicated volunteers support crews and our staff at events, raising awareness of the Service, supporting our Cadets and helping to keep people safe

Our volunteers give their time to help their communities safe and we are tremendously thankful for all the work they do.

To commemorate Volunteers Week this year, Volunteers and staff alike gathered at Service Headquarters on Monday, 1 June for a Volunteers Celebration Event. Here, we were able to say thank you to all of our fantastic volunteers and show our appreciation for their incredible work!

If you are interested in becoming a Volunteer with the Service, please visit our website for more information: https://ow.ly/L4CJ50Sbymf

02/06/2026

Make a Splash!

Throughout June, firefighters will be hosting charity car washes for the Fire Fighters Charity at:

🧽Slough Fire Station - Saturday, 6 June from 10am to 4pm
🧽Caversham Road Fire Station - Saturday, 6 June from 11am to 4pm
🧽Newbury Fire Station - Saturday, 13 June from 10am to 3pm
🧽Theale Community Fire Station - Saturday, 20 June from 10am to 1pm
🧽Mortimer Fire Station - Saturday, 20 June from 10am to 3pm

Does your car need a clean? Come along and support our crews next weekend!

Find out more about these events on our website: https://ow.ly/r6E450Z5xeS

01/06/2026

Make a difference in your community.

We’re recruiting on-call firefighters at our five on-call fire stations – Hungerford, Lambourn, Mortimer, Crowthorne, and Maidenhead.

Visit www.rbfrs.co.uk/on-call to apply now.

Huge thank you to Ivan Moreira of ARCHIVL for editing this video.

01/06/2026

Do Your Part to Keep Berkshire Safe This Summer

We're reminding residents to take extra care when enjoying the great outdoors and do their part to stop outdoor fires.

Out and About:
🌳Always extinguish ci******es and other smoking materials properly – never throw lit cigarette ends out of car windows as they can destroy whole fields of crops.
🌳Avoid having open fires in the countryside. Only use barbecues in safe, designated areas and never leave them unattended.
🌳Never leave bottles or glass lying around – sunlight shining through can start a fire.

Read more advice on our website: https://ow.ly/6eY850Z64aC

01/06/2026

We are continuing to work with partners at the scene of the recent incident at the Daler-Rowney site in Bracknell.

Residents in the area may notice fire and rescue service vehicles attending the site to monitor for any hotspots and damp down where required.

We are also part of multi-agency partnership meetings led by Bracknell Forest Council, to help the local community recover from the impact of the incident.

Thank you for your continued support and patience.

Our previous updates can be found on our website:
https://www.rbfrs.co.uk/incidents/industrial-building-fire/large-industrial-fire-bracknell/

Update on the Daler-Rowney fire - we are now focusing on recovery and working with various organisations to support the local community, residents who were affected, and assess the environmental impact.

Today we visited in the region of 100 properties and identified those homes where specialist cleaning is required. Following our visits and inspections, we have found the impact is limited to properties very close to the source of the fire.

We are now working with a specialist contractor to arrange the appropriate clean up. It is anticipated that the contractors will commence this work over the weekend, setting up a base in Browning Copse.

As a precaution, we have closed the children’s play area in Browning Copse until the necessary cleaning has been completed.

Residents who have already collected debris, should not place this debris with their general waste, as it will be collected by the contractors. Please keep this double bagged and separate from bin collection material.

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