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alerterblog

  1. Fab evening with the @bestoflowestoft visit to #Fire Station. Now everyone knows why I dash out of meetings hollering 'Shout!' #firefighters
  2. RT @airshow2: With only just over 3 weeks to go now, its really is getting to scary time! Please send us some decent weather!
  3. Tomorrow I will mainly be two people - @bestoflowestoft during the day and @alerterblog at #thebestof #Lowestoft Fire Station visit...
  4. Tonight I shall mainly be winch training...
  5. RT @bestoflowestoft: Looking fwd to visiting Lowestoft Sth Fire Station next week. @alerterblog will spend much time explaining there's...
  6. RT @staffsfire: Smoke alarms that we fitted in a recent HFRC alerted woman & baby to fire in Horninglow. Fire caused by washing machine.
  7. BBC News - Derby fire: Woman held after five children die in blaze bbc.in/J4Ew9B.
  8. RT @highwaycodegb: You MUST NOT use a hand-held mobile phone when driving or when supervising a learner driver, except in emergency...
  9. RT @bestoflowestoft: Prince Charles moonlights as a BBC weather presenter - bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…. Priceless. Give him a regular slot!
  10. EFAD Refresher today and a great blue light run through the nether regions of #Suffolk. Good to visit Ipswich East #Fire Station too...
  11. @richieareeder Has to be the wettest drought in history...
  12. Looks like we're on standby all day as Water Rescue has been mobilised to Bury for major #flooding in south of #Suffolk. #fire #Lowestoft
  13. North #Lowestoft #firefighters now retrained on the ERT - it all came back quite quickly. Big thanks to Begz for his time & input... #fire
  14. @petersensafety It's a job that gets under your skin... It's a huge commitment that we all make. No wonder it's missed when it's gone...
  15. @petersensafety In all day today and there'll be nothing at all - guaranteed... All the best to everyone at @HWFire and Stn 23 #Bewdley!