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BBC News
09-06-2025
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Fire crews walking around Jersey in full kit for charity
Jersey firefighters are walking around the island in full firefighting kit to raise money for crew members of Jersey Fire and Rescue Service are due to take part in the Island Walk on 21 teams of four firefighters will form relay teams, while firefighter Marcin Mietelka will take on the entire 48.1-mile (67.3km) kit would include breathing apparatus cylinders, which weighed about 30kg (66.2lbs) each, the walkers said. Firefighter Scott McCoy, who has been organising the challenge to raise money for the Firefighters Charity and the Around the Island Walk Trust, said: "The miles will be long, the kit will be heavy – but it's nothing compared to the challenges faced by those these charities support every day."The team has already reached its fundraising target of £1,000.
BBC News
03-06-2025
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Firefighters save seven ducklings from pool and drains in Jersey
Firefighters in Jersey have helped reunite a mother duck with her seven ducklings after a call from the had fallen into a swimming pool in St Brelade and could not get out, while the other three were stuck in a rescue team, who were "armed with nets, gentle hands and a solid sense of teamwork", managed to save the ducklings - which were Jersey Fire and Rescue Service said the mother duck kept her distance from the firefighters but "remained close by" and refused "to be rescued first". Watch Commander Ryan said it was a reminder of why crews loved their said: "It might not have been flames or ladders today - but it was no less important. "We're just happy to help, whatever the call may be."The service helped save a dog trapped on a cliff in April and a herd of cows from the sea in January.
BBC News
27-05-2025
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Jersey RNLI and fire service in joint coastal water rescue
A person has been rescued from the water off Jersey's north east coast on Sunday afternoon, the RNLI has said. Jersey RNLI said its St Catherine's inshore lifeboat was tasked to the incident in the water at Rozel, alongside a Jersey Fire and Rescue Service lifeboat. It said the fire service arrived at the scene first and recovered the casualty from the water, with another person from the vessel already on the fire service's casualty and the other person were later transferred back to their yacht, in what the fire service described as "teamwork". "At the point where the St Catherine's crew arrived on scene, the fire and rescue service lifeboat had recovered the casualty from the water and had two persons on board," Jersey RNLI added."The swell was making it difficult to transfer them back to their yacht. "So the casualties were transferred on to the RNLI lifeboat which provided a more elevated and stable platform to onward transfer onto their yacht."
BBC News
20-05-2025
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Islanders urged to help reduce the risk of wildfires in Jersey
Islanders have been urged to avoid using barbecues in open wooded areas to help reduce the risk of wildfires in Fire and Rescue Service said the current risk of a major wildfire was "low", but warned dry and windy conditions could lead to a fire "growing rapidly into an incredibly significant blaze".Station commander Mark Bailey-Walker said: "We have lots of patches of gorse around Jersey which means these areas are especially at risk. Prevention is key and we are asking everyone to play their part."The service has asked islanders to avoid open flames, bonfires and discarding cigarette ends on the ground. It also warned against leaving a fire or barbecue unattended and to avoid leaving bottles of glass in the countryside, adding "sunlight on glass can start fires". Mr Bailey-Walker added: "Even when the likelihood of a major incident is low, the impact on our natural environment, wildlife and public safety can be significant."
