Chris Strickland
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Chris Strickland
Chief Fire Officer, Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue ServiceChris Strickland is currently serving in the capacity of Chief Fire Officer at Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service.
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Celebrations are underway as Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service turns 50 years old. The Service will be marking the anniversary with a range of events and activities throughout the year, with...
Cambridgeshire’s chief fire officer has announced his intention to retire. Chris Strickland, who has held the position for the past eight years, will step down from the role in September....
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service plans to increase its share of council tax by 2.99% from April 2024. For a Band D property, this is an annual increase of £2.34, totaling £82.26...
Heavy downpours on Friday (20) caused by Storm Babet saw Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service’s (CFRS) Combined Fire Control to see their busiest 24 hours on record. The Service’s Combi...
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service has been assessed as 'Outstanding' in one of eleven categories inspected earlier this year by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescu...
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service and its Fire Authority councilors have been left surprised and concerned after being given notice that Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service is withdrawing from its hi...
Excellence and exemplary service were celebrated at the annual Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) Long Service and Excellence Awards. Taking place at the Huntingdon Marriott Ho...
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority are proposing to increase their share of the council tax for 2023/2024 by 6.6 percent, which for a Band D property equates to an additional £4.95 a...
The Chief Fire Officer for Cambridgeshire is warning there will have to be reductions to the county’s fire and rescue service unless the way in which it is funded changes. Recently, as part of...
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service aims to improve the time its fire engines get to emergency incidents in rural areas by allowing some fire engines to be sent with three firefighters. Curr...
As the sun set on the highest temperatures ever seen in the United Kingdom (UK), Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service’s Chief Fire Officer, Chris Strickland has praised the hard work of staff,...
Let’s face it, washing the car is nobody’s favourite job. So why not take the hassle out of it and head down to your local fire station for the National Car Wash. On Saturday (June 18) fi...
A report published reveals inspectors were left ‘impressed’ with how Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) had responded to the Covid-19 pandemic so far. Her Majesty’s Inspe...
Following the unprecedented year prior, 2021 continued to present significant challenges for everyone, but Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service continued to deliver its vital services, while also pr...
Emergency call handlers are celebrating a decade since the country’s first combined fire control launched. On October 25, 2011, the 999 call functions for Cambridgeshire and Suff...
Building work has commenced on the new training facility and fire station in Huntingdon. The ground was broken on the multi-million-pound project, which involves building a modern, purpose-built train...
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) has come out with one of the best scores from 13 other fire and rescue services in the first tranche of the Government’s second round of inspections...
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority appointed a new chair and vice chair at their first meeting since the latest round of council elections. Councillor Edna Murphy has been appointed the n...
As the rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations begins around the country, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) continues to offer support to the health sector during the pandemic. Having already see...
Despite 2020 bringing unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service has continued to deliver vital services to the residents of Cambridgeshire. While m...