New fire fighters are ready to start serving their communities at stations across the county after passing a rigorous training programme.

People are being warned to make sure their chimneys are swept regularly to prevent fires following a blaze at a home in March.

Dozens of staff members at the Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service were enjoyed a night of celebrations at the brigade’s annual awards night.

Firefighters tackled on average two animal rescues every week last year, says the county’s fire chief.

The A14 is closed after a lorry transporting women’s underwear burst into flames on the main stretch of road this morning.

A caravan was deliberately set alight by arsons in a layby on the A141 Isle of Ely Way, firefighters have confirmed.

A volunteer and Cambridgeshire fire officer who came to the UK as a child refugee has been awarded an MBE by Her Majesty The Queen in the New Year’s Honours list for showing “determination and drive to connect people from different areas and backgrounds”.

An elderly woman flipped her car on its roof yesterday afternoon after being ‘blinded by the sun’, police officers have reported.

Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue has taken delivery of three new fire engines for the on-call fleet based in March, Ely and St Neots.

Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service tackled 320 fires in the open during the country’s extended period of hot weather, a report has revealed.

Eleven new on-call firefighters have joined fire stations at Sutton, Wisbech, Ely, March and Cottenham after completing a three-month training programme.

A court battle was signalled after the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority agreed to challenge the Home Office decision to allow police and crime commissioner Jason Ablewhite to seize control.

More than £200 has been raised by fire service staff to support young people from the LGBT community.

A caravan was deliberately set on fire in Friday Bridge.

An animal rights group wants a roadside memorial put up in the Fens to commemorate the spot where 20 cows died a week ago when a lorry overturned.

Around 20 cattle have died after a lorry carrying them ended up on its side after it crashed in Murrow during the early hours of this morning (May 4).