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A man has sadly passed away following a flat fire in Darlington.At 3.44am on Sunday, June 9 we received a report of a fire within a flat...

Catering Assistant Darlene Clay. She’s the friendly face who has spent more than a decade looking after staff at our Service headquarters.Darlene is at the heart of...

On-Call Firefighter George Kourtesiotis.From trailing the Canadian Rockies to protecting the communities of Consett, On-Call Firefighter George Kourtesiotis has been on quite the journey.The 35-year-old, who...

Peterlee White Watch Firefighters receive Certificate of Appreciation from Chief Fire Officer, Steve Helps.Firefighters who rescued two brothers from a burning building in Peterlee have been recognised...

Sarah Brownson, FireWatch System Administrator. Sarah Brownson works in the Service's Information Services department, based at HQ, administrating one of the main staff recording databases, known as FireWatch. ...

Crews carrying out a road traffic collision demonstration at the Joint Cadet Forces Day.Youngsters at a Stanley school were put through their paces by Firefighters to see...

Cheryl Porter, Learning and Development Advisor, with Katherine Metcalfe, Director of People and Organisational Development.County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service (CDDFR) is celebrating after its...

This year marks 50 years of County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service (CDDFRS) as we know it.On April 1 1948, in the aftermath of the...

Firefighter, Brianna Tweddall, pictured with horse, Storm, after the rescue. It was ‘neigh-bother’ for Firefighters to rescue a horse trapped in mud in Chester-le-Street.Crews from County Durham...

Crew Manager, Scott Walters, from Durham Blue Watch. Firefighters are urging the public not to take risks when near the water and warned that doing so can have...