Mansfield and Ashfield firefighters go out into community to provide support during pandemic

Some recent Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service community activities have included:

The service’s Persons At Risk Team (PART) working either from home or out in the community to serve those most at risk from fire and incidents in the home.

According to the service, the team has dealt with more “complex cases” where extended help is needed as more people are isolated in their homes.

Mansfield Fire Station hung a large NHS banner and rainbow from its fire tower showing support for the NHS and key workers, and joined in with ‘Clap For Carers’ with crews from Edwinstowe, Ashfield and Hucknall.

Newark, Southwell and Collingham Fire Station worked with HEART to carryout food drops. They also delivered donated Morrisons chocolate eggs to Caudwell House, Southwell and helped with Fareshare, donated food through Pulp Friction, across Newark and Sherwood.

Stockhill Fire Station helped deliver over three tonnes of provisions to food banks and community projects in the first week. They delivered food to ‘at risk’ contacts, including old people’s homes, food banks, vulnerable people and charities.

Edwinstowe Fire Station have been contacting local residents and in the last week spoken to 40 residents in which 100 per cent of households said they appreciate the call. The station will maintain contact and continue to reach out to residents via phone calls.

Blidworth Fire Station has been working with social services, parish councils, local schools and churches to come together and help set up the Blidworth and Rainworth food bank for the community. They have also been delivering food packages and prescriptions to the most vulnerable.

Station Manger Leigh Holmes said: “Our crews are working extremely hard within the community not only delivering food parcels but, contacting residents to check they’re ok, completing virtual safe and well checks, encouraging children to send in their rainbows to add to appliance bay doors and providing virtual tours of stations for schools.”