The official Twitter channel for St Mary's Fire Station. Offering real-time incident information, community fire safety messages and any other relevant stories.
This abusive Audi driver wouldn't move initially when asked by us today. He's right saying there's nothing we can do. Maybe if it was his house we were trying to respond to he'd reconsider. @SouthamptonCC
White Watch were Maintaining those technical skills with our Ariel appliance this morning. With this type of equipment it’s key we train regularly to ensure competence and confidence.
⚠️ #Southampton crews are currently dealing with a first-floor flat fire on the High Street in the city centre.
Road closures affecting the High Street, Bernard Street and St Michael’s Street are expected to last for the next few hours, so please avoid the area.
ALT Firefighters on cordoned off streets dealing with a first-floor building fire
W/W St Mary's are taking full advantage of the nice weather today. Ladder drills this morning and Home Safety Visits and ALP assesments this afternoon. 🌞
🔥 We are supporting #HoardingAwarenessWeek as there is often a strong link between hoarding and fire risks.
If you or someone you care for is affected by hoarding, our free home fire safety visits can help.
Find out more here 👉 bit.ly/HoardingAwareness#HoardingHelp
ALT It's estimated hoarding affects 2-5% of the population. National Hoarding Awareness Week #hoardinghelp
Today @ 54: RTC trapped-car into building, automatic fire alarm, fire in the open and a lift rescue. One pump to Newport to cover planned training. 3 safe and well visits. One info box inspection and a meeting with @saysoconcerns as team upskilling. Still poised and ready👊🏻
In the early hours of this morning crews attended a fire at Somerset Court in Gosport.
Relief crews remain on the scene and Heritage Way will be closed while the incident remains ongoing, so please avoid the area.
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/SomersetCourtBlaze
A royal @firefighters999 thank you to our fundraisers this weekend - from our cycling apprentices in @RBFRSofficial and our car washers, challengers from around the south and south east ….. with permission from the @HantsIOW_fire@craigsadler3 - beautiful pic here 👇🤴👑
Tonight's lecture came to life with realistic Rapid Fire Phenomena presentation from FF Leman-Lawrie. Excellent demonstration of different types of fire spread. 🔥 🍃 🏢🌪️🔥
And they are off! The 5th convoy of fire appliances, kit and equipment is now on its way to support firefighters on the frontline in Ukraine. An amazing 86 fire engines and more than 160,000 items of kit have now been donated. #FireAid4Ukrainebit.ly/3Ls2Vy8
We are holding a Car wash on Sunday 21st May from 10am-4pm In aid of the firefighters charity @firefighters999 please come along and say hi to our crews 👨🚒
👩🎨 We welcomed our Easter Colouring Competition winner to @StMarys54 last week to receive her prize, donated by @TheWorksStores in Eastleigh.
After a station tour, Ava-Louise, 10, from Southampton, joined the firefighters out on the drill yard to have a go with the hoses!
Two derelict building fires last night. Both extinguished promptly, getting the resources available for deployment. Intentional fires tie up resources, if you have information relating to any intentional fire setting please contact the Police or speak to our crews on scene.