In the early hours of this morning our Firefighter Alastair Cudworth passed away. He fought his illness all the way. He was a highly respected & dedicated Firefighter who gave over 26 years service. Our deepest sympathy to his wife Amanda, family & friends
R.I.P Brother ❤️
I'm Mark a Firefighter in
@LancashireFRS
🚒🔥 & Vaccinator 💉 supporting
@NHSuk
💙 I have had 3 doses of vaccine because they are effective, safe, reduces hospital admissions & protects against severe illness & death They allow me to save lives
🙏💙
#GetVaccinated
#VaccinesWork
As a Straight Ally & Time to Change Champion I wear my new rank making with Pride 🏳️🌈 I care You matter 🤗👍🏳️🌈
@LancsFireLGBT
LGBT+ people are at more risk of suicidal behaviour and self-harm than non-LGBT+ people
Gay and bisexual men are four times more likely to attempt suicide
@Conservatives
What an insult. The Union Jack is upside down in your party political broadcast. Indicates a ship in distress. Well after today's poll, the Tory ship is sinking fast.
Today we say goodbye to our friend and colleague Firefighter 076 Alastair Cudworth. In his honour
@LancashireFRS
are giving Alastair a full ceremonial funeral. Please pay your respects opposite Penwortham Fire Station at 13.15. STC 14.15 & Charnock Richard Crematorium 14.30 ❤️🚒
Today we lost another brave friend and colleague Watch Manager Graham Wignall (Wiggy). He served at Penwortham some years ago before becoming a Fire Safety Enforcement Team Leader. Rest in Eternal Peace Brother. Our deepest sympathy to all his family, friends and colleagues. ❤️
First call out of Christmas Day. 🚒 A burnt omelette. Please don't leave cooking unattended. 🚒👍 On the way back called to see my Son Oliver. He loves his new bike. ❤️ So lucky he lives close by.
#Family
#FatherandSon
🚒❤️🤗
@LancashireFRS
👍 Beaming with pride. 👍
Today was a unique and special day. One to tell my son about. Your Dad administered COVID vaccine for the first time to help save lives. 🙏💙
I thank my trainers from
@RAFLossiemouth
&
@NHSuk
🚒
@LancashireFRS
🚒 leading & inspiring to save lives ❤️🙏❤️
Proud to receive my 30 year service award last night
@LancashireFRS
🚒🔥 So many other amazing & deserving recipients too Congratulations to you all Wonderful to have Oliver Amanda & my family there ❤️ Afterwards
@firefighters999
charity ball we partied and raised funds 🥂💃🕺
Charity Carwash this Saturday 1st February 10am - 3pm at Penwortham Fire Station In Loving memory of FF Alastair Cudworth Raising money for
@firefighters999
& a Charity chosen by Alastair's wife Amanda ❤️ Join us to have your car washed or assist us All welcome
@LancashireFRS
🚒
Thumbs up for being back vaccinating at St John's Preston. Administered Moderna yesterday and Pfizer today. Proud to represent
@LancashireFRS
and support
@NHSuk
#ReadyWillngAble
My river my docks in my home city Preston. 💚😎💚
A recent beautiful sunset, captured so well here by drone above the Docks! 🌅
Pic:
@rijayparmarlancashire
Today we say goodbye to Firefighter Uresh Naik and send him best wishes for his retirement from
@LancashireFRS
after 30 years.
It has been an absolute pleasure working with him over the years. 🚒👍🚒
Parents Do you know we're your children are? They are putting lives at risk. This deliberate fire settings has to stop.
#StayAtHome
Over an hour extinguishing several fires on the banks of the River Ribble
@PrestonPolice
will take action against you!
#ZeroTolerance
@LancashireFRS
Today is a sad day at Preston Fire Station as we say goodbye to Crew Manager Rob Barker. His last shift is done. A happy and positive inspiration to us all. I'll miss you Rob. Enjoy your retirement with Maxine my friend. 🚒❤️X
It's a 👍👍 for my 1st day at
@FulwoodFire
Out the doors at 08:01 🔥🚒🔥 New job new chapter but some Vaccinating too on days off 💉 Thanks Amanda for my card 👍❤️
Congratulations to Crew Manager Dave Welsh
@dunkeld1195
on his retirement from
@LancashireFRS
after 30 years service. His last shift today. All
@FulwoodFire
crew wish you all the very best Dave.
🚒👍🚒
First day in my new role as Watch Manager at Penwortham Fire Station
Community engagement in Longton with Matilda
@hodder_showcow
Thank you to all
@Preston_Fire
for the last 9 years 👍🚒🚒
@LancashireFRS
On standby to deploy with our boat & rescue sleds Back at Sheffield now after being on standby at Rotherham & Doncaster Fantastic community spirit to help eachother & great cooperation and teamwork to help the people of South Yorkshire in their hour of need
@SYFR
@LancashireFRS
Shocking to see the violence your brave officers face Sir
@CCARhodes
It was a hard watch and very emotional Every Politician CPS Magistrate & Judge should watch this & hand out long custodial sentences
Zero tolerance
#ProtectTheProtectors
#PoliceCodeZero
Today was an amazing day I hugged my son Oliver for the first time since lockdown All our Mental health and wellbeing is important too From now on he can stay with me His mum has agreed I got dressed up too and danced My day has been the best since lockdown began
@LancashireFRS
View from the top of the Bus station carpark after I finish another 12 hour shift vaccinating in Preston Feeling on top of the world Today was another special day when a child wanted comfort & reassurance I would look after her Mummy while I vaccinated her
#FilledWithPride
❤️🙏❤️
The view from my desk. ❄️☃️ Very rare we get snow like this in Preston. It will be a foot deep in East Lancs now if it's snowing here. We are prepared as always though with numerous 4x4 emergency response vehicles. Please take care on the roads. 🚒🚒
@LancashireFRS
A much needed moment of self-reflection and mindfulness in this beautiful place before delivering Cordon control training to the dedicated Firefighters
@Silverdale_Fire
@LancashireFRS
🚒👍🚒
I stand in solidarity with my Brother Miguel Roldán, a Spanish firefighter facing 20 years in prison for rescuing refugees off the coast of Italy. 👍🚒❤️
Miguel Roldán, a Spanish firefighter facing 20 years in prison for rescuing refugees off the coast of Italy, addressed FBU conference today.
We stand in solidarity with him against
#Salvini
and fascists the world over ✊
#FBU19
COVID is not over! It has got me after 2 years. Yes I feel like shit but because I'm triple jabbed I'm not in hospital.
I feel lucky that I am stuck home alone. My friends and work support me
May those who have succumbed to this virus Rest in Eternal Peace. ❤️🙏❤️
Father and Son time for a week in Bouley Bay, Jersey Total switch off 🙏 😎 Jersey Zoo, War Tunnels, Elizabeth castle and much more to explore. I first visited Jersey 44 years ago as a child. Love it and now I can share it with Oliver. Cheers Everyone. Enjoy your weekend. 🥂😎❤️
I joined to save lives, make people safer 🔥🚒🔥My number one priority 🙏
@LancashireFRS
has given me 30 years of professionalism, H&S training trauma first aid & interpersonal skills Most of all opportunity ❤️
Opportunity right now to make a difference as our CFO sets out 🙏🚒🙏
I love my Vocation/job with Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service and I'm proud to be a small part of it. Today my pride was my crews rescuing a Pug from a house fire and giving it O2 with
@helpsmokeypaws
equipment. 🚒❤️👍
It was an honour to represent
@LancashireFRS
at
@prestoncouncil
Queen's Jubilee Beacon lighting event.
It was a wonderful evening of entertainment provided by the diverse community of Preston to celebrate Her Majesty's 70th Jubilee. '
Today I'm so happy to have Oliver with me for our Christmas Day together. He loves his new wildlife scope, my old helmet and his camping kit.
#FatherSonTime
#OurChristmas
❤️🎅🎅🚒👍
After a long night. 🔥🚒 It's lovely to have Oliver with me. First time we have made nachos. Delicious. Wherever you are, have a fabulous weekend too. 🙏👍
A pleasure to share my Mental Health journey &
@MindCharity
Blue Light programme with
@LfrsStc
Whole-time Apprentices
Thanks to
@jlambshe
&
@LancashireFRS
they are equipped with the info on how to access support when they need it throughout their careers
#EAP
#TRIM
👍🚒🚒🤗
As I nearly complete 32 years of service for
@LancashireFRS
I have always upheld the values of service. When I am at a health and wellbeing trigger point I am so grateful that support mechanisms are there for me. That is why LFRS got Outstanding for culture and values 🚒❤️
Day 1 Father and Son time. ♥️ Queenshill Lodges near Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway. Cricket, walking, star gazing, fishing, wild life spotting and swimming to come.
#Mindfulness
#relaxation
#wellbeing
😎🌈🙏♥️
One year on as I vaccinate to help save six lives today, I do it in memory of Firefighter Alastair Cudworth. (Cuddy)
May our Hero Rest in Eternal Peace. ❤️🙏❤️
All our Principal Officers are regularly putting shifts in to assist with Marshaling 💙
One big team effort here
@LancashireFRS
to save lives
Also now being repeated countrywide. Be inspired, get involved, It's an amazing feeling ❤️🚒❤️
#readywillingable
#LetsDoItForLancashire
Last 4 weeks I have assisted in the training of 38 On-call Firefighters They're out there in their communities ready to respond Proud of them all That was me 33 years ago to the week A fellow Firefighter on my course saw his son today become an On-call Firefighter Amazing ❤️🚒
A huge congratulations to our latest cohort of on-call firefighters who had their passing out ceremony at training centre today!
These new firefighters will be posted across our county to protect the people of Lancashire 🌹
Virgin London Marathon 2019. I'm in! Life changing moment. The training begins now. Hope I can do myself proud, complete it and raise lots of money for charity.
Further updates on here to follow. 🏃🏃❤️🏋️🤸🤸
Limb transplant so a Dad can hold his twin daughters hands. Unbelievable and emotional. God bless the donor and the
@NHSEngland
💙💙
Saving Lives in Leeds, Series 1: Episode 1: via
@bbciplayer
👍 up from
@LancashireFRS
leading from the front 2 support
@NHSuk
Spread the word about how amazing it feels 2 be involved in this support for the NHS We will look back in years 2 come Our children & grandchildren will be so proud of the role we played to save lives 🙏🙏
Firefighters are preparing to assist with COVID vaccination rollout: Thousands of lateral flow tests - provided by government - means around 5,000 firefighters can continue to support key activities, such as supporting mass testing and vaccinations.
Proud to have contributed to the report especially in terms of Mental Health and Wellbeing
Proud to be a part of Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service Congratulations and well done to everyone 🚒👍
We're proud to be the only fire & rescue service given an outstanding rating in
@HMICFRS
reports published today. Our Chief Fire Officer says it is evidence that we are a strongly performing, forward thinking service & he's proud of every member of staff
A thumbs up 👍 after another memorable & emotional vaccination day
@bbcathedral
💙🙏💙
Meeting with & listening to wonderful Octogenarians again for their 2nd jabs & filming with
@NHSuk
to assist with ESOL to offer assurance & raise awareness for vaccination ❤️👍
@LancashireFRS
Thumbs up to progress. 👍 Chris my PT and all the coaches
@CrossFitLeyland
are spurring me on to achieve my CrossFit goals post 50 years old. Never too old to start and make a vital difference to your health and wellbeing. Get in touch if you want to give it a go too. 🏋️🏃💙👍
On Christmas Day John Gillmore and I are both working Tune in after 9am when we will chat on
@BBCLancashire
with
@Shigufta1
Talking about working over Christmas Loneliness Mental Health & Festive safety messages
@LancashireFRS
🚒🎅👍
Shocking attack. Hero Police officer still arrests one of his attackers.
We all at
@Preston_Fire
wish him a speedy recovery and hope full custodial justice will be served on these 2 thugs.
#999family
💙❤️🚔🚒
Two men are in custody tonight after a police officer was attacked at
#Preston
Station. The officer was hit and knocked to the ground then repeatedly kicked and punched after the pair had been refused travel. He still managed to arrest one before backup arrived. (1/2)
Another Brother taken too soon. Rest in Eternal Peace Andy Patefield. ♥️🙏 My deepest sympathy to his daughters, family, work colleagues and friends. ♥️X