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Pioneering fire safety system for North East residents
20 May 2013 14:53:00 Residents who live in a high-rise block in Gateshead town centre will be safer...
Lives are saved
15 May 2013 15:21:41 Years of effective prevention work by the fire and rescue service and its...
Operation Hotspot visits North Shields
13 May 2013 10:17:03 The community of North Shields is being invited to support North Tyneside...
Chief Fire Officer Tom Capeling joins Twitter
09 May 2013 17:26:34 Chief Fire Officer Tom Capeling has joined Twitter and will tweet updates on...

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Staffed Security Service
02 May 2013 16:08:11 Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority (TWFRA) are inviting tenders...

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