Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service is supporting the communities of Derbyshire during the pandemic.
Operational and support staff are Ready, Willing and Able, going the extra mile to provide support to our Partners and the people of Derbyshire as we face the pandemic together
Throughout the pandemic Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service has been working with Local Resilience Forum (LRF) Partners looking to provide support to the communities of Derbyshire where possible.
Our operational and support employees continue to undertake a wide range of roles and tasks to support the community response to Covid-19. You can see an overview of this work on the infographic below..
As the pandemic has progressed and mass testing and vaccinations have been rolled out, we have worked with our partners to assist where needed.
Setting up mass testing sites: Fire and rescue employees have worked alongside our partners to set up five testing sites across Derbyshire at: Swadlincote, Heanor, South Normanton and Shirebrook. Firefighters have been helping to facilitate the delivery of the large quantities of supplies needed, heavy lifting and generally assisting with the logistics of setting up the sites ready for our communities to access them safely.
Trained Vaccinators: Fire and rescue employees have also been working with St John Ambulance Service to become trained vaccinators and will be supporting the vaccine roll out across Derbyshire.
The Service has received some thank you cards from year 2 children at Carlyle Infant & Nursery Academy, in Littleover. They wanted to thank all staff to say how proud they are of all of our keyworkers, helping to keep the country safe, healthy and happy.
Pictured are the lovely cards and messages sent in by the children. The staff and children say thank you to all!
A little girl called Lexi, 9 years old from Newbold, rang our door bell and dropped off 10 sandwich bags full of goodies and treats with a picture of the DFRS badge and a note saying "Thank you for looking after us!" We thought it was really thoughtful and it really brightened our day!!
Chesterfield Red Watch
