Farming 
Quick-thinking fire crews avert barn blaze
Overheating bales in a barn were removed and monitored by Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service to prevent a fire. The potential blaze was averted…
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Exmouth 
Withycombe Raleigh car blaze was accidental
Multiple calls were made to the fire service about a car on fire in Withycombe Raleigh. Firefighters from Exmouth responded to Rolle Villas shortly after 5.30pm…
Exmouth 
Exmouth firefighters put out pensioner microwave meal fire
Firefighters made a teatime call to a pensioner’s flat in Withycombe Raleigh to put out a microwave fire. The Exmouth crew responded to sheltered home, Dening…
East Devon 
Firefighters tackle motorbike blaze in Broadclyst
Firefighters were called to tackle a motorbike blaze near Broadclyst Station on Wednesday, July 3, shortly after 4.30pm. A fire crew from Middlemoor went to Cotterell…
Budleigh Salterton 
Make your voice heard over proposed closure of Budleigh Salterton’s fire station
Budleigh Salterton residents have 12 weeks to make their views known about proposals to close the town’s fire station. Public consultation opened on Wednesday, July 3,…
Exmouth 
Firefighters tackle electrical fire in Exmouth town centre
Firefighters were called to Exmouth town centre on Sunday afternoon, June 30, after smoke was seen in the communal hallway of a shop. Crews from Exmouth,…
Farming 
Firefighters from four towns tackle farm machinery fire
Fire crews from Honiton, Axminster and Chard, along with a water carrier from Yeovil, tackled a fire in farm machinery at a commercial property. The fire…
Exeter 
Fire-hit Riverside swimming pool set to reopen ‘next year’
The fire-hit swimming pool at Riverside Leisure Centre in Exeter will reopen next year – and be ‘better than ever’, says its city council owner. Crucial…