Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service

Chief fire officer Graeme Binning with Cllr Gordon Stewart, chair of the Fire Authority. (Photo by Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service)

Approval for £2m upgrade to 'outdated' fire service control system

Alex Lister, NWT (left) with fundraiser Carl Bell.

New defibrillator for Hauxley nature reserve

Northumberland Zoo snow leopards Karli and Nieva. Picture: Northumberland Zoo

Repurposed fire service equipment benefits zoo animals

CFO Peter Heath (left) and Cllr Phil Tye, chair of the fire authority (right), present David with his award. (Photo by TWFRS)

Firefighter saved man from drowning while off-duty

James Scott and his cats Sam and Magoo. Picture courtesy of Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service.

Kitten now at his forever home in Morpeth after being rescued by firefighters

Rhys Johnstone is fulfilling his dream of being a firefighter. (Photo by TWFRS)

Firefighter's former nursing career to help in new role

Joe Haustead, Cllr Gordon Stewart, Cllr Colin Horncastle and Graeme Binning with the new aerial ladder platform (ALP) at Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service.

Fire service receive keys to new piece of life-saving kit

Joe Dixon celebrating his 100th birthday, when he was invited to sit in a 1937 Leyland Cub fire engine at TWFRS headquarters.

Video: Tributes paid to hero firefighter Joe Dixon, 109

North East Ambulance Service staff Sian Price and Craig Swaddle with Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service' Richie Rickaby and Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service's Joe Haustead and Northumbria Police Chief Inspector Nicola Walker and PC Julie Clazey and one of the campaign ads

Figures show rise in arson in run-up to Bonfire Night across Northumberland

Robert Hattersley.

Schoolboy, 13, who died in Northumberland river tragedy is named

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service crews at the site of the exercise.

Emergency services take part in chemical plant fire exercise

Emergency services from across the region have tested their response to a major incident by role-playing a fire at a chemical storage facility.

Joshua Wright

Watch Manager Graeme MacDonald holding a 12” metal scaffolding bar like the one thrown at the appliance.

'I could have been killed'

A crew from Northumberland Fire and Rescue help retired firefighter Joe Dixon celebrate his 108th birthday.

Special birthday celebrations for world's oldest retired firefighter

A consultation is starting on changes to fire crews in Tyne and Wear.

Views sought over changes to fire crews in Tyne and Wear

Fire crews are dealing with more no-fire callouts

Brigade dealing with more 'no fire' calls

Fire crews are dealing with more no-fire callouts

Brigade dealing with more 'no fire' calls

The incident took place in the early hours of Tuesday, March 10.

Investigation continues at scene of building blaze in Seahouses which left prope...

Smoke and fire damage.

Fire causes major damage to Seahouses pub

A body has been pulled from the River Tyne.

Body pulled from River Tyne at Newcastle Quayside following search by emergency ...

The fire took place on Station Road in Ashington. Photo: Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service

Investigation launched after fire above shop in Ashington

File photo of firefighters.

North East-wide appeal to recruit new firefighters in Tyne and Wear, County Durh...

There were at least 58 attacks on north east firefighters during 2018/19.

New figures show 58 attacks on north east firefighters in 2018/19

News from Northumbria Police.

Serious accident closes A19

Deputy Chief Fire Officer for NFRS Mark McCarty, with Assistant Chief Fire Officer for TWFRS Alan Robson.

Fire and rescue services sign cross-county agreement

Deputy Chief Fire Officer for NFRS Mark McCarty, with Assistant Chief Fire Officer for TWFRS Alan Robson.

Fire and rescue services sign cross-county agreement

One of the fire appliances at the scene of the fire in Seaton Sluice.

Fire in Seaton Sluice street

St Thomas More School, North Shields.

UPDATE: Parts of North Shields school severely damaged by fire

Drones are being considered by Northumbria Police.

Northumbria Police bosses consider drone purchase

Crime chiefs are debating whether to buy their own high-tech drone to support police officers.

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Knotts Flats in Tynemouth. Picture by Adrian Don.

Man rescued from fire at North Shields block of flats

The Blue Reef Aquarium in Tynemouth. Image copyright Google Maps.

Firefighters save seals as they answer Tynemouth aquarium's call for help

Thomas Wright, chairman of Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service, Dame Vera Baird QC, Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Northumbria Police ACC Rachel Bacon and Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service's Chief Fire Officer Chris Lowther.

Emergency services join forces for Bonfire campaign

Wayne Young, of North Tyneside Council, with Graeme Hurst, of Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service, ahead of the Operation Hotspot launch.

Operation to make a return