News in Glastonbury

Date: 01.09.2018
Time: 19:46
Location: Old Bristol Road, Priddy

Two fire appliances from Wells and Cheddar plus the Rescue Tender from Glastonbury were mobilised to a report of a two vehicle road traffic collision with a person trapped in one of the vehicles.
When the first crew arrived on scene the incident commander confirmed that one vehicle was on all four wheels and the other was on its side against a wall.  There were three walking wounded casualties plus one person trapped in the car that was on its side.  The crew immediately got to work to attempt to stabilise the vehicle using specialist stabilising equipment.
The fire crew liaised with the Heli Med doctor to decide on the best way to extricate the casualty from the vehicle.
The fire crews began to remove the side of the vehicle to get access to the casualty and requested a third appliance from Somerton for additional person power.
The casualty was extricated from the vehicle using three sets of hydraulic rescue equipment, a LGV working platform, stabilising equipment and small tools.  In total, four casualties were treated by ambulance crews.  The scene was made safe before the Fire Service left.

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Date: 31.08.2018
Time: 07:47
Location: Kennard Moor Drove, Coxbridge, Glastonbury

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service received multiple calls to a caravan on fire at the above location.

On arrival the officer in charge confirmed one caravan well alight. The crews got to work with breathing apparatus, hose reel jets, compressed air foam system, drag forks and thermal imaging camera to extinguish the fire.

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Date: 27.08.2018
Time: 08:53
Location: Wick Lane, Stogursey

Fire Control received a call stating that there was a car on fire at the above location and immediately sent a fire engine to investigate.
Upon arrival of the crews it was confirmed that one car was well alight and crews set to work to start extinguishing the fire.
The fire crew used one hose reel jet and two sets of breathing apparatus to extinguish the fire. It is believed that the cause of the fire is accidental. 

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Date: 21.08.2018
Time: 15:23
Location: Dungeon, Cocklake, Wedmoe, Somerset

The fire service were called to assist other agencies with a road traffic collision where people were believed to be trapped.
One crew from Cheddar, one crew from Wells and the rescue tender from Glastonbury attended.
On arrival crews confirmed that there was a road traffic collision involving one vehicle on its side with one female still in the vehicle with leg injuries. Crews stabilised the vehicle and released the female casualty. One further female casualty was also released prior to fire service arrival. 
The casualties were left in the hands of ambulance personnel and the incident in the hands of the police. 

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Be a Dragon at Somerset SOUP

By Tim Lethaby

16th Jul 2021 | Local News

Somerset's business community is being invited to come and be dragons as four Somerset entrepreneurs present their pitches at a Somerset SOUP event next month.

Local businesses, as well as anyone else who would like the opportunity, will vote for which idea they like best, to help kick start news businesses or ideas across Somerset.

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