Abingdon Fire Station

03/11/2026

🚒 On-Call Recruitment | Our Doors Are Open Tonight!

Have you ever thought about becoming an On-Call Firefighter?
Join us at the station tonight (3 November), from 7.00pm to 9.00pm, to find out how you can make a real difference in your local community.

✅ Meet the crew
✅ Watch us train
✅ Ask any questions No booking required - just turn up!

02/11/2026

🚒 On-Call Recruitment | We're Opening Our Doors! 🚒

Have you ever thought about becoming an On-Call Firefighter?
Come along to the station tomorrow evening (Tuesday 3 November), between 7.00pm and 9.00pm, to learn more about the role.

✅ Meet the crew
✅ Watch us train
✅ Learn what the role involves
✅ Ask any questions you may have
✅ Discover how you can make a difference in your community

Whether you're just curious or ready to take the next step, we'd love to meet you!

28/10/2026

🎨 There’s still time to enter our Christmas Card Competition! 🎄

Open to young artists aged 4–12! ✨

Our Christmas Card Competition closes at midnight on 31 October, so there’s still time to get creative and send us your festive design! 🎅

🏆 The winning artist will get to meet the crew at their local fire station, and their design will feature on our service Christmas card this year!

Further information in the link below 👇

https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/fire-and-community-safety/design-our-christmas-card

23/10/2026

23/10/2026

🎨 Half-term activity sorted! ✅

Calling all young artists aged 4–12 across Oxfordshire! 🎄

We’re launching our first Christmas Card Competition, and this year’s theme is:

🕯️ Candle Safety

We want children to get creative and design a festive card that helps share an important fire safety message.

🏆 The winning artist will get to meet the crew at their local fire station! 🚒

Grab the crayons, pencils and paints and let the creativity begin! 🎨✨

👇 Tag a parent or carer who has a little artist at home!

Further information on how to enter in the link below:
https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/fire-and-community-safety/design-our-christmas-card

14/10/2026

🎨 🎄Calling all young artists in Oxfordshire!

We’re launching our first Christmas Card Competition for children aged 4–12!

🕯️ The theme is: Candle safety

We’d love children across Oxfordshire to get creative and design a Christmas card that helps share an important message about staying safe around candles this festive season.

🏆 The winner will get the chance to meet the crew at their local fire station!

✨ Get creative
🖍️ Design your card
🕯️ Think candle safety
🎅 Add a little Christmas magic!

More information on how to enter in the link below ⬇️
https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/fire-and-community-safety/design-our-christmas-card

29/09/2026

19/08/2026

A huge thank you to Viktor and all the fantastic staff at Abingdon Riverside Café and AV Boats for hosting our Water Safety Event on Tuesday.
It was a great opportunity for Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (Official), Abingdon Fire Station, RNLI and TVP South Oxon and Vale of White Horse Neighbourhood Team to come together and engage with the local community, sharing important water safety advice and helping people stay safe in and around the River Thames.
Your support, hospitality and commitment to the local community helped make the event a real success. We are extremely grateful for the warm welcome and excellent facilities provided throughout the day.
Thank you to everyone who attended, asked questions and took the time to learn more about staying safe on and around the water this summer.
Working together to keep our communities safe. 🚒 🚤 🚓

14/07/2026

Prevent agricultural fires 🔥🚜
Farmers, by following a few simple steps, you can help mitigate the risk of fire on your farm.
• Check conditions + consult the Fire Severity Index before planning harvesting activities –
• This will help you identify the best time of day to start your harvesting. You can view the Fire Severity Index by visiting https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/328554206f114fc98c707bfc1b880cf7.
• Regular maintenance – Ensure that your equipment is clean and maintained before every harvest activity.
• Help us find you – Provide an accurate location and description of the entrance of your farm to Thames Valley Fire Control Service and wait for firefighters to arrive. You can use what3words
• Know where your water supplies are – Ensure that any available water supplies on your farm are accessible to fire and rescue crews.
• Have contingency arrangements in place – Consider using cultivators to put in fire breaks where safe to do so. If you have water bowsers available to extinguish spot fires ensure that they are near and full of water.
• Store safe – Where possible avoid storing bales near main roads to deter would-be trespassers and arsonists.
Read more agricultural fire safety advice in our Thames Valley Farmland Fire Safety Booklethttps://www.rbfrs.co.uk/app/uploads/2026/03/Farmland-Safety-and-Fire-Prevention-booklet.pdf