AFA, Camden House, Pembury

Matfield were called out to an automated fire alarm at Camden House in Pembury at 8.06am on Saturday morning. No further information on the incident as I did not ride.

Area Commander's visit for Thursday Drill Night

Matfield welcomed South Division's Area Commander Martin Adams to the fire station on Thursday night to talk about everything from issues on the fireground to the bigger picture of modernisation within the service itself. This was a fantastic open forum for us which helps KFRS continue to improve and deliver on the first class service we provide.

First Chimney Fire of the winter.

Bleepers went off just after 7pm on Tuesday evening for the first chimney fire of the 'season'. We were the only crew in attendance with five riding. The flue was opened up fairly quickly and we used a positive displacement pump and rodding to spray water up the chimney and extinguish the fire to prevent it from spreading. Returned to the fire station just over an hour later.

RTC Person trapped on Three Elm Lane, Tonbridge

We were called out to a rush hour incident at around 7.30am Tuesday morning on Three Elm Lane, Tonbridge where a motorist had left the road and ended up in a ditch upside down and trapped. Tonbridge day crew were first in attendance and got cutting equipment onto the vehicle to free the female occupant. Paramedics and ambulance were also at the scene along with police and the occupant had reportedly got away with minor injuries.

Station Road Fire, Paddock Wood

Matfield were second in attendance to a fire at a storage unit in Station Road, Paddock Wood. Matfield provided Paddock Wood with water from a hydrant as well as having one delivery to the side of the building. Entry control was set up for breathing apparatus although no crews were committed into the building. Two appliances from Tonbridge and one from Strood also turned out as well as an incident support unit. Incident support bagged up and removed personal protective equipment of some of the firefighters due to asbestos contamination risk from the roof of the building.