AFA, Commercial Road, Paddock Wood

Paddock Wood and Matfield turned out to an AFA on Sunday evening in Commercial Road, Paddock Wood at 20.04hrs - no fire was found.

RTC, Church Road, Paddock Wood

Bleepers went off at around 20.15 on Wednesday to reports of an RTC persons trapped - Paddock Wood also attended. The call turned out to be more reassurance as no one involved required fire and rescue service assistance to be removed from the vehicle which had dissapeared through a hedge on a corner near Waitrose.

Chimney Alight, Gun and Spitroast Pub, Horsmonden

Matfield were called out to the Gun and Spitroast pub in Horsmonden around 19.15hrs on Friday. I did not ride but Matfield were the only appliance in attendance.

Rose & Crown Pub, East Peckham second call out

Paddock Wood and Matfield were called out to the Rose and Crown pub in East Peckham again at around 3am Thursday morning. Two small seats of fire were found inside the building which were extinguished by one BA crew - we remained at the scene for about to and a half hours due to the suspicious nature of the incident.

Four AFAs in 24 hours over Sunday and Monday morning

Sunday 08.01hrs - Scotney Castle, Lamberhurst - first and only attendance. Water information - st entrance lake unlimited supply.

Sunday 12.53hrs - Camden Court, Chalket Lane Pembury - resources list FJK77p1 (Matfield) and FJK74R1 (Tunbridge Wells)

Sunday 15.38hrs - Camden Court, Chalket Lane, Pembury - FJK77p1 and FJK74R1

Monday morning 05.10hrs - 3663 Transfesa, Paddock Wood - Paddock Wood, Matfield and Tunbridge Wells retained.

No fires found

Joint training exercise at Bethany School near Marden

Matfield, Marden, Cranbrook and Hawkhurst crews engaged in a joint training exercise at the Bethany School on Thursday evening. The brief was to search a dormitory building on the site with four persons missing. Nobody at the school apart from organisers and the four 'casualties' knew about the exercise in order that a real life evacuation of the building was carried out. All four casualties were found and brought out and a debrief given in the school refectory. Many thanks to the Bethany School for the use of their facilities on an evening which benefited everyone involved.

House Alight, Queens Street, Paddock Wood

Paddock Wood and Matfield were sent out to a house alight at Queens Street at around 3am this morning - no persons reported missing. The house was a small single storey timber building on a mobile home site which was well ablaze when we arrived and completely destroyed. Water was used from an adjacent swimming pool to put the fire out. I wore breathing apparatus for this one.

AFA, Bayham Abbey, Lamberhurst

Matfield were tipped out to an AFA at Bayham Abbey at around 11.15hrs on Sunday morning - no fire reported.