Peterchurch fire crews called to crash and house fire

In an update on Facebook, Peterchurch Fire Station said crews had been called to a crash involving a small farm vehicle and a car on March 14, along with the Midlands Air Ambulance and crew from Ewyas Harold Fire Station.

" Two casualties were ejected from the vehicle were quickly assessed and trauma care administered before being transported to various health centres," the update said.

(Image: Peterchurch Fire Station) Later that day, at 2.30pm, crews were called to reports of a fire within a disused building near Peterchurch church.

Crews extinguished the fire, quickly using a hose reel and checking the surrounding area.

On March 17, firefighters from Peterchurch, Ewyas Harold, and Hereford Fire Station attended a house fire near Abbey Dore.

(Image: Peterchurch Fire Station) "crews entered the property wearing BA and extinguished the fire involving an electrical circuit, we searched the property and then removed debris and materials from the affected area to ensure any hot spots were extinguished, back to station to wash the appliance off and then straight to work," they said.

(Image: Peterchurch Fire Station) On March 17, the station's weekly training involved "water rescue techniques and casualty rescue" near Bredwardine Bridge.

The update said it was "cold and wet but crews learnt some new and different methods as well as refreshing our skills".