12:14 AM, Sunday 21 August, 2022
Bedroom fire
Colborne Road, High Wycombe
One appliance and crew from High Wycombe, one from Beaconsfield and one from Amersham attended, along with two officers.
Smoke was issuing from the rear of a building when they arrived. The fire was in a first-floor bedroom.
The firefighters rescued one man, injured, and provided him with immediate emergency care for burns and the effects of breathing in smoke. He was passed into the care of South Central Ambulance Service.
The firefighters used:
- Two sets of breathing apparatus
- One hose reel
- A positive pressure ventilation fan
Thames Valley Police also attended.