Celebrating International Control Room Week 2025
This week marks International Control Room Week (27 October – 2 November 2025), a time to shine a spotlight on the incredible work done by the team in our Thames Valley Fire Control Room. While fire engines and crews are often the visible face of our service, behind every successful incident response is a calm, focused […]
Ten years of Control Room collaboration across Thames Valley fire services – Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire
This month marks ten years since the launch of the Thames Valley Fire Control Service (TVFCS), which provides 24/7 emergency call handling and dispatch for three neighbouring fire services. Based in Calcot, Reading, TVFCS is the place all 999 calls are taken for fire and rescue incidents across the whole of the Thames Valley area, […]
TVFCS celebrates its fifth anniversary
This July marked five years since the official opening of Thames Valley Fire Control Service (TVFCS) by Rt Hon Mark Francois MP, then Minister with responsibility for fire and rescue services. Dignitaries from Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Royal Berkshire attended the opening ceremony to celebrate the successful culmination of Thames Valley joint working. The tri-service centre, […]