Dawn Docx: Last News

direct to your inboxThe second in command of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is to quit the brigade - for a top job.Dawn Docx , Deputy Chief Fire Officer, is leaving after landing the post of Chief Fire Officer for North Wales Fire Service.She will be returning to the brigade where she served as Assistant County Fire Officer from 2006-09 and Deputy from 2009-17, before moving to Manchester.While at Greater Manchester she also acted as interim Chief Fire Officer from January 2018 to September 2018.She joined the brigade in December 2017 - seven months after the Manchester Arena bomb attack.But she had to deal with the fall out from the Kerslake Report into the the response of the emergency services to the incident in which 22

Wigan, a woman became stuck in her car with water up to the bonnet.  In Radcliffe, fire crews were called to a river that had burst its banks. The flooding had affected a number of small businesses on Vale Street.Firefighters were also called to reports a car had driven into standing water near Manchester Airport at around 10.40pm.In Didsbury, crews worked with police to visit more than 1,700 homes to inform them of the 'threat to life' warnings issued for Didsbury, West Didsbury and Northenden.Crews worked alongside the Environment Agency to ease any floodwater from the Palatine Road area.Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Dawn Docx said: “It’s been an incredibly busy night for our firefighters and throughout yesterday.

threw bottles and timber towards a fire engine.When police arrived, the youths began launching fireworks.Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Dawn Docx, said: “Thankfully no one was injured at either of these incidents on Saturday or the attack on Thursday evening, but this is completely unacceptable.“No firefighter, police officer or paramedic should be subject to an attack for doing their job and keeping the people of Greater Manchester safe.“We’ve all had a challenging time this year and I would ask everyone to continue to support their emergency services by staying at home and staying safe.”Deputy Mayor for Policing, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire, Bev Hughes, said: “Our emergency service colleagues have worked exceptionally hard, not just this