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Vicky Shakesby
Vicky was one of the first women to join Humberside Fire Brigade, as it was then known, in 1994. She was the first Full-Time female Firefighter to join the Service.
Having qualified to become Lead Firefighter (LFf) in her first four years of service, she was later promoted in to Staff section in 1998.
Vicky has served at all of the stations in the service and has moved through the ranks operationally throughout her 27 year-long career.
In addition to assisting Women in the Fire Service (WFS) by contributing to national committees to discuss topics such as female fire fit and general support for women in the fire service, she also organised for a group of fire service women to climb Mount Kilimanjaro; raising over £30,000 in the process.
Vicky received an MBE in the New Years Honours list of 2007 for Outstanding Contribution to Humberside Fire and Rescue Service.
Incident update: North Cave biogas plant fire
25 December 2019
Crews from Humberside Fire and Rescue Service were called to a fire at a biogas plant in North Cave, East Yorkshire at around 18.30hrs on Christmas...
Hotpoint and Indesit washing machines recalled due to fire risk
19 December 2019
Whirlpool announced this week that it is preparing to recall up to 519,000 Hotpoint and Indesit washing machines.
25 new Firefighters join Humberside Fire and Rescue Service
11 December 2019
25 new On-Call Firefighters will receive their alerters today (Wednesday 11 December) as they complete their On-Call recruits course.
Camera, action, no lights! - realistic incident training at Scunthorpe cinema
10 December 2019
It seemed like a standard Monday evening at Vue Cinemas in Scunthorpe. Popcorn, nachos, buckets of cola and a screening of the new feel-good festive...
Don’t Drink and Drown campaign stepped up for Christmas
4 December 2019
Revellers in towns and city centres across the region are being warned to act responsibly near water during their night out in the run up to...
