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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.
Protect yourself from rural crime and stack fires
26 August 2020
As harvest time approaches, Humberside Fire and Rescue Service is working alongside Humberside Police to protect farms and bring to book those...
Multi agency training goes into ‘overdrive’
17 August 2020
Goole's new relief road was the scene of a realistic training exercise today as multiple agencies came together to simulate a multi vehicle RTC...
Aiming high with our new training facility
13 August 2020
Maintaining our Firefighters’ high standard of training is essential for us to provide Safer Communities, Safer Firefighters.
Tik Tok craze trapping teenagers and tying up fire crews
11 August 2020
Humberside Fire and Rescue Service are urging teenagers not to put themselves in danger by using child swings at the local playground as part of a...
