The last 24 hrs have been shit to say the least! Just before Lunchtime yesterday I received the call to get to 🏥 as Mrs G was being moved to Critical Care. x1 Op & 24hrs Later, my Amazing Wife is on the mend. A massive thank you to all the staff at
@RoyalPapworth
#trueheroes
❤️
Love receiving pics of My Little Dude whilst I'm not there 😍
He's been moved from HDU to Special Care as he no longer needs 1-2-1 nursing care 🤗
No visit from me today as have been busy sorting things at home. Can't wait to get back and see him tomorrow for more Daddy Cuddles
Over the past few months I've been working towards a new venture within
@northantsfire
Well the hard work has paid off, as yesterday I received the fantastic news that I have passed the Station Manager Process 😃
Looking forward to starting my new role later in the New Year
Arrived at a traumatic incident before crews this evening. Sometimes responding in a car on your own can be a very lonely place. Huge shout out to
@northantsfire
Wellbeing Team & friends & colleagues on my Command Group for the Post Incident Support
#oneteam
#ItsOkayToNotBeOkay
Laura and I would like to welcome Louis Mark Gayton into the world. 💙 Born at 10.24 this morning weighing 6lbs 15oz. He's currently working on his tan with his cool dude shades on 😎 chilling out sipping Antibiotic Cocktails 🍹whilst Mum gets some rest. Our 🌍 is Complete
Polite Request...
If you do suddenly find that your Sporty BMW doesn't like Flood Water, please don't hurl abuse at 🚒🚓🚑 on our arrival... Control Staff & Crews have been & still are working incredibly hard to attend all flooding incidents.. TIA 👍🏼
#bewateraware
#drivesafe
Back Home after a long two weeks of learning at
@FSCmoreton
on the NILO (National Inter-Agency Liaison Officer) Course
Ensuring that
@jesip999
is at the heart of everything we do
Now time to get some rest in before my week of Flexi-Duty starts on Monday 📟🔥
New Boat Day 🛟
As part of an ongoing review of our Specialist Equipment, we today received the first of our replacement boats 🚤
#notjustfires
#waterrescue
A very different view from the office today.
Working with crews from
#Corby
#RedWatch
to repatriate
@northantsfire
@HVPCapability
assets following last nights 🔥 at Luton Airport
Excellent work by all to assist
@BedsFire
colleagues as the incident scales down
That's another busy week of Flexi Duty completed.
Over the course of the week I attended 13 Incidents either as First Attendance Officer, Manual Handling Officer, Animal Rescue Officer or as Incident Commander.
Now to enjoy a couple of days off recharging the batteries 🔋😴
Came home to find my Mini Me all dressed and ready for his night shift 🚒🤣
I thought it was time he earned a promotion...
...Introducing SC Gayton Jnr 🧑🚒
I've avoided it for 15 years, but yesterday I finally gave in and took to the sky 😱
Using the Aerial Appliance alongside Drone Technology to enhance my situational awareness as Incident Commander.
Not sure I'm ready to go in the new Aerial just yet though 🤣
#dontlookdown
Some Good News today. Mrs G had her 20week Scan and all is ok 🤗 Baby is growing nicely with no obvious complications...
...Now just to get Mrs G on the mend 🤞
#BabyGayton
Tomorrow sees the start of a busy week.
Meetings in Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Merseyside before heading to London to represent
@northantsfire
at this year's
#RemembranceSunday
at the
#Cenotaph
First Day Booked on in my new role as S022 for
@northantsfire
First mobilisation within 5 mins of booking on. Didn't even make it out of the carpark before being stood down 🤣
Let's see what the rest of the day brings
#firefighter
#response
#team999
It doesn't matter if you didn't get the
#ALevelResults
you were expecting
I quit Sixth Form as it wasn't for me
Since then I have joined my dream career & gained numerous qualifications in a variety of subjects
Exams don't mean everything
You can be ANYTHING you want to be
Just attended a 'Persons Reported' Shout that turned out to be a Hoax Call. On arrival, Objects were thrown at the 🚒
*This Is Not Acceptable* 😡
This hoax tied up x3 🚒 x2🚑 a 🚔 & Myself for over an hour whilst crews carried out a search of the premise for signs of 🔥 or 🤕
My first month in my new Role complete ✅
x12 Incidents Attended
x5 Incidents as Incident Commander
x4 Monitoring Forms completed to aid development of others & Ops Assurance
Absolutely loving my new role & learning & absorbing all I can...
...Now time for a week of R+R
After a whole month off, it's time to book back on duty tomorrow morning📱📟
Heading straight back in to a week of Flexi Duty 🚒👨🚒🔥
Vehicle and Equipment all checked and ready to go ✅👍
First On Scene at a 🚙🔥 whilst travelling back home this evening
Assisted in putting in a road closure alongside
@NorthantsPolice
to ensure crew safety whilst they dealt with the incident 🚨 🚧
Crews arrived & quickly dealt with the incident to allow the road to reopen
A huge thank you to the
@EMASNHSTrust
crews who attended to Louis this morning when he started struggling to breathe.
After a check over at A+E we are back home and he's having a well deserved rest with Mummy and Daddy 🤗
Attended an RTC in the early hours of this morning along with colleagues from 🚓🚑🚒🚁 where crews were faced with difficult access & egress due to the location of the vehicle.
Great work by all involved. Putting
@jesip999
to good use & working together to save lives
#teamwork
A varied week this week consisting of reviewing Operational Response Plans & Departmental Meetings
4x Shouts across the week & a chance to put the new car to the test 🚗
I'm providing extra cover over night so will see what the night brings... It's going to be a warm one 🥵
18:30hrs Just leaving the office to head home & a local group arrives for a station visit...
Crew are out at an incident... Only one thing for it... Impromptu station tour by
@scott_hirons
& myself 😁🚒
We even left the thank you biscuits for the crew to enjoy 🍪☕
@NFRSMereway
It's been another busy day today, with 3x incidents attended back to back;
1x 💦🛟 as Incident Commander
1x ☣️⚠️ as HazMat Advisor
1x 🔥 as HazMat Advisor
#notjustfires
Another busy day today.
Headed into the office and picked up x3 incidents back to back.
Kit and PPE all cleaned and replaced ready for the phone to ring again....
I'm on a very important Mission this morning...
Carrying Out Operation 'Bring Mrs G Home'
After a week of treatment, she's coming home 😀 albeit on home treatments but I get my girl back where she belongs 🏠
It's time to tell the world... It's official! Baby Gayton is Due 4th August 2021
We are over the moon ☺️
(I deleted the previous tweet by mistake 🤦🏼♂️)
I had the pleasure of attending the
@northantsfire
Awards Ceremony with Mrs G last night.
Great to see so many people receiving their 20yr & 30yr 🎖️
I was honoured to receive a CFOs Commendation along with other colleagues from across the service 📜
A busy last 24hrs. Spent the night providing officer support cover in
#FireControl
before undertaking the role of Incident Commander at a Make Pumps 6 & Water Bowsers 1.
Excellent work by initial attending crews with limited Water Supplies
Keys Hung Up, Radio and Phone Off...
...2 weeks of Leave has begun 🙌
Time to switch off, unwind and spend some quality family time before the final push to Xmas.
Taking some time away from 𝕏 so I'll see you all in the New Year 🎄🎇
Met with Crews from
@20NFRS
this afternoon to formally put their replacement Water Rescue Boat Unit On-The-Run
This is part of a review of our Water Rescue Capabilities and provides crews with the opportunity to access flooded sites with greater ease
Apologies for any inconvenience caused in the road closures on the
#A45
#Northampton
crews have been In Attendance assisting with the transfer of 🐑 from an overturned trailer.
Great teamwork from all involved
Sat this evening reading the countless messages of support you've sent me over the years.
One of the kindest and supportive people that I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with.
Rest in Peace Brother...
...EM Out.
Out and About today with
@NealjKing13
reviewing Strategic Holding Area Locations as part of our Major Incident Planning. Also an opportunity to get some additional driver training in the Joint Command Unit
I've spent the morning out and about with our Driver Training Dept, undertaking my familiarisation response drive ready for the roll-out of our new Officer Response Car Fleet.
Highly impressed with the car.
Can't wait to get my hands on some keys 🚗🔑😄
Week of
#FlexiDuty
complete ✅
10 x Incidents attended across the week including 7x RTCs 🚘💥🚙
Time for a couple of days off and some much needed family time 🤗
Wow!!! What A Week!!
From coordinating responses, to attending multiple Flooding/Water Rescue incidents as one of
@northantsfire
Water & Flood Incident Managers
It's not everyday you see crews Defensively Swimming down a Main Road!
Time for a few days of down time
#staysafe
Just attended an incident with crews from
#Corby
where discarded hot ashes from a BBQ had caused a 🔥
If your having a BBQ whilst enjoying the ☀️this
#BankHoliday
weekend, Please wait for ashes to cool fully down before disposing of them
Mobilised this morning as part of a
#multiagency
response to a RTC Persons Trapped.
Great
#teamwork
by all involved utilising
@jesip999
principles by working together to save lives
🚓🚒🚑🚁
Back at my former On-Call station
#BurtonLatimer
tonight to join them for their weekly Drill Night
Tonight's training; Basic Life Support ⛑️ and Knots & Lines 🪢
Great to see some familiar friendly faces as well as some new ones ☺️
After a busy start to 2024 (33 Mobilisations so far) it's time for some family time 🤗
Looking forward to a much needed week of leave before I start my 3 week HMEPA (Hazardous Materials & Environmental Protection Advisor) initial course 👨💻👨🔬
It's been a busy 24hrs. Recalled to duty twice to assist with the co-ordination of deploying
@northantsfire
assets outside of the county as part of
@FireResilience
arrangements.
Currently we have x1 Boat Team and X1 HVP crew deployed to assist with affects of
#StormBabet
I've been a guest on Officer Command Group 3 this week. So far I've been involved with x16 incidents (mobilised or remote) including IC at last night's MP6 Aerials 1 🚒
Great work from all to stop 🔥 spread
A big thanks to Fire Control for doing their magic behind the scenes
I'm currently standing by at Rugby Fire Station along with crews from
@DesboroughFire
providing Fire Cover whilst crews from across
@WarksFireRescue
deal with a Large Scale Incident 🔥
Brilliant day of joint exercising our High Volume Pump (HVP) capability with crews from
#Corby
alongside 4 other FRSs 🚒
A big thanks to
@LincsFireRescue
for hosting
10 years ago today, we took my Dad out for what we thought could be his last ever meal.
14hrs in surgery, a visit to ITU and months of Radiotherapy means he's still here to tell the tale.
Happy 10yrs Dad. Here's to kicking cancer's butt 👊
#godblesstheNHS
💙
I'm not taking it personally... Honestly!
I've been meeting with crews at our x2 Tech Rescue stations this afternoon to talk all things Rescue 🚒
I've not made it through a single meeting without the bells dropping just as I begin... I'm starting to think it's planned 😂
Happy Thursday Everyone 😁
I'm spending the day with
#RedWatch
#Corby
today. Discussing all things Ops and National Resilience.
I'll post some updates throughout the day 🚒
Flexi-Duty Week complete. It's been a busy week for all of Officer Command Group 3.
Over the course of the week, I've attended x17 incidents in various roles and remotely supported x5
Time to turn the 📱off and relax 💤
When you tell
@Melissa02344336
it's been a quiet week... Whoops!
Cue the Back to Back Shouts... Flooding affecting properties, a Shed Fire with Cylinders involved & a Make 🚒 3 Aerials 1 House Fire following a ⛈️ strike
*📸 not from today*
A busy start to the night...
...x2 incidents attended as well as a spot of training with
#EarlsBarton
as part of their On-Call Development night. Weekly Tests and Pumping Drills... even helped with the BA Set Wears 👨🚒
Let's see what the rest of the night brings... 🚒🔥
Spent the Morning with crews from
#Corby
talking all things
@FireResilience
Corby Fire Station is
@northantsfire
only '2 Pump' Wholetime Station & hosts a number of assets 🚒
▪️Standard Fire Appliance
▪️Combined Aerial Rescue Pump
▪️High Volume Pumps
▪️Mass Decontamination Unit
So... Today was this absolute Legends last working day for
@northantsfire
before he leaves and heads off to undertake a new adventure. Not gonna lie, I'm gonna miss this dude 😢
Good Luck
@MrTedds
(I give it 3 months before you're back) 😉
After a great family weekend, I'm all set to head back into work tomorrow.
It'll be a day out of the office as I head across country in the
#JointCommandUnit
Hazardous Materials Advisor and Radiation Protection Supervisor course now complete ⚠️☣️☢️
I got a certificate and everything 🤓
Now to switch off and relax before heading back into the office on Monday 🚒
It's already been a busy
#FlexiDuty
week with 4 nights and 3 days still left to go.
So far I've attended x8 Incidents;
x3 🌾🔥
x1 Make Pumps 5 🔥
x1 🚗💥🚙
x2 Rescues/Releases
x1 🚛🔥
And provided remote support for x2 Incidents;
x1 🏠🔥
x1 🚛💥🛣️
Literally pressed send on that last tweet and the 📱rang again. This time mobilised to a 🏠🔥 alongside 🚒 crews from
@20NFRS
& Rushden
8x 🦜 and 2x 🐢 rescued
1x Male led to safety
It was a pleasure to welcome
@FireResilience
Mass Decontamination Capability to
@northantsfire
today for an Assurance Visit, ensuring that our crews are ready to respond both locally & nationally if required
I'm pleased to report we passed with Flying Colours ✅
#notjustfires
Busy first day back at work...
...Booked On Duty at 08.30 this morning and 15mins later I was stood in a field at an Animal Rescue 🐑🚒
Never a dull day 🤣
#firefighter
#notjustfires
#animalrescue
Last Job of the Year attended this evening 🔥
It's been a busy old year with 161 mobilisations for S022 📟🚗
Now time to book off and spend some time with family.
Merry Christmas Everyone 🎄 See you all in 2023 🗓️🎆
After a busy few weeks, meaning long hours away from home, today has been a family day...
...Trip out to a local Country Park 🌳 and look what we found 🚒
Don't think Mini G was impressed by my pumping lecture though 🚒💧🤣