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Busy summer for Westlea crews
da,'oS' PETS AT HOME
Firefighter Greg Izon outlines the varied activities at Westlea Fire
Station in his quarterly report. Worried who will look
after your pet whilst
Since April this year crews at the station have attended more than 200 SERVICE
emergency incidents. you're on holiday?
14 Waterdown Close
As usual, these have Pets At Home
varied from automatic Taw Hill, Swindon could be your answer
fire alarms to house fires 01793 702098 Pets At Home is a service
and from suspected f.. which cares for all your pets
chemical incidents to Mob: 07904 734 758 (except dogs) in their
road traffic collisions. www.carolespetsitting.co.uk own home anywhere in
We have also been at- Taking the worry out of leaving the West Swindon area only
tending a lot of small de- your pet
Telephone Sheila Mitchell
liberate fires involving ivhilsr you're away
1r for further details on
bushes and rubbish. ' FRIENDLY 01793 873062 or 07710 543197
Starting these fires is not PROFESSIONAL
only dangerous but also SERVICE [email protected]
ties up a fire engine that
may be needed more ur-
Fighting balk the water in Moresby Close
gently elsewhere. 'ft.
At the other end of the spectrum on level ground away from fences your pets' °
a crew had a very busy day on 6 and sheds. Use only enough char- best friend i
July when the skies opened, in- coal to cover the base to a depth of
eluding helping households in two inches and use appropriate Looking for someone special to care for your pets this summer?
Moresby Close, Westlea to prevent lighting fuel. Don't use petrol like
water entering their homes. a friend of mine who now has no Dog walking - am/pm, lunchtimes
Wehave attended many road traf- eyebrows. 4 i Home visits for feeding, cleaning & cuddles
fic collisions, some of which have When finished cooking, make Overnight stays for scardy cats!
resulted in severe injuries. Were it sure the barbecue is cool before
not for seat belts the victims could moving it and never put the ashes Small animal care
have been a lot worse off, in the bin. Insured and police-checked
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