Jump to content INCIDENTS HOME FIRE SAFETY CHECK YOUR SAFETY EDUCATION ABOUT US CAREERS NEWS CONTACT US LFRS RECOGNISED AT AFSA AWARDS DOWNLOAD IMAGE Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service has been recognised by the Asian Fire Service Association (AFSA) at its awards event in Liverpool, for the work that LFRS continues to do to support its communities and its staff. The AFSA awards celebrate the many exceptional achievements of staff by sharing knowledge and best practice across the public sector. They showcase the innovative work around prevention, partnership and inclusion in the workplace. LFRS was nominated in three different awards categories with Firefighter Adam Higginbottom winning the award for COVID-19 Going the Extra Mile. The other two nominations were for Shahbaz Shah who was nominated in the Equality Role Model Award for initiating and leading action to remove barriers, and improve the working experience and engagement levels of employees or demonstrating the excellence in the delivery of services. Finally, the service’s race and religion group was nominated for the work that the service does around positive action. Adam Higginbottom attended the awards event to collect his prize and said: “I feel very honoured to have won the award for COVID-19 Going the Extra Mile at the Asian Fire Service Association Awards last week. I have worked alongside some amazing colleagues in Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, East Lancashire CCG and North West Ambulance Service during the pandemic and I thank them for their incredible support.” Posted on 29/11/2021 14:36 - General News SHARE ON FACEBOOK SHARE ON TWITTER SHARE ON LINKEDIN COPY LINK CONTACT US Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters Garstang Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3LH T: 01772 862 545 Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service Training Centre West Way Euxton Chorley PR7 6DH T: 01257 266 611 MAKE AN ENQUIRY I’m Member of public Journalist From another FRS This is Get in touch Complaint Compliment Name Email Phone Message I am happy to receive updates from the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service SUBMIT GET TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT’S HAPPENING IN YOUR AREA SIGN UP FOR UPDATES YOUR SAFETY EDUCATION ABOUT US CAREERS NEWS CONTACT US SAFETY ADVICE BE PREPARED FOI & PRIVACY PRIVACY NOTICES LANCASHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE © 2021 Designed and Built by Stone Create We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. OK