A Swedish fireman stripped down to his underwear and fearlessly jumped into a cold river to rescue a stranded sheep on Wednesday morning. Fredrik Johansson, a team leader at Bohus Rescue Services ...

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The creator of Fireman Sam has said he "can't see" how the children's show has a stereotype problem and puts women off joining the service. It comes after senior fire officer Alex Johnson told the ...

A fire service has axed the use of Fireman Sam because the character is 'outdated' and 'not inclusive'. The decision to do away with a mascot from the kids TV show, in an effort to encourage more ...

A fire service says it will no longer use Fireman Sam in its promotional material because the character is outdated and not inclusive. Lincolnshire's chief fire officer Les Britzman suggested the ...

The writer who created Fireman Sam has waded into the show's sexism row and hit back at critics who said the programme puts women off joining the service. David Jones, who is himself a former ...

He's Prince George's hero next door. In fact, Fireman Sam has been on the scene for millions of children - and their parents - for 30 years. The firefighter from Pontypandy heard his fire bell ...

Contains Life On Mars spoilers. As any father or mother will testify, one of the great joys of parenthood is having a valid reason to watch children’s television. Nothing quite surpasses the ...

"When he hears the firebell chime, Fireman Sam is there on time. Putting on his coat and hat in less than seven seconds time. "He's always on the scene, Fireman Sam. And his engine's bright and ...

Animated character Fireman Sam is to be dubbed into Arabic for viewers of the al-Jazeera Children's Channel (JCC). Fireman Sam, whose adventures can be seen on the BBC's CBeebies channel, is produced ...