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Brigade News 2007

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Please find below a list of our press releases from 2007.
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Date Press Release  
December 31 Fire safety campaign Amy Edwards (11) from St Georges with her PSP and games prize
December 7 Snowdon success for Sally Chief Fire Officer Alan Taylor, Sally Barnett, Jane Weston and Sandra Evans
December 5 Fire safety at Xmas Christmas tree fire
December 5 A Grand Car Wash Ludlow firefighters at the charity car wash
November 28 A dream career as a firefighter Seen with Retained firefighter Charlie Cartwright, left, are some of the women who attended the female firefighter session at Telford Central
November 26 Medieval Christmas collection Ludlow Firefighters collect for charity
November 16 Women's Firefighter Taster Sessions Firefighters
November 16 Fire risk training Community Support Officers watch a chip pan fire demonstration
November 16 Chip pan warning after kitchen fire in Shrewsbury  
November 16 Kitchen blaze sparks smoke alarm warning  
November 13 Firefighters tackle factory blaze Firefighters at the scene of the factory fire
November 6 Sam's Plaque Jackie Huxley unveils the plaque dedicated to her late husband Sam with, left to right, Fire Authority member Chris Mellings, Chief Fire Officer Alan Taylor and station manager Sub Officer Phil Smith at Wem fire station
October 29 Firefighting is a family business Hodnet firefighters and their employers
October 15 Speak up to Slow Down! Martin Timmis, Head of Operational Response at Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service; Steve Chadwick, Shropshire County Council; Vicki Bristow, Safer Roads Partnership and Ashley Brown, Road Safety Advocate
October 10 Minsterley Firefighting Boost Fire Authority vice chairman Yvonne Holyoak officially hands over the new fire engine for Minsterley to Sub Officer Bob Morris
October 9 Road Safety campaign targets South Shropshire Firefighters perform a car crash demonstration
October 9 Much Wenlock Open Day raises £330 for Benevolent Fund Eric and Valerie Humphries and Alastair Humphries, Sub Officer at Much Wenlock Fire Station with the Chief Fire Officer, Alan Taylor and the crew at Much Wenlock Fire Station
October 8 Donnington Partnership's 'Three E' clean sweep campaign continues. Members of the Donnington Partnership outside Asda. Photo courtesy of the Shropshire Star
October 1 Fire Safety for Kids Allan Richards is one of 160 firefighters educating schoolchildren in fire safety pictured with his five-year-old daughter Jessica
October 1 Best training ground for UK fire crews Chief Fire Office Alan Taylor (left) presents a gift, plaque and certificate to Ken Musgrave and Simon Huntington, of Ennstone Building Products
September 28 Workmen 'rescued' in North Shropshire fire exercise Firefighters at the Hawkstone Hall Exercise in North Shropshire
September 25 Fire crews aim to cut road crashes in South Shropshire Firefighters perform an RTC demonstration
September 7 New fire engine for Craven Arms Major Adrian Coles (centre), officially hands over the keys of the new fire engine to Sub Officer Ray Woodsford.
September 7 Wem firefighting boost Fire Authority member Councillor Chris Mellings hands the keys to Sub Officer Phil Smith
August 27 Elderly man and his dog rescued from blaze Firefighters at the scene
August 21 Have your say - proposed changes to the way we deliver our service  
August 20 Man rescued from blaze caused by cigarette  
August 20 Five 'rescued' from ancient building in fire exercise  
August 15 Newport RTC Demonstration Firefighters perform a RTC demonstration
August 10 First ceremony for new fire recruits Chief Fire Officer Alan Taylor, left, and Councillor Stuart West, Chair of the Fire Authority, pictured with new recruits from Cleobury Mortimer and Craven Arms
July 16 Unique Shropshire Conference for the retained Members of Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority and retained firefighters at the unique venue at RAF Cosford
July 5 Fire safety fun in 999 celebration Fire safety fun in 999 celebration
June 29 Advice during heavy rainfall and potential flooding  
June 27 Shropshire fire crews race to Rotheram floods  
June 14 Garden bonfires warning Garden bonfire
June 11 Shropshire's Anti Arson Show Firefighter actors Dennis Ffrench and Dyll Ferreday with Elliott Barrett, 10 and Jaymee Bunston-Jones, 9 - two of the 1,500 Shropshire pupils who have seen the anti arson show.
June 8 Fire Crew's UK Charity Challenge Firefighters receive the keys to the minibus from Claire Gwilliam of Burnt Tree
June 6 Sally climbs Snowdon Fire Control Operator Sally Barnett prepares to climb Snowdon
June 6 A Father's Day gift Shropshire retained firefighter Trevor Williams with his family
May 24 Spine Tingling Shropshire Anti Arson Show
 Chief Fire Officer Alan Taylor with the Sparx! cast at Oakengates Theatre @The Place in Telford
May 21 Disaster training for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service Firefighters at the Ennstone Products site
May 16 Touch button fire safety Firefighter Drew Perkins with the new touch screen AVI
May 15 Mother and child rescued from house fire Firefighters clean up at the scene of the fire in Dawley
May 9 Fire safety messages via the Mosque Fire officers visit Tan Bank mosque in Wellington
May 1 Partnership Grid Reference Scheme Launched in Claverley Partnership members launch the new emergency grid reference cards in Claverley
May 1 Spirit of Fire Awards Recognises Fire Service Achievement The Sun Winners Meet Tony Blair
April 30 Crews Rescue Couple from Train Trauma Fire Crews rescue the couple from beneath the train
April 30 Fire Quiz Winners Fire Quiz final winners The Marches from Oswestry. Pictured with Chief Fire Officer Alan Taylor and firefighter Tony Rhodes is Khaneez Fathema, Lowell Lloyd, Chloe Norris, Liath Campbell and teacher Jo Phillips
April 12 Road Safety Campaign Targets Students One of the new Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service screensavers targeted at students
April 12 Top Three Rating for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service  
April 11 Outreach Vehicle in Rural Fire Safety Boost Partnership leaders with the new Community Outreach Vehicle
April 2 Become a Wellington Firefighter  
April 3 Gas leak spotted by Firefighters Mum Sarah Farmer with Thomas, 2, and six-months-old baby Jack with firefighters Jez Coward, left, and Chris Welding
April 2 Fire Quiz Hots Up - Northern Heat Regional winners from the Marches School, Oswestry: Khaneez Fathema, Lowel Lloyd, Chloe Morris and Liath Campbell with Lyn Hosking from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service
April 2 Fire Quiz Hots Up - Western Heat  
April 2 Fire Quiz Hots Up - Southern Heat Regional winners Oldbury Wells School's Molly Richards and Amy Barber with Lynn Hosking from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service
March 23 Firefighters are the Best Award winning Shropshire firefighters Mick Howe and Roger Smith
March 19 Fire Quiz Hots Up  
March 19 Gender - Back On The Agenda  
March 12 Garage Fires lead to Joint Investigation  
March 2 A Wheely Good Day out for Charity!
Ladies - this one's for you!		 Experience the drive of a lifetime at the Ladies Driving Challenge!
February 27 Pub Kitchen Damaged in Blaze
 Firefighters attend the kitchen fire at The Church Wickets Pub, Dawley, Telford
February 24 Sleeping Family Rescued from House Fire  
February 22 County Fire Service is One of the Best
Includes links to Audit Commission reports		  
February 16 Gas Explosion averted by Firefighters
 Brothers Sean, left, and Mark Nicholas pictured with resident John Jones
February 7 Become a Shropshire Firefighter
 Become a Shropshire Firefighter
February 7 Praise for Warden
  
January 25 Warning against using Microwaves to sterilise dishcloths
  
January 23 Spine Tingling Shropshire Anti Arson Show
 Chief Fire Officer Alan Taylor with the Sparx! cast at Oakengates Theatre @The Place in Telford
January 22 Diary of a Teenage Arsonist
 Sarah Batho and Ken Holder, of Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, help turnaround teenage firesetters.
January 22 Joint Venture to promote Road Safety Awareness
 District Officer Jim Quinn and Councillor John Hurst-Knight of Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority pictured a Bridgnorth Council refuse collection vehicle
January 15 Call for more Firefighters
 Cleobury Mortimer's firefighters with their new fire engine in the town's High Street


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