139726
Field Of Straw
Long Common
Claverley
Station ground: Bridgnorth
Thursday, 14 August, 2025 09:30
At 09:30 on Thursday, 14 August, 2025, SFRS Fire Control received a call reporting a fire classified as Field Of Straw in Claverley.
13 fire appliances including the Incident Command Unit, the Incident Support Unit, the Light Pumping Unit and the Water Carrier were mobilised from Bridgnorth, Craven Arms, Market Drayton, Newport, Shrewsbury, Telford Central and Tweedale. Operations, Safety, Principal and Specialist Advisor officers were in attendance.
Crews used the following equipment to tackle the fire:
- Beaters
- Hosereel jet
- Shovels/Forks/Brooms
Also at the scene of the incident were: the Police.
Incident involves approximately 2 hectares of grass. Crews have extinguished fire and utilised use of the drone to check area for hot spots and fire spread. Assistance given by Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service and Hereford & Worcester Fire & Rescue Service.
The stop message was received at Thu, 08/14/2025 - 13:24
Issued by Fire Control at Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. Telephone 01743 260290. Please check out our Twitter and Facebook accounts for other announcements.
