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Fire Aid To Romania

The Very Reverend Canon Jonathan Mitchell with Dr Steve Worrall at the blessing of the fire appliances before Shrewsbury charity Operation Sabre sets off for Romania.

  Three times as many people die in a fire in Romania than in the UK – a stark statistic which has led to a five year Shropshire led campaign to improve survival rates in the eastern European country. A team of volunteers, both serving and retired staff from Shropshire and Merseyside Fire and Rescue […]

Fire Safety For Shropshire Children

Child Safety Week

  Children and their families will learn all about how to stay safe with Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service during Child Safety Week. Fire crews from across the county are joining forces with health experts to educate young people at a series of events from June 6 to 12. They will be in Oswestry Town […]

Long Mynd Walker Says Thank You For Rescuing Me

Ian Dutton rescue 2016

  A walker who fell three metres into a stream and broke part of his pelvis has thanked the emergency services who rescued him from the Long Mynd. Retired IT manager Ian Dutton (71) was on the first day of a four day walking holiday in the Shropshire Hills when the accident happened. He and […]

Wellington Firefighter Recruitment Campaign

Wellington firefighters rescue a bull from a sunken well. They need more firefighter crew to cover such daytime rescues.

A campaign to recruit more firefighters in Wellington has been launched by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. They want people who are physically fit and over 18 to consider a life as an “on call” firefighter especially those who can give cover during normal working hours. Watch Manager Tony Talbot said: “We are looking for […]

The Hidden “Killer” In Your Kitchen

A washing machine fire caused £40,000 damage to Geoff Williams’s historic 18th century Shropshire home

  A spate of “freak” fires caused by faulty domestic machines have left Shropshire householders reeling as fire chiefs warn consumers against buying potential “killer bargains.” Routine domestic chores have turned into nightmares for some families as dryers and washing machines caught fire, causing thousands of pounds in damage – and untold heartache for home […]

Save Pets In House Fires Campaign

Firefighter Louise Fletcher with the pet oxygen mask

  Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service will now be only the second brigade in the UK to have pet oxygen masks available for any house fire attended by firefighters. A Telford firefighter, dog charities and pet organisations have all contributed to the campaign, launched only last month, and collected a total of 15 pet oxygen […]

Fire Fighter Charity Success

Charity Service Co-ordinator Ashley Brown (left) and Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority chairman Stuart West at one of the textile recycling banks at 17 Shropshire fire stations which have raised more than £6,000 for the Fire Fighters’ Charity.

    Shropshire fire crews have smashed their fundraising target for the year by collecting £17,000 in a series of charity events. They had aimed to raised £9,600 for the Fire Fighters’ Charity over the past 12 months but raised the bar to get an extra £7,400. Charity Service co-ordinator Ashley Brown praised the fundraising […]

Fire Safety Quiz Success

More than 2,400 Shropshire children learned important life skills in the annual fire safety quiz Pictured are some of the winning teams from across the county.

  Schoolchildren were bowled over in the county fire safety quiz run by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. A total of 48 youngsters from 12 county schools won a meal and bowling sessions courtesy of the management at the Ten Pin bowling alley in Telford. In teams of four, the eleven and twelve-year-olds had won […]

Sparkling Success for Charity Car Wash

Bridgnorth firefighter John Allen in action during the charity car wash

  Firefighters raised a “sparkling” £3,000 for charity with a series of car washes across Shropshire. Off duty fire crews hosed, soaped and shined hundreds of cars at eight county fire stations over the past few weeks receiving donations for their cleaning service. Charity Service Co-ordinator Ashley Brown congratulated county motorists for their generosity. “Once […]

Street Pastors Thank Firefighters Who Saved Their “Priceless” Van

It was a big thank you to Wellington firefighters for saving the Telford Street Pastors van, after a fire, from Rev Keith Osmund-Smith with Watch Manager Darren Salvoni and crew from Green Watch.

  Telford Street Pastors said a big thank you to firefighters who saved their “priceless” van from fire. Rev Keith Osmund-Smith drove the newly repaired vehicle to Wellington Fire Station to personally thank the firefighting team from Green Watch which arrived within two minutes of a 999 call. “I arrived expecting to see a smouldering […]