Andrew’s UK Fire Challenge Comes To Shropshire
A ten-year-old autistic boy’s challenge to visit every fire station in the UK comes to Shropshire on April 1. Over four days Andrew Impey will visit all of the county’s 23 fire stations meeting firefighters and being given a VIP tour. He arrives at Shrewsbury fire HQ at 9.30 on Friday, April 1, to be […]
Easter Fire Safety Campaign
Remind friends and family about the importance of smoke alarms in the home – that is the fire safety message from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service this Easter. Members of the fire prevention team have launched their annual Friends and Family campaign to encourage the use of smoke alarms in county homes. They are […]
Arson: Don’t accept it, report it!
Everyone can play their part in tackling fire crime this Arson Awareness Week, says Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service and the Arson Prevention Forum. There have been 389 deliberate fires in Shropshire since April 1st last year down from 453 for the previous 12 months. “Arson accounts for almost half of all fires attended by the […]
Charity Car Wash Boost
More car washes are being held around Shropshire this weekend after a car cleaning spree by firefighters raised hundreds of pounds for charity. Off duty fire crews spruced up hundreds of cars in Bridgnorth, Church Stretton and Whitchurch last weekend armed with hoses, buckets and sponges. A total of nine county fire stations are […]
Breath of Fresh Air for Pets in House Fires
Pet lovers are being urged to take part in a charity walk in Shropshire on Sunday to raise funds to buy the first animal oxygen mask for a county fire station. Smokey Paws, a not for profit organisation, is campaigning to ensure every fire appliance in the UK carries a pet oxygen mask to […]
Charity Car Wash
Shropshire firefighters armed with hoses, buckets and sponges are taking part in the national Fire Fighters Charity car wash at fire stations across the county every Saturday for the next four weeks. They are raising hundreds of pounds for the charity which gives respite, recuperation and rehabilitation to sick or injured firefighters and their […]
Firefighters Called To Potential Chemical Alert
Shropshire firefighters dealt with a potential chemical alert when three drums containing a mystery liquid were reported in woodland near Oswestry. A total of 20 firefighters from Oswestry, Prees, Tweedale and Whitchurch attended the scene at Glentworth Close, Morda at 4.36pm on Tuesday.(March 1). They included the brigade’s Environmental Protection Unit and the Incident Support […]
“Brilliant” Fire Safety Education For Children
Parents have praised a “brilliant” scheme by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service to educate children about fire safety. Carl and Kerry Steventon called in the brigade’s iLearn team to talk to their two young boys when they became curious about fire last Hallowe’en. Two members of Shrewsbury fire HQ went along to their home in […]
Lives Saved by Shropshire Firefighters
Smoke alarms which work are saving lives and reducing damage in house fires in Shropshire, revealed the county’s Chief Fire Officer. Fire safety education from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service means that more people have fitted alarms which give an early alert to householders if fire breaks out, said John Redmond. “More than […]
Police Joint Working at Newport Fire Station
Shropshire Fire and Rescue is always looking for new ways to work collaboratively with the other “blue light” services and Newport Fire Station is where the latest initiative has been unveiled. SFRS has agreed to provide Newport’s local police officer and PCSOs with “hot desk” facilities at the fire station. Whilst it is important to […]