Chimney fire warning
Firefighters in your living room – John Hammond, with thermal imaging camera, Jamie Tooth with chimney roads and John Mackenzie (right) demonstrate how they tackle a chimney fire Chimney fires can cause thousands of pounds in damage to a home as well as putting lives at risk, warn Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. Householders can […]
Minibus arson in Telford
At 22.46pm on Wednesday 22nd January 2013, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to a minibus fire on the car park of Brackenfield, Brookside, Telford. One crew from Tweedale attended and the fire was extinguished at 23.04pm. A Fire Investigator was called out the cause is being treated as arson. If anyone has any […]
Three suspected arson incidents in Telford
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service attended three incidents in Telford over the weekend involving vehicle fires. At 8.15pm on Friday 10th January 2014 crews from Tweedale were called to a report of a van fire near garages off Mount Pleasant Road, Madeley involving an Astra van. The cause is being treated as arson. At 1.15am […]
A big thank you to the bosses
Thanks to the employers from Chief Fire Officer John Redmond: Pictured left to right, are: Clare Hammond (Edward Oliver Ltd); Mike Bugiel (Mid Counties Co-op); Anne Spandrzyk (St Lawrence’s Primary School); Anne Nutting (Bucks Head); Carol Sharpe (Longmynd Service Station); John Mackenzie (Central Garage); Sue Bartle (Spar) and Cathy Thomas (Church Stretton Academy School) The […]
Shropshire needs them
Children from St Lawrence’s Primary School, Church Stretton, with senior fire officer Rob Corfield, head teacher Dick Langford and firefighter Wayne Castree, who is also the school caretaker Primary schoolchildren in south Shropshire are proud of their school caretaker Wayne Castree – part of Church Stretton’s firefighting community. Wayne is one of 12 “on call” […]
Oswestry Women’s Taster Day
We would like to say the Women’s Taster day at Oswestry Fire station on Saturday 26 October with a follow on the job related tests at Telford in December was a huge success. It was held to encourage women to consider careers as retained fire-fighters, and was advertised in the local press, radio and leaflet […]
Industrial action
The Fire Brigades Union will be taking strike action across all fire and rescue services in England and Wales on two days this week for a period of 4 hours on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th December between 6pm and 10pm. The strike action has been called in support of the FBU campaign against changes […]
Business Fire Safety advice this Christmas
Cardboard boxes block any hope of a quick exit in a fire at this premises Shropshire company bosses are being urged to put fire safety at the top of their Christmas list this year. Companies are legally responsible for taking fire safety precautions at their own premises, warn Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. There have […]
Arson in Wrockwardine Wood area
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service were called out to a car fire at 3.27am on Friday 29th November in Iris Crescent, Wrockwardine Wood, Telford. The vehicle, a Suzuki Swift, was deliberately set on fire. One crew from Telford Central dealt with the incident. At 6.56am another call was received to a property fire in New […]
Warning to walkers
Marley, a Staffordshire Blue Terrier, after being rescued by Ludlow firefighters soon after surviving a 25ft fall into a disused storage hole on Clee Hill. Left to right: Watch Manager John Taylor, firefighters Chris Baylis, Shaun Harrison and Martin Owen with dog owner Deborah Ellsey and son Jaden (6). Walkers have been warned to be […]