Person rescued from car stuck in flood water
Crews were called in the early hours of this morning to reports of an adult male trapped in fast flowing flood water who had attempted to cross a ford. On arrival crews liaised with the Police, West Midlands Ambulance and the HART team. The rescue teams were met with a torrent of water and a […]
Shropshire firefighters called to West Country floods
Shropshire firefighters were called out to help colleagues tackle serious floods which swept the West Country. A total of 20 “on call” firefighters from Shrewsbury, Baschurch, Prees, Clun and Craven Arms used the county’s High Volume Pump appliance in Weston Super Mare to join colleagues from Avon and Somerset and South Wales in fighting the […]
349 Shropshire chimney fires in two years
Chimney fires could increase across the county if the temperature drops below freezing, warned Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. Firefighters attended a total of 349 home chimney fires over the past two years –and the majority would have been prevented if the householder had the chimney swept. More people light open fires or the wood […]
Arson attack in Trench Road, Telford
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to a fire at M and B Travel in Trench Road, Telford at 7.06am Sunday 25th November involving a Transit minibus and caravan. The fire also involved a neighbouring shed containing rabbits. Two appliances from Wellington and one appliance from Telford attended the scene together with a Fire […]
Smoke alarm saves lives of house fire couple
A smoke alarm woke a couple when fire broke out in their remote Shropshire farmhouse – and saved their lives. Householder Tracy Knowles today urged everyone to ensure they had smoke alarms installed in their homes after enduring the “terrifying” experience of a house fire in the middle of the night. “We would have died […]
Bonfire campaign success
Fire crews across Shropshire are today celebrating another successful safety campaign running up to bonfire night. Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has run a campaign, with the help of both police and local authorities, to reduce the number of uncontrolled bonfires over the past four years. “For the two weeks running up to bonfire night […]
Suspicious fire in Telford
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service attended a property fire in Shawfield Close, Sutton Hill, Telford at 6.49pm Tuesday 30th October 2012. Crews from Tweedale, Telford, Wellington and an Aerial Ladder Platform attended the scene which involved the 1st floor of a 3 storey property. The property was empty at the time and the fire is […]
Shropshire’s award winning “on call” firefighters from across the county
Shropshire’s latest new recruits will be stationed at fire stations across the county. Here they are pictured with their new colleagues receiving their awards after successfully completing eight weeks basic training. They are pictured with Chief Fire Officer Paul Raymond and Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority chairman Stuart West at their passing out ceremony. The […]
Bonfire letter to Shropshire residents from Safer Shropshire Partnership
Dear Resident, Re: Bonfires We appreciate that some parts of the community hold un-official communal bonfires. Whilst we do not condone these we do understand that historically these have been run in an appropriate manner and can provide an opportunity for our communities to enjoy a social event together. We therefore ask that any group […]
Don’t wear glass slippers to celebrate safely!
The Safer Telford and Wrekin Partnership is once again driving forward its Celebrate Safely Campaign during the fortnight that includes Halloween and Bonfire Night. To help promote the importance of celebrating safely, Cinderella Pantomime stars such as Mark Two and Jamie Sheen (Ugly sisters) are getting in on the action by helping the Safer Telford […]