“Gas cloud” training for Shropshire firefighters
Firefighters are preparing for a major training exercise to deal with a gas cloud over Shrewsbury caused by a supposed chemical spillage at an oil depot. Morris Lubricants has volunteered their works site so that county fire crews can gain knowledge and practice their skills in dealing with a potential major incident involving hazardous materials. […]
No batteries in smoke alarms in tragic house fire
The death of a lone, elderly and vulnerable woman in a house fire was tragically predicted by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. In a report to the fire authority in December, fire chiefs forecast that the next victim of a house fire in Shropshire would be an elderly woman, living alone, in a house with […]
Police investigate car fire in Woodside
Police officers are investigating following a car fire in Woodside Telford at the weekend. The incident occurred outside an address on Wantage, Woodside Telford on Sunday 15 January and police believe the car was set alight deliberately. At around 8.15pm, it appears that an unknown individual smashed a window on a silver Peugeot 206 that […]
Fire Minister opens upgraded Shropshire Fire HQ
The Fire Minister was in Shropshire to officially open the county’s newly renovated fire HQ. Bob Neill MP was given a tour of the new control room – the first in the UK to open after the cancellation of the failed regional control project. He was shown the state of the art equipment necessary for […]
Fire warning for portable heaters
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service and Telford and Wrekin Council have issued a joint warning to householders to take extra care with portable heaters after a Telford family narrowly escaped a house fire which ripped through their home. Mum Rebecca Coffey managed to lower her three children, including a six week old baby, to safety […]
Be Bright Be Seen this New Year
With a couple of months worth of dark nights and mornings still ahead of us the Safer Roads Partnership are again reminding people when out walking, cycling or running near the roads to think about whether they can be seen by other road users. As nights and mornings remain dark it is increasingly more difficult […]
Newport firefighters in street survey
Shropshire firefighters took to the streets to personally ask the taxpaying public for their views on how their local fire service should look in the future as it faces unprecedented financial cuts. Retained firefighters – the local fire professionals who also have other full time jobs – who operate out of 22 of the county’s […]
Police appeal over Worfield Farm arson
Police investigating a farm fire near Bridgnorth which caused around £350,000 damage, today issued an appeal for information. A large Dutch farm and seven items of farm machinery were severely damaged in the blaze at Cranmere Farm, Worfield. It’s believed the fire was deliberately started between 10.45pm on Sunday (Jan 1) and 1.30am the following […]
Almost 200 emergency calls for fire service in December
The Christmas holiday has been a busy time for staff at Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. Permanently on call at the county’s 23 fire stations, they have dealt with a total of 193 calls since the beginning of December, reported Deputy Chief Fire Officer John Redmond. Fire crews were involved in a number of severe […]
Water training pays off after River Severn rescue
Shropshire firefighters who pulled two people stranded in deep water to safety had just been trained in water rescue techniques. Fast flowing flood water was less than a metre away from where a woman was being kept afloat by a heroic young soldier who dived into the River Severn to save her from drowning. Andrew […]