Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service and the Boat Safety Scheme are joining forces during Boat Fire Safety Week (25th-31st May) to urge the boating community to be more fire safe on board.
Although boat fires on our coastal and inland...
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18th May, 2009
Arson is the most common cause of business fires costing the county a "staggering" £6.5 million per year, revealed the new Fire Crime Officer for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
"Less than half of businesses which suffer a serious...
18th May, 2009
Six people were injured in a seven vehicle pile up caused by a drunken lorry driver in south Shropshire but it was all a vivid re-enaction as part of an emergency services training exercise organised by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
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14th May, 2009
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has praised a decision to install sprinklers in all new Shropshire secondary schools.
The move was today welcomed by the Chief Fire Officer and Anthony Derricutt, Building and Planning manager for the...
13th May, 2009
Shropshire firefighters "rescued" four canoeists in a water training exercise which mirrored real life rescues carried out on the fast flowing River Severn at Bridgnorth.
About 40 firefighters from Bridgnorth, Much Wenlock, Shrewsbury and...
11th May, 2009
A school collapse in Shropshire was the scenario facing firefighters at a special search and rescue training event held at a county building site.
Firefighters acted out the rescue of 11pupils from the rubble strewn site played by travel...
5th May, 2009
Firefighters and pharmacists have joined forces in an innovative campaign to help the elderly in Shropshire.
The dual initiative aims to improve fire safety in pensioners' homes and organise a free medicine safety check at the same time....
29th April, 2009
A new initiative to point elderly people in the right direction to seek a helping hand has been launched by Shropshire community leaders – with the aid of Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Group Manager John Das Gupta, Head of...
29th April, 2009
A team of quickfire quiz experts from Oldbury Wells School, near Bridgnorth, have been declared the winners of this year's fire safety quiz run by Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service.
A total of ten Shropshire schools took part in the...
3rd April, 2009
A Shrewsbury fire control operator kept a trapped householder calm as she waited for fire crews to arrive at her smoke logged Shropshire home after fire broke out.
Oswestry businesswoman Eirwen Day (44) dialled 999 after seeing smoke...
