Shropshire fire crews have "one of the best" search and rescue training grounds in the UK - thanks to a county firm.
Yard manager Simon Huntington piled 3,500 tons of broken concrete onto a series of re-inforced pipes placing steel girders...
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1st October, 2007
Is Your Child Worth £3? Wake Up Get A Smoke Alarm - this is just one of many important fire safety messages being given to schoolchildren as part of a major classroom initiative launched by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Fire crews...
28th September, 2007
Six casualties were successfully "rescued" when a fire was reported in the basement of a historic building as part of a training exercise staged by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
The scenario was part of a major operation launched by...
25th September, 2007
Clun firefighters will show how they cut free people trapped in the mangled wreckage of their cars after a road crash during a Community Safety Open Day being held in Clun in October.
Their skills will be demonstrated in a bid to cut the...
7th September, 2007
A new fire engine for Wem Fire Station has been welcomed by the town's civic leaders.
Wem Mayor Nancy Wilson and leading Councillor Chris Mellings have both paid tribute to the town's firefighters who were in need of a new fire appliance...
7th September, 2007
Craven Arms has got a brand new fire engine - and now it wants more firefighters to prevent potentially "dire" consequences in a serious daytime blaze, warned Shropshire's Fire Chief Alan Taylor.
"We now have 12 firefighters at Craven Arms...
27th August, 2007
An elderly Telford man and his pet were rescued from his blazing property on Monday evening.
Fire Control received a 999 call around 10pm and crews from Telford were sent to the scene in Sutton Hill where on arrival at the scene they found...
21st August, 2007
Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority has launched an "extensive" public consultation exercise to get feedback on proposed changes to the service outlined in their draft integrated risk management action plan for 2008/09.
The plan details...
20th August, 2007
Five people were "trapped" and ancient artefacts put in jeopardy when one of Shropshire's historical buildings set on fire in a practice exercise staged by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
The scenario was part of a major operation...
20th August, 2007
A Shrewsbury man was rescued from the roof of his blazing property in the early hours of Monday morning after reporting his flat was on fire.
Fire Control received the call around 2.30am and three fire appliances along with an Incident...
