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 2007/08.
The plan details...
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11th September, 2006
On Saturday evening an Incident Commander from Shrewsbury and fire crews from Baschurch and Oswestry were called to an incident involving a hot air balloon that had crash landed in a field near Platt Bridge, Ruyton-XI-Towns. A specialist off road...
11th September, 2006
A campaign to reduce the death and injury toll on Shropshire roads has been launched by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Hard hitting graphics with a range of road safety messages are now on the back of fire appliances around the county...
8th September, 2006
Leading Firefighter Mark Jones of Shrewsbury Retained whisked his new wife Sharon away in a non-traditional carriage—the new Wellington fire appliance— to take them to their wedding reception.
The couple were definitely doing things in...
7th September, 2006
Working with the Camera Safety Partnership, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service are promoting road safety messages aimed at the target age groups of 16 to 25.
Nationally and locally, young drivers between the ages of 16-25 years old have...
1st September, 2006
12 months ago a firefighter thought what a great idea it would be to cycle from Land's End to John O'Groats ... and so begins the story..
Following weeks of organization, meetings and training sessions, a group of ten firefighters from...
16th August, 2006
Posters warning people not to jump into the river to cool off this summer are being put up across Bridgnorth district as part of the next phase of an unusual campaign.
The Don't Drink and Drown initiative to call time on people risking...
21st July, 2006
Three off duty firefighters on their way to a stag night in Blackpool have been praised for putting into action their "lifesaving" skills after a high speed car crash on a busy Shropshire road left three people trapped and seriously injured....
18th July, 2006
A fire officer has urged the Shropshire public to take extra care during the Summer heatwave in the wake of 100 outdoor fires in the past week.
Firefighters have attended callouts to fires raging in gorse, heather, hedges, woodland, bushes...
17th July, 2006
Fire Crews from across Shropshire battled a blaze in Shrewsbury which ripped through a timberyard and destroyed offices close to a local pub.
The fire started just before 2pm on Saturday at the Timberline site, Coleham Head and drinkers...
