Shropshire firefighters have been heavily involved as part of the UK’s national resilience force battling the worst floods to hit the country for many years.
On call fire crews from across the county left their work and families at short...
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24th February, 2014
Firefighters from across Shropshire will be taking part in the Firefighters Charity national car wash every Saturday in March 2014. The event takes place in March and September each year and raises nationally over £100,000 for injured Fire...
19th February, 2014
Budget changes caused by lower than expected government grant reductions and an increase in the number of households providing more council tax means Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service can review some of its most severe cost cutting plans and...
19th February, 2014
Over the past eighteen months, we have been reviewing our long term strategic planning, and the challenges that we face into the future:
• The changing needs of Shropshire’s communities and the risks that they face
• Continuing...
11th February, 2014
The Lord Lieutenant presents annual awards to Shropshire firefighters and is pictured here with Mac Harris after receiving his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
The Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire will tour Shropshire Fire and Rescue...
7th February, 2014
Police today issued an appeal for witnesses after arsonists are thought to have set fire to a car and trailer outside a Market Drayton home. Tyres exploded as flames destroyed the green Peugeot 306 outside the address in Chestnut Road. It’s...
5th February, 2014
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service attended a car fire in Dark Lane Drive, Dawley, Telford at 02.52am on 5th February.
The vehicle was totally destroyed and caused damage to the guttering and down pipe of an adjoining garage.
Two...
30th January, 2014
Firefighters in your living room - John Hammond, with thermal imaging camera, Jamie Tooth with chimney roads and John Mackenzie (right) demonstrate how they tackle a chimney fire
Chimney fires can cause thousands of pounds in damage to a...
23rd January, 2014
At 22.46pm on Wednesday 22nd January 2013, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to a minibus fire on the car park of Brackenfield, Brookside, Telford.
One crew from Tweedale attended and the fire was extinguished at 23.04pm....
22nd January, 2014
The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) is the charity which promotes and supports Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD). 27 January is the day for everyone to remember the millions of people killed in the Holocaust, Nazi Persecution and in subsequent...
