A 15-year-old boy from Oswestry was rescued last night after becoming trapped down a disused well.
Two fire crews from Oswestry and a specialist Rescue Tender from Wellington were sent to the scene, where on arrival the Officer in charge was confronted with several youths who told him that one of their friends had fallen down the well.
Specialist line safety was used to lower a firefighter five metres down the well to check the condition of the youth. Additional line safety more
A team of nine firefighters from Shropshire, who held a fundraising day at the Charles Darwin Centre, raised £1027 for the Fire Services National Benevolent Fund, Hope House Children's Hospice and the local Macmillan Cancer Relief
The team will also be holding a Charity Auction Night at The Lion Hotel, Shrewsbury on 20 April as well as cycling the famous Lands' End to John O'Groats route from the 5-15 May. Both events are in support of the aforementioned charities.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service attended another fatal fire during the early hours of Easter Sunday.
Crews from Market Drayton, Hodnet and Prees responded to a property fire in Grosvenor Road, Market Drayton following a call from a member of the public.
A 20-year-old man was pulled from the property by fire crews wearing breathing apparatus but was declared dead at the scene.
Fire Investigation Officers are currently examining the scene but early indications are that more
A Shropshire firefighter has taken to the airwaves to get out some "powerful" fire safety messages to listeners.
Firefighter Drew Perkins, of Blue Watch at Telford Fire Station makes regular broadcasts on Telford FM reaching thousands of listeners in Shropshire, parts of Worcestershire and the neighbouring West Midlands.
Kitchen safety, the dangers of chip pans, cigarettes, carbon monoxide, hoax calls and DIY safety have all featured in Drew's weekly radio spots which are more
He still bears the scars from when a burning ceiling fell on top of him, he was one of the first on the scene at the IRA bombing at a Shropshire Army barracks and has been called out to a "frightening" oil refinery fire and helped fight huge fires at an Army depot.
But during a record 40 years service with Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, retained firefighter Mick Howe who runs his own radio and TV shop, said: "There are highs and lows in this job but I wouldn't have changed it for more
A daughter and mother tragically perished in a blaze that ripped through their detached family home in Fishers Lock, Newport.
Several calls were received in the early hours of Saturday morning and fire appliances from Newport, Wellington and Telford Central along with an Incident Commander were immediately sent to the scene. On arrival two children had already been rescued by neighbours.
Crews were faced with a severe fire involving both floors of the family home and had to more
Bright sparks from Wrockwardine Wood School in Telford and The Grange School in Shrewsbury have won through to the final of this year's county fire safety quiz after beating 14 other schools from Telford and Shrewsbury in a hotly contested round of questions.
Schoolchildren were competing in the first regional heats of the "life skills" safety quiz organised by Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service.
Hosting the western regional heat in Shrewsbury was The Grange School who more
More than 30 firefighters took three hours to bring under control a massive blaze which tore through a derelict Shrewsbury pub at about 9pm last night.
Crowds of up to 100 people gathered outside The Harlescott Inn to watch as five fire crews tackled the flames which leapt as high as 40ft into the air.
Fire chiefs said officers were hampered by dangerous conditions inside the derelict pub, in Whitchurch Road, because windows and doors had been boarded up.
Shrewsbury more
In just seven weeks time nine firefighters from Shropshire will be cycling the famous Lands' End to John O'Groats route in support of the Fire Services National Benevolent Fund, Hope House Children's Hospice and the local Macmillan Cancer Relief.
They will begin their 1000-mile journey from Lands End on Friday 5th May 2006, taking a route through Shropshire and aiming to arrive in the Scottish Highlands of John O'Groats on Monday 15th May. The men who are all full time firefighters more
Schoolchildren were competing today in the first regional heat of the "life skills" safety quiz organised by the county fire service.
Year 7 pupils were dealing with rapid fire questions in the Be Cool Be Safe competition which teaches 11-year-olds all about general safety including tips on how to stay safe with fire, water, on the roads and railways, how to deal with school bullies, facts on alcohol and tobacco, and what to do in an emergency.
Hosting the western regional heat more
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