A tiny terrier was rescued by firefighters after becoming trapped and spending nearly 24 hours in a rabbit hole.
Minty went missing at 4pm on Tuesday whilst chasing rabbits in Neens Sollar, Cleobury Mortimer. Owner Angela Bettison returned home after spending hours looking for her pet and continued her search the next morning before calling the fire service at 11.50am.
After three hours of searching, Mrs Bettison heard whimpering sounds and firefighters from Cleobury Mortimer more
On Saturday 21 October eleven firefighters from Clun completed a charity bike ride around Shropshire's Fire Stations, raising more than £2,000 for the Special Baby Care Unit at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and towards new facilities for the children's play area of Clun Memorial Hall.
Firefighter Michael Oliver had the idea of cycling from the County's fire stations that were situated furthest on the compass points of a map. The fire stations chosen were Whitchurch (North), more
The public needs to know that retained firefighters "save lives," said a Government Minister during a visit to Shropshire in which she heard how a review of the service had led to major improvements in the service.
Angela Smith MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary responsible for fire safety, praised Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service for boosting the retained service in the county following the review.
She said she was "very impressed" with the work done to recruit staff and send more
Fire officers in Shropshire are backing a campaign to fight "hate crime" which is on the increase in the county.
There have been two major incidents of such crime involving fire in the county in which a man's Shrewsbury home was deliberately targeted by fireraisers and a petrol bomb was thrown at a Telford mosque.
Hoax 999 calls aimed at deliberately sending fire appliances to people's homes have also diverted firefighters from real emergencies.
Divisional Officer Mike more
A twenty year old woman was today carried to safety by firefighters from her burning flat in Craven Arms.
After receiving a call at 4.45am, three crews from Craven Arms, Ludlow and Church Stretton were sent to the scene and on arrival discovered smoke and flames coming from the window of a second floor flat.
The crews were informed that the occupier of the flat was still inside the building and two teams wearing breathing apparatus entered the premises where the young woman more
Following the success of the Community Safety Open Day held at Bridgnorth Fire Station where over 500 people attended, Bridgnorth District Community Safety Partnership working in partnership with Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service and The Community Council of Shropshire will be hosting three roadshows with a Christmas Safety theme called 'Celebrate safely'.
Residents and visitors will have the opportunity to come along and find out useful information on how to keep safe over the more
Firefighters visited members of a Telford mosque to get over fire safety messages to the Muslim community.
They chose the last Friday prayer before the Festival of Eid as many Muslims were attending to pray and listen to the message of Eid.
The congregation was introduced to Muhammad Sajid Younis, a multi lingual advocate from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service who is visiting homes in Wellington to fit free smoke alarms and offer fire safety advice.
Kashmir born more
Personnel at Oswestry Fire Station in partnership with Students from the Derwen College, Gobowen, have received a Gold Medal Award from Oswestry Borough Council for their horticultural display at the Station.
The judges from the Council inspected the Stations display of bedding plants, hanging baskets and garden in June of this year and announced in September their decision to give the Station a well deserved Gold Medal Award.
Mark Walker and other members of Oswestry Fire more
Shropshire employers have been praised for their "valuable" contribution in releasing staff to carry out firefighting duties in the county.
Without them, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service - which has 300 retained firefighters - would be in "dire straits."
"70 per cent of fire cover in Shropshire is provided by the retained service," Councillor Chris Mellings, a member of Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority told employers.
In some parts of the county there were "real" more
Shropshire's High Sheriff became a car crash "victim" as firefighters demonstrated how they rescue people trapped in the wreckage of their cars after a collision.
Richard Tanner willingly played the role as he was cut free from a red Ford car which had its roof totally removed using special cutting equipment during the exercise at Telford fire station.
District Officer Phil Brooks said: "Red Watch demonstrated an extrication using him as a live casualty. It enabled him to more
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