A total of 30,000 homes in the most rural parts of Shropshire have been identified as having "a higher than average" risk from fire.
Teams of firefighters plan to visit all the individual householders giving them potentially lifesaving fire prevention information aimed at protecting those identified as vulnerable.
The mammoth public education campaign is part of a far reaching exercise launched by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service to save lives and protect the community from more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service and Shropshire County Council are working together to provide fire safety advice and smoke alarms to the permanent Gypsy sites throughout Shropshire.
The initiative was launched after Roy Jones, Gypsy Liason Officer for Shropshire County Council, expressed his concerns with regards to a few of the elderly and disabled residents on some of the permanent gypsy sites. Alison Teece, Older Persons Officer for SFRS, visited the Oswestry site where it more
A fire safety campaign to raise awareness about the importance of smoke alarms in Shropshire homes has been declared a success.
Hundreds of A5 sized cards in the shape of a smoke alarm and bearing important fire prevention messages were given away to shoppers during a pre-Christmas campaign in Telford shopping centre.
Red Watch at Telford Central fire station initiated the campaign where a display was on show to the public.
"The message was to make sure you have a smoke more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service received a well deserved "pat on the back" from the Audit Commission in a report which singled out the brigade as a high performer.
The local fire brigade used taxpayer's money better than many other fire authorities and was more effective, had strong leadership, and enthusiastic, well motivated staff.
It gave a strong overall performance in a county with the second smallest mainland population. Nationally, fire service's which served larger more
It's the end of the road for Alan Furnival who has retired as a driving instructor after a 42 year career at Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
A former firefighter, Alan, 65, of Tudor Road in Shrewsbury, joined the Shropshire fire brigade in 1962 and became a civilian driving instructor on his retirement after 30 years service.
During his time he has trained almost all Shropshire firefighters in driving a range of vehicles from fire appliances to incident command vehicles and more
A children's popular quiz aimed at educating Shropshire youngsters to become safer adults is now available online allowing teachers and pupils to access details in the classroom at the touch of a button.
Organised by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, the interactive safety quiz is packed with information, which will be learned via computer by thousands of year 7 pupils every year.
The new web resource, sponsored by the Community Safety Partnerships and the Connexion service, more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue introduced the "Be Cool, Be Safe" Safety Quiz targeting year 7 pupils across the Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority area in 2006.
The overall objective of the quiz is to educate young people to become responsible citizens. The subject matter encompasses a range of safety issues from our partners such as the road safety team, Her Majesty's Coastguard, the Police, local drugs workers, Rail track and Connexions. In consultation with young people from local more
Everyone needs good neighbours and the Morris family from Telford certainly appreciate theirs.
For next door neighbour, 20-year-old Shyam Vadukul, saved their family home from severe damage when fire broke out in the kitchen after the grill was accidentally left on by their teenage son.
Alerted by the 14-year-old, quick thinking Shyam ran next door, hurriedly switched off the mains, covered the flame filled grill with a damp tea towel and opened the windows to let out the black more
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