SPARX performed by Zip Theatre
Written by Jon Lingard Lane
@ The Lord Silkin School, Stirchley, Telford
Arson costs the nation more than £45,000,000 a year. And every year round a hundred or more people are killed by it. That’s two people a week killed by fires that are deliberately started, often by children. These are just two of a number of shocking statistics that I learned from Sparx, a more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has made a further £100,000 savings in reduced insurance costs because of its excellent safety record and good management practices, it has been revealed.
The cost of public liability and employers’ liability insurance on top of insuring fire appliances and vehicles for the Shropshire brigade’s 23 fire stations was slashed when the original five year contract came up for renewal.
Chief Fire Officer Paul Raymond today welcomed the additional more
A senior fire officer today praised the bravery of Shropshire firefighters in rescuing residents when a severe fire broke out in a care home in Telford early today (Friday, October 8th).
A smoke alarm fitted at Chilcott Gardens care home in Bridgnorth Road, Madeley, after fire safety advice from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, raised the alarm to save the pensioners, said John Das Gupta.
A total of 30 firefighters from four fire stations at Telford, Tweedale, Wellington and more
Chimney fires in Shropshire are on the increase as more people try and keep warm during the recent cold spell.
Community fire safety officers from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service today reminded householders to have their chimneys swept at least once a year to avert a blaze.
Using unseasoned wood can lead to the sap sticking to the sides of your chimney and this can cause a potential fire, said Charlie Cartwright, based at Shrewsbury Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters. more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service are working together with West Mercia Police investigating a series of Arson attacks in the Herongate area of Shrewsbury.
The first incident was reported at about 04.30am on Tuesday 28th September 2010 when newspaper was pushed through a cat flap and set alight.
Two further cases were reported at 1.30pm 30th September 2010 and another at 02.49am 1st October 2010. On both occasions newspaper was pushed through the letterbox and set alight. more
North Shropshire Crucial Crew is an annual event which consists of various scenarios, which are local school children aged 10 - 11 years (Year 6) attend. This is felt to be the most appropriate age, as it is the time when they are becoming more independent and having to cope on their own.
The children go around the scenarios in small groups and at each scenario they enjoy an interactive presentation by an appropriate agency. The children are advised on the most suitable course of more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, a member of the West Midlands Arson Task Force, have commissioned the Zip Theatre company from Wolverhampton to perform their very successful arson play "Sparx" in the region.
This successful production aimed at year 8 children is designed to raise awareness of the dangers of malicious fires and the importance of fire safety for young people.
The hard-hitting 45 minute play is followed by a 30 minute workshop, providing an opportunity for more
A family firefighting tradition continued with the “passing out” of new recruits from Shrewsbury and north Shropshire.
Among the latest batch of new firefighters were 20-year-old cousins Adam and Connor Willis, who follow in their fathers’ footsteps by all four serving at Baschurch fire station.
Adam’s father Glenn and Connor’s father Craig, both brothers, are stationed at Baschurch. Connor’s great-grandfather was also a firefighter at the station in the 1930’s.
Adam, a more
Shropshire firefighters would not be able to save people from house fires and rescue victims trapped in wrecked cars without the ever important staff who work “behind the scenes,” warned the county’s fire chief.
Non-operational staff are a vital part in keeping Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service operating, Chief Fire Officer Paul Raymond told retained firefighter recruits at their passing out parade.
Mr Raymond spoke out in answer to one critic who had accused the service of more
Magistrates have ordered a Shropshire hotel manager to pay fines and costs totaling £5,355 in a landmark court case brought after the fire alarm failed to go off in the premises.
Nine residents were staying at the Plume of Feathers at Harley, near Shrewsbury, in the early hours of July 27 last year when the wife of the hotel manager opened the bedroom door to find smoke in the corridor.
Vikki Martin tried to raise the alarm by breaking the “break glass” call points but the fire more
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