After a very successful first event at Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology in June, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service will be returning to the College to deliver a road safety education programme to the new intake of students. All students attending the programme fall into our most at risk group consisting of 16 to 25 year olds.
The day will consist of a practical demonstration and an opportunity to learn more about the day-to-day work the emergency services carry out in the more
The numbers of fires are down in Wellington due to a campaign by firefighters to educate householders about the importance of working smoke alarms.
Firefighters and leaders of the Muslim community living in Wellington have worked together to achieve the success, Chief Fire Officer Paul Raymond informed worshippers of the Regent Street mosque during the month of Ramadan.
He praised members for encouraging householders to put up a smoke alarm inside their homes to warn them in more
Firefighters rescued a young bull which fell 12ft down a disused well at a Shropshire farm
A JCB was used to dig away at the sides to free the bullock which only had room to curl up tightly inside the well at Forton Hall Farm, near Montford Bridge, on Saturday. (Aug 29th). Firefighters put strops underneath the shocked animal which was sedated by a vet before being lifted to safety.
The animal, which is believed to have stumbled into the hole, became jammed at the bottom of more
Plans to refurbish Shropshire's "dilapidated" fire HQ in a "watered down" scheme set to save the taxpayer £6 million, took a step further today.
Architects drawings along with a planning application have been made to Shropshire County Council for the development which was originally estimated to cost more than £10 million with a move to a totally new HQ in Shrewsbury.
But members of Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority insisted instead on the cost saving option of a total more
Shropshire firefighters will call into an Ironbridge day care centre on August 12 at 2pm to wish former firefighter 100-year-old Len Fowell a happy birthday, with a cake and a signed card.
A member of the auxiliary fire service from 1940 to 1946 and in the national fire service until he retired in the1960s, Len also served as a firefighter at Mombassa airport in Kenya. He received the fire institutional award after his distinguished service.
Len, who worked at Dunlops in more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is working in partnership with The Zip Theatre company from Wolverhampton, they have been commissioned by West Midlands Arson Task Force to perform a play designed to raise awareness in young people of the dangers of malicious fire-setting and the importance of fire safety, Sparx has been adapted for a new tour of secondary schools across the region. The tour will take place in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin between 19th and 23rd October 2009 and will more
Shropshire's High Sheriff was literally in the driving seat to see at first hand how firefighters rescue victims of county road crashes.
Anna Turner was cut out of a green Fiesta in a training exercise carried out by six firefighters during a visit to Telford Fire Station this afternoon (Wednesday).
She went through the motions of hearing the rescue tender arrive before being 'stabilised' by the first firefighter on the scene, a trained trauma technician.
The car was more
A two year-old dog survived a 110ft fall down a disused mineshaft after a dramatic joint rescue by a cave rescue team and Shropshire firefighters.
Tess was being taken for a walk by Telford owner Shaun Panter near Minsterley in south Shropshire yesterday afternoon (Monday, July 20th) when the small dog vanished down the shaft landing in a foot of water at the bottom. Tess managed to swim and crawl onto a small ledge above the water line at the entrance to a disused tunnel to await her more
The numbers of fires, road crashes and accidents in the home have been successfully reduced through fire officers working with other agencies, said the newly re-elected chairman of Shropshire and Wrekin Fire and Rescue Authority.
Councillor Stuart West, who was unanimously re-elected by members at the authority's annual meeting, said he was "extremely proud" to lead the fire authority which had one of the top performing fire and rescue services in the UK.
They were absolutely more
Clun firefighters are nearing their £5,000 charity target after a gruelling week long walk of Offas Dyke.
Four of the crew walked the 183 miles from Prestatyn to Hay on Wye, suffering blisters on the way, while fellow firefighters stayed in Clun to keep the town's fire appliance fully manned.
The proceeds have helped push their charity raising to £4,000 with £1,000 to go in aid of the Firefighters Charity, Air Ambulance, Community First Responders and the Comfort Fund for Stone more
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