Shropshire firefighters dealt with a potential chemical alert when three drums containing a mystery liquid were reported in woodland near Oswestry.
A total of 20 firefighters from Oswestry, Prees, Tweedale and Whitchurch attended the scene at Glentworth Close, Morda at 4.36pm on Tuesday.(March 1).
They included the brigade’s Environmental Protection Unit and the Incident Support Unit with officers specially trained in dealing with hazardous materials.
Hazmat Officer Rob more
Parents have praised a “brilliant” scheme by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service to educate children about fire safety.
Carl and Kerry Steventon called in the brigade’s iLearn team to talk to their two young boys when they became curious about fire last Hallowe’en.
Two members of Shrewsbury fire HQ went along to their home in Beckbury, near Shifnal, to speak to Dillon (9) and Ben (6) about the dangers of fire.
Watch Manager Paul Fulgoni, a firefighter for 25 years and HR more
Smoke alarms which work are saving lives and reducing damage in house fires in Shropshire, revealed the county’s Chief Fire Officer.
Fire safety education from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service means that more people have fitted alarms which give an early alert to householders if fire breaks out, said John Redmond.
“More than half the fires we attend are out by the time we get there due to the high number of working smoke alarms and better safety education more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue is always looking for new ways to work collaboratively with the other “blue light” services and Newport Fire Station is where the latest initiative has been unveiled.
SFRS has agreed to provide Newport’s local police officer and PCSOs with “hot desk” facilities at the fire station. Whilst it is important to stress that the fire station is not being used as a traditional police station, it will provide police officers with office facilities in the centre of more
February 15th-19th is National Chip Week. With 676,000 tonnes of British potatoes made into chips every year in the UK, it is clear that we love our chips!
However, frying chips can be a major fire hazard. In light of this, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service are urging a nation of chip more
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February 8th is Chinese New Year, it is year of the Monkey. It is an important Asian festival celebrated traditionally from the eve to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first calendar month. Often, the evening preceding Chinese New Year's Day is an occasion for Chinese families to gather for the annual reunion dinner.
Laura Kavanagh-Jones from Prevention said ‘We encourage anyone celebrating this festival to enjoy the festivities safely, the more
Cheque Boost for Blood Bikes
Chief Fire Officer, John Redmond, presents a cheque for £335 to the chairman of the Staffordshire and Shropshire Blood Bikes group, Chris Powdrill.
The cheque is part of the proceeds from a raffle staged by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service at its annual Festival of Carols at St George’s Church, Shrewsbury, in December.
The “Blood Bikes” charity is a volunteer emergency service that transports blood and more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service says shoppers who register new and old appliances with the relevant manufacturer will greatly reduce the risk of a fire in their home.
Thursday, January 21, is national “Register My Appliance Day” and according to figures released as part of the campaign, thousands of consumers are still missing out on product safety warnings because they are not registering their fridges, freezers, toasters and washing machines.
“There are more than 100 more
Fire crews from Shropshire have joined Hereford and Worcester, Lancashire and Cheshire firefighters in pumping thousands of gallons of water away to protect the village of Croston, near Southport, in Lancashire. They were close to the scene where the Chinook helicoper has been dropping 1 tonne sandbags to avert further flooding and fill a gap in flood defences on the River Douglas.
Four firefighters from Prees, two from Shrewsbury and two from Baschurch joined the efforts with the more
A fire crew from Wem have received an award from the Chief Fire Officer for saving an elderly man’s life on a 999 call.
They also received a big thank you from the man whose life they saved and his grateful wife who visited Wem Fire Station during last night's drill night.
John Luce (76) had collapsed in his back garden and his heart had stopped beating when firefighters raced to use a defibrillator to bring him back to life with seconds to spare.
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