Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is appealing for the public’s help to join the fight against criminals who deliberately set fires in the county as part of Arson Awareness Week.
“Fire crime” can have devastating effects with...
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20th March, 2017
This year Arson Awareness Week, begins Monday 20th March Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, together with the Arson Prevention Forum, are calling on everyone to play their part in tackling fire-crime.
“Arson accounts for almost half of...
10th February, 2017
Successful UK fire prevention methods will feature at a conference in Denmark in March after a visit organised by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service from a 22-year-old student.
Andreas Sorgensen has just returned home after a ten...
1st February, 2017
Householders are being strongly urged to register electrical appliances by fire safety experts.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service says people who register new and old appliances with the relevant manufacturer will greatly reduce the risk...
15th September, 2016
Electric blankets can be a serious fire safety risk, warn Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, which is offering free checks at county fire stations in September.
A quarter of electric blankets are condemned as dangerous after they...
8th September, 2016
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service have attended 10 incidents across the county in the last 10 days involving bales of straw on fire.
Some of the incidents involve large quantities of hay, with 450 bales of straw on fire at Crudgington (...
1st September, 2016
A fire safety warning has been issued by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service after gardeners accidentally set their gardens ablaze with calor gas burners to kill weeds.
Firefighters attended two garden fires in two days at homes in...
26th August, 2016
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is warning householders with chimneys to get them swept as they launch their annual chimney fire safety campaign this September.
Many people do not realise the severe damage that can be caused to...
18th August, 2016
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service are asking members of the public to take care during the current warm weather as every year countless acres of countryside and wildlife habitats are destroyed by fire.
The Met Office has given Shropshire...
12th August, 2016
The dramatic rescue of a person trapped in a car following a crash will take centre stage at Telford Fire Station’s Open Day, Stafford Park, on Saturday 20th August 2016 from 11am – 4pm.
In addition to this there will be plenty of fun and...
