Shropshire firefighters took to the streets to personally ask the taxpaying public for their views on how their local fire service should look in the future as it faces unprecedented financial cuts.
Retained firefighters – the local fire...
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6th January, 2012
Police investigating a farm fire near Bridgnorth which caused around £350,000 damage, today issued an appeal for information.
A large Dutch farm and seven items of farm machinery were severely damaged in the blaze at Cranmere Farm,...
3rd January, 2012
The Christmas holiday has been a busy time for staff at Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Permanently on call at the county’s 23 fire stations, they have dealt with a total of 193 calls since the beginning of December, reported Deputy...
30th December, 2011
Arriva has been helping Shropshire firefighters get over important fire safety messages over Christmas and the New Year – on board buses in both the Shrewsbury and Oswestry areas.
The bus company has put up one of the brigade’s...
30th December, 2011
Shropshire firefighters who pulled two people stranded in deep water to safety had just been trained in water rescue techniques.
Fast flowing flood water was less than a metre away from where a woman was being kept afloat by a heroic young...
19th December, 2011
On the evening of Wednesday 14 October Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust hosted a training exercise at its Ludlow Hospital site to test emergency procedures; this was a joint exercise where Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service was also involved...
16th December, 2011
The Safer Roads Partnership in West Mercia is warning motorists in Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire to be prepared for potentially hazardous driving conditions tomorrow as heavy rain turning to snow is forecast for the Midlands region...
15th December, 2011
At a packed Shrewsbury Cathedral, around 400 friends, families and guests of Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service gathered to celebrate the season of Advent and the birth of Christ.
The service was led by the Brigade’s new chaplain Reverend...
13th December, 2011
A firefighter training exercise at a Shrewsbury hospital has rekindled memories of a fire tragedy from the 1960's.
Firefighters wore breathing apparatus to run into Shelton Hospital to rescue people reported trapped – but it was purely a...
6th December, 2011
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is now a partner in the Age Action Alliance along with dozens of organisations from across the voluntary, private and public sectors who are coming together to celebrate the lives of older people and address...
