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4th September, 2012

A brick outbuilding was damaged in an arson attack in Oswestry. Police are seeking witnesses to the fire in Swan Lane at around 12.30am on Tuesday 4th September 2012.

An old sofa inside the premises was set alight causing damage to the...

22nd August, 2012

Fire safety in the home was the subject under discussion at a presentation given by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service to carers in Shrewsbury.

Delyth Humphreys from the Brigade’s Community Fire Safety department, gave a 40 minute talk to...

14th August, 2012

Shortly after 6pm last night fire crews attended a fire at the household waste recycling centre in Mile End Industrial Estate Oswestry.

The fire involved a large quantity of household rubbish inside the building andwas being supressed by a...

10th August, 2012

Police in Telford are investigating after a car fire in Wellington.

The incident occurred near Saville Close in the early hours of Friday 10 August.

At 2.15am a member of the public called the police to report that a car was on...

8th August, 2012

Police are appealing for information after a car was set alight deliberately as it was parked in a Telford street.

The incident happened at an address in Arleston Avenue, Arleston at around 12.25am today (Wednesday 8 August).

The...

27th July, 2012

Make safety your key ingredient when cooking this Summer – that is the message from an award winning Shropshire chef and Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Community fire safety officers have linked up with Shrewsbury’s Café Saffron owner...

17th July, 2012

See a chip pan on fire and witness how firefighters free road accident victims from the wreckage of their car – at an open day at Shrewsbury’s new fire station this Saturday.

Firefighters will also demonstrate how they rescue people using...

15th July, 2012

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service were alerted to reports of a fire at 05:22am this morning (Sunday) at York Street, Oswestry. As a result 3 Appliances were mobilised from Oswestry, Chirk and Ellesmere.

The alarm was raised by a passerby...

14th July, 2012

Last night Fire Control received around 50 calls mainly to flooding across Shropshire.

Advice was given to many of the callers; however we did attend a number of incidents in the Minsterley, Cleobury Mortimer and Ludlow areas. We have also...

28th June, 2012

This morning Fire Control for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service received a large volume of emergency calls to flooding across the South of Shropshire.

We responded by rapidly mobilizing specially trained crews to the area to support...

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