General

New Chief Fire Officer

The new Chief Fire Officer of Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has been appointed by Shropshire and Wrekin Fire and Rescue Authority.

John Redmond, the current Deputy Chief Fire Officer will take over in July from the present Chief Fire Officer Paul Raymond, who is retiring.

Originally from Wallasey on Merseyside, John gained a degree in geography at the University of Hull in 1982.

He joined London Fire Brigade in 1983 and spent 12 years in the capital in a variety of roles before moving to Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service in 1995.

Submitted by web-services-officer on Fri, 26/04/2013 - 10:03

Light aircraft incident demonstrates emergency service interoperability

At 5:08pm on Saturday evening Shropshire Fire and Rescue Services control room received a call from Sleap Airfield near Wem reporting a light aircraft experiencing difficulty with its landing gear.

Fire Control immediately dispatched 1 fire engine from Wem, 1 fire engine from Shrewsbury, a foam unit from Tweedale, a four wheel drive from Minsterley and 3 officers.

Station Manager Adam Matthews, Incident Commander at the incident, said “First attending crews gathered information whilst awaiting the attendance of all specialist appliances.

Submitted by web-services-officer on Mon, 22/04/2013 - 09:49

Shropshire’s anti pollution push

The ability to tackle pollution incidents in the county has been boosted with a joint initiative between Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service and the Environment Agency.
Four of the brigade’s existing four wheel drive vehicles are being kitted out by the Environment Agency with better equipment for firefighters to deal with fuel and chemical spills to prevent potential environmental disasters.

Also a new Toyota Hilux – dubbed an Environmental Protection Unit – has been jointly provided by the Environment Agency and the county brigade.

Submitted by web-services-officer on Wed, 17/04/2013 - 17:16

Wheelie bin arson in Telford

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service have attended another report of a wheelie bin fire at 8.47pm on Wednesday 10th April 2013 on Woodrows, Woodside, Telford. The wheelie bin was deliberately set on fire.

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service have attended five wheelie bin fires on Woodside since February 2013.

Our advice is always store wheelie bins well away from the front of property’s, and only put out bins on the day of collection.

Submitted by web-services-officer on Thu, 11/04/2013 - 11:27

Telford firefighter shatters world record at Ironbridge

On 31st March Stu Rushton from Green Watch, Telford shattered the Guinness World Record by running the Ironbridge half marathon in full fire kit in 2hrs 00mins 47secs. Stu wanted to say thankyou to Alec Thomas, from his watch, for running ahead of him videoing the whole event.

Congratulations to Stu for this amazing run and for raising money for the Firefighters Charity and Help for Heroes.

If you would like to contribute please visit www.justgiving.com/teams/stu-ruston

Submitted by web-services-officer on Mon, 08/04/2013 - 10:29

Shropshire house fire drama on BBC Real Rescues

The story of how a 999 operator kept a panic stricken mother talking over the phone in a bid to calm her while a blaze trapped her and her two young children in their Shropshire home will be re-told on BBC Real Rescues tomorrow. (Tuesday)

The programme will be broadcast at 11.30am on Tuesday, March 19th and repeated on Wednesday at 7.05am on BBC2.

Submitted by web-services-officer on Mon, 18/03/2013 - 13:56

Tribute to tragic Shropshire fireman

Firefighters and staff from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service have paid tribute to the only fireman known to have died on duty in Shropshire.

George Faulconbridge (50) fell to his death during a fire drill in Shrewsbury in 1938 while demonstrating how people could be lowered to safety in a hoist. He lost his grip on a rope and died in front of his firefighting colleagues after the 26ft fall.

Submitted by web-services-officer on Tue, 05/03/2013 - 14:40

You can’t turn back time: will you promise to keep your family safe?

Test your smoke alarm this clock change weekend (31 March 2013)

A young boy explores the burnt-out shell of his former home, examines his old toys, and a clock, then asks you to make a life-saving promise this Easter - to test your smoke alarm and keep your loved ones safe from fire.

This is the story of a new Fire Kills online video launched today (5 March 2013).

Submitted by web-services-officer on Tue, 05/03/2013 - 14:18

Car fire arson in Hadley

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service attended a report of a car fire in Church Street, Hadley at 1.05am on Saturday 2nd March 2013.

One appliance from Wellington attended the fire which involved a silver Audi A4 saloon.

The fire is believed to have been started deliberately.

Anyone with any information is asked to make contact with West Mercia Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Submitted by web-services-officer on Mon, 04/03/2013 - 13:09

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