The county's fire crime officer today appealed for information after a pet cat was found dead after a double arson attack on an Oswestry block of flats.
The family cat was found curled up on a sofa which had been deliberately set on fire...
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10th February, 2010
National Chip Week has the backing of Shropshire firefighters who are urging people to get a portion of our favourite food from the chippy or takeaway instead of cooking at home after a night out.
Fire crews are aiming their fire safety...
4th February, 2010
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has won a top EU award for its excellent road safety work.
It was recognised as the best institution among those signing up to the European Road Safety Charter for innovative and successful schemes in the...
4th February, 2010
Get a smoke alarm and test it weekly – that is the stark advice from Shropshire firefighters to avoid dying from toxic smoke in a house fire.
Just two to three breaths of toxic smoke and "you're unconscious," warned community fire safety...
4th February, 2010
Children playing on an iced-up Shropshire canal, including riding their bikes, have prompted police to repeat warnings to stay off frozen lakes and waterways.
The latest incident happened around 1pm yesterday (Tuesday) when youngsters were...
4th February, 2010
The Safer Roads Partnership in West Mercia is advising motorists to watch out for ice forming on the roads as temperatures continue to plummet across West Mercia.
Adverse weather conditions are continuing to make driving conditions...
4th February, 2010
A wheelie bin may have been deliberately placed next to a gas pipe before being set on fire on a Telford housing estate, warned the fire crime investigation officer from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Derek Taylor said that both...
4th February, 2010
Fire safety for families from Poland living in Shropshire was served up at a social evening held at a county fire station.
A number of Polish families who have now made their homes in the county were invited to Oswestry Fire Station along...
4th February, 2010
Arriva is helping Shropshire firefighters get over important fire safety messages this festive season.
The bus company has put up one of the brigade's warning posters - showing a child's teddy bears blackened by fire - free of charge on its...
4th February, 2010
A Shropshire fire station, which lay dormant for 20 years, has reopened to the sound of a 1930s siren after a £139,000 revamp.
Shifnal Fire Station, which first opened in the 1930s, has been rescued from ruin and transformed into an...
