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29th March, 2016

 

Telford Street Pastors said a big thank you to firefighters who saved their “priceless” van from fire.

Rev Keith Osmund-Smith drove the newly repaired vehicle to Wellington Fire Station to personally thank the firefighting team...

23rd March, 2016

A ten-year-old autistic boy’s challenge to visit every fire station in the UK comes to Shropshire on April 1.

Over four days Andrew Impey will visit all of the county’s 23 fire stations meeting firefighters and being given a VIP tour....

22nd March, 2016

 

Remind friends and family about the importance of smoke alarms in the home – that is the fire safety message from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service this Easter.

Members of the fire prevention team have launched their annual...

21st March, 2016

 

Everyone can play their part in tackling fire crime this Arson Awareness Week, says Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service and the Arson Prevention Forum. 

There have been 389 deliberate fires in Shropshire since April 1st last year...

16th March, 2016

 

More car washes are being held around Shropshire this weekend after a car cleaning spree by firefighters raised hundreds of pounds for charity.

Off duty fire crews spruced up hundreds of cars in Bridgnorth, Church Stretton and...

14th March, 2016

 

Pet lovers are being urged to take part in a charity walk in Shropshire on Sunday to raise funds to buy the first animal oxygen mask for a county fire station.

Smokey Paws, a not for profit organisation, is campaigning to ensure...

8th March, 2016

 

Shropshire firefighters armed with hoses, buckets and sponges are taking part in the national Fire Fighters Charity car wash at fire stations across the county every Saturday for the next four weeks.

They are raising hundreds of...

3rd March, 2016

Shropshire firefighters dealt with a potential chemical alert when three drums containing a mystery liquid were reported in woodland near Oswestry.

A total of 20 firefighters from Oswestry, Prees, Tweedale and Whitchurch attended the scene...

1st March, 2016

Parents have praised a “brilliant” scheme by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service to educate children about fire safety.

Carl and Kerry Steventon called in the brigade’s iLearn team to talk to their two young boys when they became curious...