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25th June, 2009

Once again Staff from Ludlow fire Station and friends are putting a team in to take part in national three peaks challenge.

The three peaks challenge consists of climbing Ben Nevis, Scarfel pike, and Snowden in a gruelling twenty four...

17th June, 2009

A large road traffic collision, involving many vehicles, occurred on a busy carriageway on the outskirts of Telford on the evening of Thursday 28 May 2009. In fact, it was the latest in a series of training exercises to be carried out using the...

3rd June, 2009

Sprinklers saved a Shropshire DIY store from burning to the ground in a midnight arson attack, a senior fire officer revealed today.

Oswestry's Homebase suffered minimal stock damage after the store's sprinkler system was triggered when...

29th May, 2009

Registered voters throughout Shropshire will be able to participate in the European Parliamentary and English local elections taking place on Thursday 4th June 2009. Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service wish to bring to the attention of the...

22nd May, 2009

The new Chief Fire Officer for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is the present Deputy Chief Paul Raymond who steps up to take the top job on July 1, it was announced this afternoon. (Friday, May 22nd)

With "outstanding" leadership...

21st May, 2009

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service and the Boat Safety Scheme are joining forces during Boat Fire Safety Week (25th-31st May) to urge the boating community to be more fire safe on board.

Although boat fires on our coastal and inland...

18th May, 2009

Six people were injured in a seven vehicle pile up caused by a drunken lorry driver in south Shropshire but it was all a vivid re-enaction as part of an emergency services training exercise organised by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.

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18th May, 2009

Arson is the most common cause of business fires costing the county a "staggering" £6.5 million per year, revealed the new Fire Crime Officer for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.

"Less than half of businesses which suffer a serious...

14th May, 2009

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has praised a decision to install sprinklers in all new Shropshire secondary schools.

The move was today welcomed by the Chief Fire Officer and Anthony Derricutt, Building and Planning manager for the...

13th May, 2009

Shropshire firefighters "rescued" four canoeists in a water training exercise which mirrored real life rescues carried out on the fast flowing River Severn at Bridgnorth.

About 40 firefighters from Bridgnorth, Much Wenlock, Shrewsbury and...

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