Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service's Fire Prevention department is one of the first in the UK to go fully digital with tons of "critically important" fire safety paperwork – some dating back to the Second World War.
A total of 1½...
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16th April, 2008
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is believed to be the first brigade in Britain to meet the tough high standards for environmental management under the British Standards Institute's ISO 14001.
The Shropshire brigade from its Shrewsbury...
11th April, 2008
The annual fire safety quiz run by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is hotting up as the top ten Shropshire schools go through to the county finals on April 22.
Each school has won its own regional heat or came runner up to qualify for...
25th March, 2008
Two light aircraft had collided on landing at Sleap Aerodrome, was the call received by fire control. Information followed that one aircraft was on fire and there were two casualties trapped in the other aircraft. This was the scenario for a...
20th March, 2008
A firefighter praised the actions of a 12-year-old Shropshire boy who took swift action to prevent a catastrophe when fire broke out at his home.
Jordan Lowe returned home to find his kitchen full of smoke, switched off the gas cooker and...
20th March, 2008
A cow in a canal, a disgruntled bull left floundering in a river and a heifer with its head stuck in a feeder are just some of the incidents which Shropshire firefighters have been called to deal with along with house fires and road crash rescues...
18th March, 2008
On Saturday 8th March 2008 it was the Fire Services National Benevolent Fund's 'Car Wash' day. This is a national event with staff from fire stations across the country washing cars to raise funds for the FSNBF.
At Tweedale Fire Station...
10th March, 2008
The rescue of Shropshire motorists trapped in the wreckage of their cars after a road crash has been given a major boost with a new specialist rescue tender for county firefighters.
The multi purpose rescue appliance has already been used...
3rd March, 2008
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service have teamed up with South Shropshire Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership and Safer Roads Partnership in a joint road safety venture which entails displaying road safety messages on South Shropshire District...
3rd March, 2008
Almost every senior school in Shropshire has signed up for this year's fire quiz organised by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. A total of 33 schools begin the battle to find the best team of 11-year-olds in the county on a series of key safety...
