Lord Digby Jones keenly watched Shropshire firefighters as they professionally freed a driver “trapped” in the wreckage of a car in a road safety demonstration in the county.
He later sat inside the car, which had its roof removed...
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14th September, 2015
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service are currently providing a series of Business Education Seminars aimed at increasing awareness of the change of legislation that came into force in October 2006 -The Regulatory Reform ( Fire Safety) Order.
... 13th September, 2015
The first “taster” day of 2015 to encourage more people from a wide range of cultural backgrounds to join the fire service as on call firefighters has been held in Shropshire.
An Army veteran, ex-student, office worker and...
7th September, 2015
Rock star Brian Ferry helped raise more than £200 for the Firefighters’ Charity at Wellington Fire Station’s open day.
His champagne gift to firefighters who helped save the life of son Merlin in a car crash in Shropshire last year was ...
31st August, 2015
Firefighters will be in action to showcase their skills at an open day at Wellington Fire Station on Saturday, September 5.
Highlights include a demonstration from the brigade’s animal rescue team which featured on BBC Breakfast...
21st August, 2015
A hate crime is an offence committed against a person or property motivated by the perpetrator's hostility and prejudice towards people because they are seen as being different. You can report hate crime or hate incidents either by directly...
20th August, 2015
Driving instructors in Shropshire are being invited to join the fire and rescue service, Safer Roads Partnership and local councils in a joint campaign aimed at cutting the number of road collisions involving young people.
The ‘Honest...
12th August, 2015
Firefighters wearing special gas-tight suits and using breathing apparatus “rescued” three students from Wrekin College in Wellington on Monday (Aug 10) following a gas and chemical leak.
But the dramatic “rescue” was part of a life-like...
27th July, 2015
A novel fire safety campaign will be launched by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service in August as it links up with the county’s mobile library.
Their fire prevention team will hop aboard the library van in August as it travels through...
23rd July, 2015
The horrors of a gas explosion, how a car rescue is made and a cave rescue team in action are among the highlights of an open day at Telford Fire Station on Saturday, August 8.
A team from the Midlands Cave Rescue will use the 100ft high...
