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. Now they are being given training by Shropshire Young Farmers in how to handle distressed livestock and other animals in a newly introduced scheme by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
In less than a year, firefighters have attended 45 more
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 the event was once again supported and a total of £265.21 was raised.
A big thank you to Ff Mick Hill and more
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 on a number of emergency calls across Shropshire to rescue both people and animals since it was introduced two weeks ago.
Shropshire & Wrekin Fire Authority chairman Stuart West formally handed over the keys to District Support Officer more
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 Council Property Maintenance vehicles.
The venture is seen as an important step forward in promoting road safety through hard hitting advertising campaigns and the three organisations involved are delighted that they have been able to work more
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 skills.
Hundreds of county pupils have been preparing for the quiz with visits from their local fire crews. Firefighters have been coaching them at school to answer rapid fire questions on staying safe with fire, water, on the roads and more
On Saturday, 16 February 2008 Newport Fire Station held a Charity Valentines Ball at the Royal Victoria Hotel in aid of the Fire Service National Benevolent Fund (FSNBF).
Guests were met with drinks in the foyer with an opportunity to have a celebratory photograph to mark the event. Following a delicious 3 course dinner, local band 'Weesel Deesel' played, getting everyone in more
Two extensive fires occurred virtually simultaneously, with four contractors working on site being successfully rescued from a fire at a large cold storage facility in North Shropshire, this being the latest exercise staged by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service as part of their ongoing annual training programme.
This scenario was implemented to test Brigade procedures for dealing with a large and protracted incident involving numerous crews, which included the deployment of a large more
Fire Crews were called to a Road Traffic Collision on the B4376, outside The Round House, near Broseley at 20:10hrs on Monday 18th February 2008. Two appliances, the Rescue Tender and an Incident Commander were mobilized.
On arrival the crews were confronted with an RTC involving one private saloon car which had collided with a tree. The car was on its side with the roof of the car being against the tree. The impact had resulted in the roof being severely damaged with the single more
Shropshire fire officer Phil Brooks retired on Friday February 15th after a public service career spanning 40 years.
A district officer for north Shropshire, Phil joined Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service in 1978 and has since worked across the county in operations, training and community fire safety.
Before becoming a firefighter he spent 10 years as a policeman in the Lancashire Constabulary and West Mercia based at Kirby and Shrewsbury.
Phil, who lives near Shrewsbury more
Firefighters turned out in force to Shropshire's largest food storage depot in a major exercise launched to prepare them for any future large scale blaze.
A total of 63 firefighters in ten fire pumps arrived at the Grocontinental compound in Whitchurch Business Park – one of the largest freezer stores in Europe with 90,000 palletts stacked to the roof with food from across the world.
The exercise, in which firefighters wearing breathing apparatus sourced a fire in one of the more
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