The risk of fire to people living in the Telford area was graphically revealed to a new intake of police Community Support Officers at a training session held at Telford Fire Station.
The men and women who back up local police officers and help promote safer communities were shown the very real dangers posed to people from fire.
They learned about the most common causes of house fires and how to avoid them by taking basic safety steps including keeping matches away from more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service are urging people to fit and maintain smoke alarms in their property after two incidents of kitchen fires could have been prevented.
Firefighters were called to a property in Wellington at 18:36hrs last night after reports of a kitchen fire.
Appliances from Wellington, Telford Central and an incident commander from Shrewsbury were mobilized to the property on Hampton Hill.
Firefighters entered the property wearing breathing apparatus more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service are urging people to fit and maintain smoke alarms in their property after two incidents of kitchen fires could have been prevented.
Fire Crews were called to a kitchen fire in Cannon Street, Shrewsbury at 21:22hrs last night. Two appliances and an incident Commander all from Shrewsbury were mobilsed to the scene.
Two Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the building to extinguish the fire that had caused minor smoke damage to the more
At 11.40am Fire Control received numerous calls to a fire at the old factory site, Ennerdale Road, Shrewsbury. Two fire appliances from Shrewsbury were initially mobilised to the incident.
On arrival the Officer in charged was confronted with a fire in the top floor of the building with large plumes of black smoke coming from the roof.
The officer in charge requested additional fire appliances and two aerial ladder platforms to attend the incident.
Incident Commander more
A special plaque to "a special man" was unveiled at a ceremony held at Wem Fire Station.
The plaque is dedicated to the late Sam Huxley, a saleseman at Hartshorne's Volvo dealership, who was so helpful in organising a new fire engine for Wem back in 1996.
For the past 11 years the brass plate bearing his name has been sited on the fire appliance travelling to emergencies throughout the area.
When Wem received a replacement engine on Carnival Day this year, the fire crew more
Farming is a family tradition in Shropshire - as is firefighting.
Many of the county's retained fire crews in rural Shropshire come from farming families - some going back generations - and Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has thanked them for their service at a special "awards" ceremony held at Hodnet Fire Station.
Farmers and other county employers were praised for releasing staff to fight fires and rescue road crash victims.
Deputy Chief Fire Officer Paul Raymond more
Press release by Safer Roads Partnership
The Safer Roads Partnership in West Mercia has launched a campaign, aimed at 17 to 24 year olds, to help reduce casualties and deaths on the region's roads.
The campaign focuses on teenagers and young adults and empowering passengers to speak up when they feel their driver is going too fast. The campaign features hard hitting visuals of the aftermath of a collision.
Billboards, bus, magazine and cinema advertising is running more
Minsterley has got a brand new fire engine - and now it wants more firefighters to join up to help crew it.
An open day is being held at the fire station on October 21 from 10am to 2pm for potential recruits interested in joining up to come and meet firefighters and find out more about the retained fire service.
The Shropshire village has just nine retained firefighters who turn out to an average of 130 emergency calls a year in and around Minsterley and as far afield as more
Eric Humphries, Mayor of Much Wenlock, has presented a cheque for £330 to Chief Fire Officer Alan Taylor on behalf of the the Fire Services National Beneveolent Fund.
The money was raised at the local Community Safety Open Day held at Much Wenlock Fire Station on 1 September 2007.
Following on from the success of the Community Safety Open Day held at Ludlow Fire Station where over 400 people attended, South Shropshire Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership working in partnership with Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service will be hosting a further Road Safety themed Community Open Day at the Memorial Hall, in Clun on Saturday 13 October between 10am and 4pm.
District Fire Officer Jim Quinn explained:
"Last year Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service attended more
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