A Christmas tree burns very quickly and can devastate your home in minutes – that is the theme of a fire safety campaign launched by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
A billboard showing a burning tree – which engulfed sitting room furniture in just 20 seconds – will be unveiled at the Wellington Retail Park this week urging householders to ensure they have a smoke alarm.
Advice on how to keep your family safe will be available from firefighters at shopping centres in more
A lawyer, personal trainer, mums and office workers from Shropshire came together to take the first step towards realising their "dream career" – as firefighters.
After listening to a presentation and having a tour of the station they all took part in realistic physical activities during taster sessions held at Telford fire station.
A total of 29 women from across the county donned firefighting kit to perform the physically demanding tasks which included having to balance " more
Local retained firefighters manned the gates of Ludlow Castle at the weekend to collect money for the Warwickshire Fire-Fighters Families Fund and the Fire Services National Benevolent Fund.
A total of £5,031.94 was collected over the Medieval themed weekend.
Ludlow firefighters would like to thank Ludlow Castle for allowing the collection to take place and also to the members of the public who kindly donated to the two worthy causes.
Anyone wishing to make a more
A career as a Shropshire firefighter will be highlighted at "taster" sessions on November 24 in a bid to attract more women into the fire service.
People interested in joining Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service will be able to try out some of the physical tests including the ladder climb, casualty evacuation, enclosed space and equipment carry and get to hear about the wide range of activities undertaken by today's firefighter.
"Being a firefighter today is much more than just more
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
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