A Shrewsbury man was rescued from the roof of his blazing property in the early hours of Monday morning after reporting his flat was on fire.
Fire Control received the call around 2.30am and three fire appliances along with an Incident Commander from Shrewsbury were sent to the scene just off Oteley Road. The Incident Commander was informed on route that the man had made his way onto the roof of the property.
On arrival the Officer in Charge was notified by the police that the more
Newport firefighters are staging a mock car crash rescue in the town in a bid to hit home to motorists the dangers on the roads.
They are holding the event after it was revealed that a serious car crash is reported each month in and around the town and attended by Newport firefighters.
Saturday morning shoppers can watch as skilled fire and rescue crews cut off the roof of a car and extricate a "victim" from the wreckage as they copy what happens regularly on Shropshire roads more
The latest recruits to Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service were welcomed by Chief Fire Officer Alan Taylor at the first passing out parade for members of the retained service.
Family, friends and employers watched as 16 firefighters, who will be based at fire stations across Shropshire, attended the inaugural ceremony held at Telford Fire Station after successfully completing the training course.
Their Chief praised them for commitment to their community. He also thanked their more
A unique conference organised by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service aimed at improving the retained service by sharing best practice has been hailed an overwhelming success with the hope of more similar events to be held in the future.
More than 150 delegates from 39 fire and rescue services from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland down to the Isle of Wight gathered in the lecture theatre in the shape of a bunker inside the outstanding visitor attraction of the RAF Cosford museum, more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service celebrated the 70th anniversary of the 999 emergency services with schoolchildren who took part in an interactive fire safety demonstration.
Youngsters aged from 4 to 11 at Bryn Offa Primary School in Pant, near Oswestry, learned what to do in an emergency and how to stay safe with information from community fire safety officer Sam Hamer.
They took part in a number of activities including a race to put on a firefighter's uniform and practised more
Retained Shropshire firefighters were called to Rotherham as part of a UK firefighting team to prevent a dam from bursting its banks and deluging three nearby villages with flood water.
Motorists should not attempt to drive through flooded roads or fords. The water is often deeper than it looks and may be moving quite fast. Your vehicle may be swept away or become stranded
Do not attempt to walk through flooded areas. Even shallow water moving fast can sweep you off your feet more
Retained Shropshire firefighters were called to Rotherham as part of a UK firefighting team to prevent a dam from bursting its banks and deluging three nearby villages with flood water.
In a race against time, firefighters from across the country headed north to use a number of specialist high volume pumping units each able to remove half a million litres of water every hour - twice the capability of a normal pump.
Prees firefighters, who had been due to start work in their own more
Gardeners are being advised to recycle their garden waste in a bid to reduce the number of out of control bonfires in Shropshire.
Firefighters attended more than 200 emergency calls which turned out to be garden bonfires last year.
"This places a drain on our valuable fire and rescue service resources with crews being called away from other important community fire safety and operational duties," said Sub Officer Dave Bartlett of the false alarm reduction team.
As the more
More than 1,500 Shropshire school children have watched a "spine tingling" stage production which has successfully got over vital anti arson messages.
Deliberate fires increase in the county during the school holidays and with Summer fast approaching, fire officers are keen to remind children about the danger to lives and property.
Children aged between 9 and 14 from 36 county schools have watched twice daily performances from vibrant actors from the Zip Theatre who tell the more
Shropshire firefighters enjoy a challenge. That's why a team of eight from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service are getting ready to climb Britain's three highest peaks in just 24 hours - and it's all for charity.
In total the firefighters and support staff will scale a grand total of 11,173ft in the UK fire service's 20th Three Peaks Challenge.
They will start with a five hour trek up Ben Nevis at 4,408ft in Scotland on June 17 before travelling to Cumbria for the four hour 3, more
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