A team from Newport High School has won the 2006 Be Cool Be Safe fire safety quiz organised by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
The all girl team beat seven other Shropshire schools to the title at the grand final held at Telford fire station on Tuesday, April 25th. They were the overall winners from a total of 34 county schools which originally took part in regional heats held across the county in March.
Thousands of year 7 pupils from Shropshire have taken part in learning more
A Charity Auction Night held by a team of local Firefighters has successfully raised a staggering £2,200 for the Macmillan Cancer Relief, Hope House and Fire Services National Benevolent Fund charities.
The firefighters' held the event to aid fundraising efforts for their forthcoming charity bike ride from Land's End to John O'Groats in May.
The evening took place at the Lion Hotel, Shrewsbury and attracted in excess of 100 guests who bid for a variety of lots including flying more
There's been a worrying rise in the number of people who die in fires in Shropshire. The county's deputy fire chief says the increase goes against the national trend.
BBC Shropshire's Local TV crew have recently filmed a feature about Shropshire's rise in fire deaths in 2006.
The clip can be viewed by following the link below.
Video: 'Shropshire's Fire Death Increase' (1 minute 55 seconds)
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BBC Shropshire's Local TV crew have recently filmed Retained Firefighters from Clun after the diary of retained firefighter Trevor Williams has changed the future of the service in Shropshire.
BBC Shropshire TV's Jamie Coulson has been to Clun to meet Trevor Williams.
Video: 'Behind the scenes at Clun fire station' (2 minutes 21 seconds)
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Video: 'Clun retained firefighter diary' (1 minute 35 seconds)
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Bright sparks from eight Shropshire schools will battle it out in this year's county fire safety quiz final at Telford Central fire station tomorrow starting at 10am.
A total of 34 county schools have already taken part in regional heats across the county with the winning teams going head to head in the final.
The teams taking part are from schools in Oswestry, Shrewsbury, Telford and Newport.
They are: Oswestry School, Newport High School, The Grange School, more
A 15-year-old boy from Oswestry was rescued last night after becoming trapped down a disused well.
Two fire crews from Oswestry and a specialist Rescue Tender from Wellington were sent to the scene, where on arrival the Officer in charge was confronted with several youths who told him that one of their friends had fallen down the well.
Specialist line safety was used to lower a firefighter five metres down the well to check the condition of the youth. Additional line safety more
A team of nine firefighters from Shropshire, who held a fundraising day at the Charles Darwin Centre, raised £1027 for the Fire Services National Benevolent Fund, Hope House Children's Hospice and the local Macmillan Cancer Relief
The team will also be holding a Charity Auction Night at The Lion Hotel, Shrewsbury on 20 April as well as cycling the famous Lands' End to John O'Groats route from the 5-15 May. Both events are in support of the aforementioned charities.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service attended another fatal fire during the early hours of Easter Sunday.
Crews from Market Drayton, Hodnet and Prees responded to a property fire in Grosvenor Road, Market Drayton following a call from a member of the public.
A 20-year-old man was pulled from the property by fire crews wearing breathing apparatus but was declared dead at the scene.
Fire Investigation Officers are currently examining the scene but early indications are that more
A Shropshire firefighter has taken to the airwaves to get out some "powerful" fire safety messages to listeners.
Firefighter Drew Perkins, of Blue Watch at Telford Fire Station makes regular broadcasts on Telford FM reaching thousands of listeners in Shropshire, parts of Worcestershire and the neighbouring West Midlands.
Kitchen safety, the dangers of chip pans, cigarettes, carbon monoxide, hoax calls and DIY safety have all featured in Drew's weekly radio spots which are more
He still bears the scars from when a burning ceiling fell on top of him, he was one of the first on the scene at the IRA bombing at a Shropshire Army barracks and has been called out to a "frightening" oil refinery fire and helped fight huge fires at an Army depot.
But during a record 40 years service with Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, retained firefighter Mick Howe who runs his own radio and TV shop, said: "There are highs and lows in this job but I wouldn't have changed it for more
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