Following a fire at a on Thursday night (28 June), Shropshire Fire and Rescue would like to remind the public of the risk of fire from prolonged, strong sunlight entering a property.
The house in south Shropshire suffered significant damage to the bedroom and smoke damage to all other parts of the first floor. The cause of the fire was attributed to refraction of sunlight shining directly onto a vanity mirror, and onto bedding.
Cases of reflected light starting fires within the more
Firefighters went to the rescue of a falcon trapped on a rockface in a high rise drama in Bridgnorth.
The alarm was raised by birdwatchers who had been keeping their eye on a nesting pair of protected Peregrine Falcons in rocks in Low Town.
They had spotted the female protected bird was in distress after becoming trapped behind metal fencing put up to prevent rockfalls onto the road below.
They alerted the RSPCA which in turn called in Shropshire Fire and Rescue more
A bring your dog to work day at Shrewsbury fire HQ has raised more than £100 for a national charity which supplies specially designed oxygen masks to firefighters to revive pets in house fires.
A dozen dogs turned up to their owners’ place of work as part of the annual pet friendly day marked each year across the UK.
Organiser Emily Hodson, a technical support officer for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, said: “The money is going to Smokey Paws, the charity that more
Firefighters will be in action to showcase their skills at an open day at Wellington Fire Station on Saturday, July 7.
Highlights include a demonstration from firefighters on how they rescue people trapped in a vehicle after a road traffic collision and a static display of the brigade’s animal rescue team.
There will also be an eye catching display of the ferocity of a chip pan fire, a variety of pump and ladder drills, as well as important advice on fire safety for more
It’s a job that’s challenging, exciting and means you get to help the local community. That is the job description for a firefighter with Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service which is looking for new recruits in Wellington.
“Being a firefighter is not like any other job. It can be unpredictable, exciting and very rewarding coupled with the satisfaction and the respect that comes with providing a crucial service to the community,” says Tony Talbot, Watch Manager at Wellington more
Older people who live alone in rural areas of Shropshire are most at risk of having a house fire, says Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
The kitchen is the room where most fires break out and smoke alarms are key to alerting householders to the danger.
New annual figures reveal that there were 231 fires in the county in 2017/18, up seven on the previous 12 months, but the “worrying” statistic is that 90 incidents, almost 40 per cent, were in homes occupied by elderly people more
A former Assistant Chief Fire Officer with Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s 2018 Birthday Honours List, with the award given for humanitarian services in Eastern Europe.
Before retiring in 2013, Steve Worrall established a successful staff exchange programme that enabled more than 100 Shropshire firefighters to gain experiences from secondments to fire services across Europe.
A decade ago, the more
Retired Shropshire firefighters and support staff are in Transylvania in Romania taking three more fully equipped fire engines and several tonnes of humanitarian aid as part of Shropshire charity Operation Sabre.
The convoy, crewed by 11 volunteer serving and retired firefighters from local and neighbouring fire services, including two Romanian fire officers, received a traditional blessing from Canon Jonathan Mitchell at St Chad’s, next to Shrewsbury Quarry, just before more
Bridgnorth Fire Station has received two major accolades for their fund raising efforts.
Watch Manager Ashley Brown has been awarded the Telent Charity Shield for his outstanding contribution to the Fire Fighters Charity while the fire station has won the Dave Bishton Charity Shield for raising the most money for the Fire Fighters’ Charity over the past year.
It was a record-breaking performance by the fire station to raise £11,500 – the most ever raised by more
A fire control operator with more than 40 years service has received the High Sheriff Good Citizen Award for his "substantial contribution" to society.
Paul Pryce, Watch Manager with Blue Watch, received the award from High Sheriff Rhoderick Swire at a Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service awards ceremony held at Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury.
Bridgnorth Fire Station won two major awards for their fundraising efforts and 21 firefighters and support staff - who had more
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