Householders are being strongly urged to register electrical appliances by fire safety experts. Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service says people who register new and old appliances with the relevant manufacturer will greatly reduce the risk of a fire in their home.
The warning comes as part of Electrical Safety Week, a national campaign aimed at reducing the number of domestic fires caused by faulty and mis-used electrical appliances and fittings.
Across England there were a more
Take a look at these short video clips that feature advice on how to keep your family safe on Bonfire Night, work out bedtime routines and a fire escape plan.
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/safety-home/fire-safety-advice
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service would like to encourage people to attend an organised bonfire if possible.
If you are having your own bonfire please follow this safety more
Much Wenlock welcomed its brand new fire engine at a ceremony held at the town’s fire station which will make the rural area safer during fires and major incidents.
It was the weekly drill night for the town’s 11 firefighters but also in attendance were the Mayor and Mayoress of Much Wenlock, members of Much Wenlock Town Council and Shropshire’s Deputy Chief Fire Officer.
Andy Johnson handed over the keys to the £225,000 Scania appliance to Watch Manager Alastair more
Shropshire firefighters are among an 18 strong group of volunteers who set off this week on a 14th humanitarian aid mission to Transylvania after a traditional blessing from Shrewsbury Cathedral’s Very Reverend Canon Jonathan Mitchell in Shrewsbury Quarry.
Operation Sabre is a Shropshire based charity – with Telford Watch Manager Ian Pugh and Telford firefighter James Fellows travelling with retired staff from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service including Steve Purslow more
Shropshire firefighters are ready for any emergency and in Market Drayton they have been fine tuning their skills to deal with a chemical spillage.
The on call fire crew arrived at their fire station for their weekly drill night to be called to action to cope with an exercise involving the outbreak of an unknown chemical in a building where all but one of the occupants had escaped.
“We make the training as realistic as possible so that the crew has to go through the more
Hundreds of students watched firefighters free a car crash “victim” from the wreckage of a car last night (Thursday, Sept 28) in a dramatic road safety education event.
The demonstration in front of students aged 18 to 25 was staged at Harper Adams University’s main Newport campus by firefighters from Newport fire station.
Firefighter Martin Richardson provided watching students with a live commentary as a team of firefighters used cutting equipment to free student volunteer “ more
On Monday (Sept 25) we hosted Brigadier Afzal Malik (Principal of the Army Public School and College in Rawalpindi, Pakistan) and his daughter Erum Afzal, a lecturer at Rawalpindi City College.
Father and daughter came to the UK to visit the Hadley Learning Community and popped into Wellington fire station, as Mr Malik was interested in how organisations outside of education contribute to pupils educational plans. We then presented our schools programme to the pair, a programme our more
Senior representatives from Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service, Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service, West Midlands Ambulance Service and West Mercia Police came together this week (21 September) to publically pledge their commitment to work towards being dementia friendly organisations.
On a national level, The National Chiefs Council (NFCC), The National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC), and the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) met in May to pledge their more
More women from across Shropshire want to become firefighters after attending the latest taster session at a county fire station.
A total of ten toured Market Drayton fire station on Saturday to hear about how firefighting is a career choice for both men and women at Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
They were shown around fire appliances, tried on fire kit for size and put on breathing apparatus under instruction from the Market Drayton crew.
They chatted to more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service
Service Headquarters
St Michael's Street
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY1 2HJ
Tel: 01743 260 200
Email: enquiries@shropshirefire.gov.uk
Staff Web Mail
