Fire safety in the home was the subject under discussion at a presentation given by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service to carers in Shrewsbury.
Delyth Humphreys from the Brigade’s Community Fire Safety department, gave a 40 minute talk to members of the Radbrook Carers’ Group.
Carers learned about the main causes of fire, where to fit smoke alarms and how to maintain them, and what to do in the event of a fire. All homes should have an escape plan and carry out a fire drill, more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service will be attending with firefighters from Oswestry Station providing a 'kitchen fire' demonstration. Recruitment information will also be available and a chance to discuss working for the Fire Service.
There will be lots of family activities all afternoon including; treasure hunt (1pm), football match (2.30pm), heritage walks, photography competition, gymnastics (4pm), fire engine & demonstration, craft stalls, plant sales, Cambrian Railway, hedge more
Shrewsbury Inter-faith Forum presents a Multi-cultural Fun Day - admission is FREE.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service will be attending and we'll be bringing along our Community Outreach vehicle. So if you'd like to learn more about the Fire Service or if you'd just like a chat, we look forward to seeing you there.
Entertainments include:
Shropshire is revving up and getting ready for the very first Charity Motorcycle Run on Sunday, September 2, when bikers from all over the country will leave Bridgnorth for Birmingham.
The ride starts at Bridgnorth Fire Station with registration from 10am and bikers leaving at 11am. The ride takes bikers through the beautiful South Shropshire countryside and onto the Clee Hill, and onto Bromsgrove taking the biker friendly routes around the south of Birmingham to finally arrive at the more
Shortly after 6pm last night fire crews attended a fire at the household waste recycling centre in Mile End Industrial Estate Oswestry.
The fire involved a large quantity of household rubbish inside the building andwas being supressed by a sprinkler system when fire crews arrived. The premises were severely smoke logged.
It took fire fighters working with staff from the occupiers ‘Veolia’ three hours to extinguish the fire.
Station Manager John Griffiths praised the more
Police in Telford are investigating after a car fire in Wellington.
The incident occurred near Saville Close in the early hours of Friday 10 August.
At 2.15am a member of the public called the police to report that a car was on fire in a car park just off the street. Police officers and the Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service immediately attended the scene and the fire was extinguished successfully without it spreading to any other vehicles.
A police spokesman said: more
Our new recruit, Bullseye a fully articulated mannequin rescue training horse, arrived at the weekend and has been safely assembled and stabled at Tong Park Farm Livery Yard.
At Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) the definition of animal rescue is;
The removal of an animal from a place of danger to a place of safety by the most humane method. With overriding regard for the safety and welfare of ourselves and members of the public more
Police are appealing for information after a car was set alight deliberately as it was parked in a Telford street.
The incident happened at an address in Arleston Avenue, Arleston at around 12.25am today (Wednesday 8 August).
The vehicle had been parked on the road, outside the owner's property.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service attended and extinguished the fire.
Police are treating the incident as arson and are appealing to anyone with information to come more
The Safer Roads Partnership in West Mercia is today warning motorists of the dangers that may be present during this time of year as farmers are using the roads more when harvesting and moving their produce.
Agriculture is one of Shropshire’s major industries and this time of the year is a busy time in the farming calendar with many crops requiring harvest and transportation, often within a very short window of opportunity in order to ensure consumers can enjoy the produce in prime more
Crews from across Shropshire were last night (Tuesday 31st July) called to protect properties from a simulated fire in a large area of woodland at Attingham Park, near Shrewsbury. The scenario was part of an exercise planned by Shropshire Fire and Rescue to test its response to this type of incident.
The exercise involved appliances from Shrewsbury, Wellington, Telford and Market Drayton assisted by Incident Support Units from Bridgnorth, Newport, Market Drayton and more
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