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Come along to a FREE information event at The Festival Drayton Centre, Frogmore Road, Market Drayton TF9 3AX, on Thursday 10th April 2014.

The day will start at 10.00am and finish by 3.00pm.

Book for the day, to hear short talks from:

  • Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service
  • West Mercia Police
  • Falls Prevention Service

plus an exhibition, with experts available to give advice on:
*Unpaid Carers Support Service*
*Support for more

County landlords are being urged by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service to ensure their properties are adequately protected with smoke detection.

A total of 20 per cent of accidental house fires break out in Shropshire's private rented properties, revealed Alison Teece, of the brigade's Safety in the Home Team.

"Landlords have to make excess insurance payments, lose rental income and there is the potential loss of a good tenant who may need to be rehoused should a fire occur." more

 Three firefighters in uniform pictured in front of a wall with a variety of clocks

Shropshire firefighters (l to r)Adam Tempest, Aide Taylor and Lee Guinea took the opportunity at F.Hinds jewellers in Telford Town Centre to remind everyone to test their smoke alarms at the same time as clocks go forward one hour this weekend

When you more

Whitchurch firefighters in action cleaning cars for charity at the town’s fire station

Shropshire firefighters armed with buckets and sponges have been taking part in the national Firefighters Charity car wash at fire stations across the county every Saturday in March.

They are raising hundreds of pounds for the charity which more

Guy Williams from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service thanks Neen Savage Women’s Institute for their partnership working.

In April 2013 SFRS approached Shropshire WI to establish a partnership which could utilise the excellent links the WI has especially in rural communities.

Very quickly Neen Savage WI became the fore runners for this new partnership and with some basic training and appropriate supplies the ladies were soon out and about in the local community establishing who more

Station Manager Neil Groves (Centre) with Hodnet firefighter Ruth Walkerdine (left) and Watch Commander Debbie Davies with 12 women who attended the firefighter "taster"session at Craven Arms fire station over the weekend

Women who want to be firefighters turned out for a “taster” session at a Shropshire fire station.

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Assistant Chief Fire Officer Andy Johnson with Diana Flint, Sir Algernon Heber-Percy, Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority chairman Stuart West and Assistant Chief Fire Officer Louise Mckenzie

Shropshire’s Lord Lieutenant and High Sheriff had an elevated view in an Aerial Ladder Platform as part of a tour of Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service more

Posing to camera in front of tractor in a barn

A happy ending: Air ambulance paramedic Kerry Hemas with farmer Graham Heatley holding the spike that speared him with firefighter John Deakin at the farm at The Grange, Lyneal, near Ellesmere, Shropshire

Shropshire firefighters were faced with an extraordinary rescue operation when a farmer more

At 12:59am Saturday 1st March 2014 fire crews were called out to an empty commercial premises in Ennerdale Road, Shrewsbury. A fire had been deliberately set in the front doorway of the premises.

Two crews from Shrewsbury and a Fire Investigations Officer attended the scene, together with West Mercia Police.

If anyone has any information about this incident they are asked to contact West Mercia Police on 101, or make contact with CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111.

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service have been called out to two car fires in the last two days.

The first incident was at 09.43am Thursday 27th February 2014, in Darliston, Hollinswood, Telford, involving a Renault Scenic.

The second incident was reported at 04.09am Friday 28th February 2014 in Sandpits Road Ludlow - a cushion had been set on fire in the front seat.

Both fires were believed to have been started deliberately.

If anyone has more

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