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
Make safety your key ingredient when cooking this Summer – that is the message from an award winning Shropshire chef and Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Community fire safety officers have linked up with Shrewsbury’s Café Saffron owner Abdul Husen, who won the Shropshire’s curry chef of the year award, to help highlight the importance of safety when cooking.
Many fires are caused by both indoor and outdoor cooking, warned Rabinder Dhami, Team Leader at the county brigade’s more
On the evening of Wednesday 25th July crews from Much Wenlock and Shrewsbury took part in a small scale drill to test the existing contingency plan in place for Willey Hall.
Willey hall is a large country estate house which is still in private ownership, and still lived in by Lady Forrester.
Prior to the evening members from the Group Support Teams (GST) had visited Lady Forrester on a few occasions, to discuss the issue of water supplies and salvage. It was more
On the evening on Wednesday 18th July crews and appliances from Craven Arms, Clun and Bridgnorth took part in a water supply exercise at Clee Hill quarry organized by the Group Support Teams.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has now worked in partnership with Hanson Aggregates, who manage and run the quarry, on two separate occasions to facilitate a water supply exercise at the location.
The crews were ‘mobilised’ to a scenario of a fire within a bitumen plant more
Home fire safety presentation to Shrewsbury Carers Group.
For more information about Shrewsbury Carers please contact Angela Evans on 01743 341 995.
For further information about the presentation or to book a presentation please contact Delyth Humphreys, Community Fire Safety on 01743 260 279.
This year on the 10th & 11th August Shrewsbury Flower Show, ‘The World’s Longest Running Flower Show’, will be celebrating its 125th year.
With appearances from James Martin, Oysterband, Chris Beardshaw, over three millions blooms, hundreds of trade stands and 12 hours of arena activity, it promises to be our best Show ever!
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service will be attending along with our Community Outreach Vehicle and a Fire Appliance. So if you're more
Just over 70 firefighters and officers from around the county worked tirelessly for 7 hours yesterday tackling a severe fire on the Stiperstones National Nature Reserve.
Specialist vehicles recently purchased by the service for this very occurrence with 4 wheel drive capability proved a fantastic asset in supporting the firefighters as they moved water and equipment around. Due to the severity of the fire and the size of the area that has burnt, firefighters remained at the scene more
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