Shropshire firefighters in chemical protection suits dealt with suspect waste leaking from drums dumped at a county airfield – but it was just a regular training exercise for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Fire crews from across the county were called to Prees Heath Airfield at 7pm last night (Thursday) in a reconstruction carried out to ensure that the emergency services are prepared for any incident.
More than 50 firefighters from stations in Whitchurch, Market Drayton, more
Police in Telford have this morning confirmed that a 22-year-old man has been charged with eight counts of arson overnight and will now be appearing at Telford Magistrates Court this morning.
The man was arrested on Wednesday afternoon in connection with the series of arson attacks on motor vehicles that have occurred in Leegomery and Hadley over the course of the past three weeks.
In more detail the man has been charged with seven counts of arson and one count of arson, more
A leading Bridgnorth business has been praised for lending out its premises to help train county firefighters.
More than 100 firefighters have taken part in “vital” training exercises at Bridgnorth Aluminium which employs 230 at its 64 acre site.
Senior fire officer Andy Perry presented the firm with framed images and an employers’ plaque to thank them for their “priceless” support.
“We are limited to where we can train in realistic conditions so it is good when we get more
The Shropshire Motorcycle Road Safety Group, of which Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is a partner, attended the Ride 4 Life event at the Royal Air Force Museum at Cosford on Sunday April 1st.
Almost 1,000 bikers from across the Midlands took part in the Bike 4 Life Easter Egg Run in aid of two local charities. Raising money for the Midlands Air Ambulance and Royal Air Force Museum, bikers traveled en- mass from Shrewsbury Meole Brace car park and rode along the M54 to more
Ludlow Fire Station was a hive of activity at a recent training night which saw 3 appliances, the Environmental Pod and a ranger with crews from four RDS stations taking part in two training exercises which were running at the same time.
Crews from Ludlow and Albrighton took part in a Hazardous Materials Exercise which involved dealing with a simulated chemical spill and then being decontaminated, they were supported by a crew from Tweedale who operated the decontamination unit which more
Newport Fire Station will be holding a recruitment morning on Saturday 14th April 9am until 1pm, with an aim of recruiting new retained fire fighters for the town.
The event which is being held at the Fire Station on Salter’s Lane, Newport is being run as a number of people have recently retired from the Service.
There will be displays of equipment and information on the application, recruitment and training processes that any applicant will need to complete.
moreNewport needs new firefighters ready to turn out to answer emergency callouts in and around the town.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is looking for men and women to join the team of skilled firefighters at Newport Fire Station who answer about 150 calls each year to deal with house fires, road crashes, and a wide range of other incidents.
A recruitment morning is being held at the Salters Lane station on Saturday, April 14 from 9am to 1pm with the aim of recruiting new more
Shropshire MPs are demanding fairer funding for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
North Shropshire MP Owen Paterson, who is also the Northern Ireland Secretary, is in talks with fellow Government Ministers about Shropshire’s “unfair deal” compared to other brigades.
Shropshire’s population spread over a rural 1,235 square miles means it gets less funding to run its fire and rescue service.
Similar sized Humberside gets £28.60 per head of population compared to just £ more
West Mercia Police have reported that a 32-year-old Oswestry man has been arrested in connection with three arson attacks in the town that took place between 28 February and 6 March.
The man is in custody being interviewed about arson attacks on a derelict house in Middleton Road, the Zion Fitness Centre in Coney Green and a signal box at the Cambrian Railway Visitor Centre in Oswald Road.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service in partnership with West Mercia Police are committed more
The Fire Kills campaign is urging people to make a potentially life-saving move when they change their clocks on Sunday 25 March - by taking a moment to test their smoke alarm too.
Love it or loathe it, the twice-yearly clock change is a routine part of everyone's lives. Losing that extra hour's sleep on Sunday 25 March may not be appealing, but turning the clocks forward will already be on the 'to-do' list of nearly all UK households.
But while we all keep our clocks up-to- more
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