Firefighters in your living room - John Hammond, with thermal imaging camera, Jamie Tooth with chimney roads and John Mackenzie (right) demonstrate how they tackle a chimney fire
Chimney fires can cause thousands of pounds in damage to a...
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14th January, 2014
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service attended three incidents in Telford over the weekend involving vehicle fires.
At 8.15pm on Friday 10th January 2014 crews from Tweedale were called to a report of a van fire near garages off Mount...
29th November, 2013
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service were called out to a car fire at 3.27am on Friday 29th November in Iris Crescent, Wrockwardine Wood, Telford. The vehicle, a Suzuki Swift, was deliberately set on fire.
One crew from Telford Central...
28th October, 2013
Shropshire firefighter Stuart Rushton from Telford Central fire station talks to Central TV news reporter Sally Lockwood today (Monday)
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service transmitted its fire safety messages about the importance of smoke...
25th October, 2013
Has your home got a smoke alarm asks the Fitzsimmons family whose lives were saved when their smoke alarm went off. They are pictured surrounded by friends, neighbours and firefighters who all helped after their devastating Shropshire house fire...
19th October, 2013
As temperatures start to plunge, Shropshire householders are being urged to get their chimneys swept to avoid the high number of chimney fires recorded last winter.
Firefighters have attended an average of one chimney fire every two days...
19th October, 2013
When you change your clocks back an hour this coming Sunday (October 27) don’t forget to test your smoke alarm at the same time.
The smoke alarm tests should be carried out weekly as part of regular maintenance checks to ensure they are in...
27th September, 2013
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service attended a report of a car fire at 10.04pm Sunday 22nd September 2013 at Rock Acres, Lilleshall near Newport. Two appliances from Newport and Wellington attended.
The fire involved a grey Audi A3 and is...
11th September, 2013
Street pastors responsible for a dramatic fall in drownings in the River Severn in Shrewsbury last night (Monday, Sept 9th) received lifesaving tuition on river rescues from Shropshire firefighters.
The church going volunteers, who range...
6th September, 2013
Shropshire householders are being urged to get their electric blankets tested for free by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service as part of an annual autumn fire prevention campaign.
Almost one third of electric blankets were condemned as a...
