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Shropshire crews called to four outdoor fires in one day
Fire crews in Shropshire were called to four outdoor fires across the county in the space of just a few Wem, a hedge caught fire at about 10:00 BST after a bonfire accidentally spread. Meanwhile, in Telford an area of grass caught alight, but was put out before 11:00, Shropshire Fire and Rescue fire engines were then sent to Whitchurch at about 13:00 after a 100m (328ft) hedge caught fire after another bonfire got out of control.A campfire left unattended in Bridgnorth also led to a fire crew being called out at about 14:20 with the incident safely dealt with by 15:30, the service said. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
19-07-2025
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Fire breaks out at Shrewsbury household recycling centre
A fire has broken out at a recycling centre in started shortly before 05:00 BST at the Veolia site on Battlefield Enterprise 30 firefighters were deployed at its peak. The blaze was still ongoing on Saturday afternoon, but Shropshire fire and Rescue Service said it was under control and there are no fire was initially reported as involving 80 tonnes of waste, but Mark Price, area commander at the fire service, said crews arrived to find one bale alight. He said crews were likely to be at the scene for some time due to the amount of smoke in the building but the incident was "contained".The fire service has advised people living nearby to close their windows and doors, although Mr Price said smoke levels were minimal. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
15-07-2025
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Shrewsbury woodland fire thought to be caused by disposable barbecue
A woman has urged people not to use disposable barbecues, after a fire near her house was thought to have been caused by fire in woodland in Nesscliffe, near Shrewsbury on 5 July took more than six hours for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service to bring under service said the blaze involved about 20 sq m (215 sq ft) of woodland and undergrowth at Hopton Hill, and was believed to have been caused by a disposable barbecue."It's quite shocking, it's completely burnt, there's nothing left there," said Ruth Jones. She said the cottage closest to the site of the fire was about 150 yards (137m) away, and believed that the outcome could have been worse if not for the speed of the fire service."We'd have been burnt to death potentially, we are surrounded by the woods so it would've gone from one bit of woodland to the next and into our houses." "Not everyone that comes here is aware of the fire hazard," she told the BBC."There's a lot of conifers and a lot of deadwood in the woodland, and although it's a fairly remote area, we get a lot of visitors because it's a country park."We haven't had a lot of fires… maybe five in the 30 years we've been here, but this is the most serious and the most irresponsible, really." Shropshire Fire and Rescue said that if the public used a portable barbecue, they needed to make sure it was in a safe place, away from flammables, such as dry grass or urged people to never leave barbecues unattended and to make sure they are completely extinguished by submerging the coals in cold Jones said she did not think people thought ahead."I think they just think about what they want to do, and then they think that they've left it and it's dead," she said.""If you absolutely have to use one… take it home with you and make sure it's safely disposed of, don't leave it in the countryside." Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
12-07-2025
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Church Stretton garden heatwave bonfire plea after blaze causes power loss
Residents in Shropshire are being asked to think twice about having a garden bonfire, after one fire spread to a pole and left people without electricity. A small bonfire was lit and spread to a neighbour's shed, a fence and the electric pole in Church Stretton, burning overhead power lines, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said on a small spark from a garden bonfire could cause "so much damage and heartache for everyone", a spokesperson urged people to "please think" in this hot dry spell. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
23-06-2025
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Greater scrutiny cuts fire false alarms
A fire service has seen a "significant reduction" in the number of false alarms after introducing systems to weed them out last 43.3% of calls to Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service turned out to be false alarms, slightly higher than the national average of 42.3%.The issue was highlighted by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services last fire service began its "call challenging" policy in June 2024. A report due to go before the fire service's annual meeting on Wednesday notes that in the financial year ending in April 2024, the service attended 1,855 false alarms, with 1,100 generated by automatic report reads: "Following a trial of a call challenging policy early indications are that there is a significant reduction of mobilisation and attendance at false alarm incidents," without specifying the scale of the reduction. This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
