Archive for January 2011
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Shed Fire
Friday 28 January 2011
Firefighters say that a shed fire in Hawford Place in Droitwich could have had far more serious consequences without an early alert from a three-year-old girl living nearby.
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Blankets fail safety checks
Wednesday 26 January 2011
More than half of the electric blankets checked at a safety testing session in Bromsgrove earlier today (Wednesday 26 January) were deemed unsafe.
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Heater warning
Wednesday 26 January 2011
Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (H&WFRS) is issuing advice on the safe use of heaters following an incident at a property in Verschoyle Gardens in Ross-on-Wye at the weekend.
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Dog Rescued
Monday 24 January 2011
Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (H&WFRS) were called at 5.35pm yesterday afternoon (Sunday 23 January) to reports of a dog in the River Severn in Worcester, just near The Diglis House Hotel.
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Electrical Fire Safety Week - 24 – 30 January, 2011
Monday 24 January 2011
Overloaded sockets and overheated appliances are the watchwords this week as Electrical Fire Safety Week gets underway for the first time, raising awareness of one of the biggest causes of accidental house fires in the country.
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Partnership event in Exhall Close, Redditch
Monday 24 January 2011
Partner agencies from Redditch have joined forces to bring a range of services out to the local community.
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Alert from smoke alarm helps avoid serious kitchen fire
Friday 21 January 2011
Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (H&WFRS) was called to a house in Leswell Lane in Kidderminster this morning (Friday 21 January) following an alert from a concerned neighbour who heard a smoke alarm in the property next door.
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Lorry Fire
Thursday 20 January 2011
Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (H&WFRS) was called to Henwick Grove in Worcester at around 2.40pm this afternoon (Thursday 20 January) following reports that a lorry was on fire at the university campus and that sounds of explosions had been heard.
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Fire Service called to spate of collisions across two counties
Thursday 20 January 2011
Icy roads and foggy conditions across the two counties this morning have resulted in an unusually high level of call outs to road traffic collision incidents for Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (H&WFRS).
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Flat fire in Malvern
Wednesday 19 January 2011
Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (H&WFRS) was called to Moat Crescent in Malvern yesterday afternoon (Tuesday 18 January) following reports of a flat on fire.
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