Fire

Firefighters tough it out in challenge to raise charity money

Tough Guy Challenge participants head through freezing water on the course.

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

FIREFIGHTER Glynn Luznyj helped raised about £400 for charity by taking part in one of the UK's ultimate tests of fitness and endurance.

The 32-year-old, of Whitfield Street, Leek, pushed his resolve to the limit when he competed in the Tough Guy Challenge race...

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Vulnerable targeted in campaign to keep them safe

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

ALMOST 400 homes across the county have been visited as officials look to ensure the homes of vulnerable people are protected from fire. Staffordshire...

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Warning over chimney fires

Friday, February 05, 2010

PLASTIC items thrown on an open fire are being blamed for a chimney fire at a house. Firefighters were called to the fire in Harrowby Road, Meir, on...

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Warning over danger of ice

Thursday, February 04, 2010

DRIVERS have been warned to be careful of black ice after a teenager had a lucky escape when his car hit a wall. Emergency services were called out to...

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Warning over fire safety as third pensioner dies

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

THE fire service is urging elderly people to have their homes checked after an 89-year-old woman became the third pensioner to die from a house fire...

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Arsonists cause £4,000 damage after scrap yard fire

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

POLICE are investigating after arsonists targeted a scrap yard causing £4,000 worth of damage. A pile of tyres and a number of scrap vehicles...

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Anniversary marked with charity effort

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

AN INTERNATIONAL relief charity set up by a former Staffordshire firefighter will celebrate its 15th anniversary by training police, fire and...

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MP enters burning home in rescue bid after pet sparks fire

Tuesday, February 02, 2010

AN MP kicked down the door of a house after a pet rabbit sparked a blaze. Newcastle MP Paul Farrelly had parked his car outside the house in Chapel...

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Alarm warning to smokers

BE SAFE: Peter Cotton, left, from Knutton, and firefighter Rob Barber, assistant area commander for Newcastle, with smoke alarms. Inset, how we reported Beryl Wain's death last week. Picture: Clare Jennings

Monday, February 01, 2010

FIREFIGHTERS have warned smokers to install smoke alarms following the death of a pensioner. They say the vulnerable 79-year-old who died in a fire at...

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Hot on trail of top rating

TOP TEAM: Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service caterers, from left, Adrian Hulme, Kath Lloyd, Janet Edwards and Stephen Leadbeater.

Monday, February 01, 2010

CATERING staff at the county's fire service have been recognised for their five-star service. Workers at Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service's won...

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