Press Releases
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 14:00 - Proud to support Pride! West Midlands firefighters will again be lending their support to Birmingham Pride this weekend. A fire engine and a crew from Ladywood fire station will join Saturday’s 12noon parade from Victoria Square to Hurst Street, supported by colleagues from across the brigade including Assistant Chief Fire Officer, Gary Taylor. Following the parade, firefighters will be selling... |
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Friday, May 17, 2013 - 13:15 - WMFS scoops top safety award West Midlands Fire Service has scooped a prestigious award, recognising its approach to occupational safety and health. The Emergency Services Sector award in the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2013 was presented last night (16 May) during a ceremony at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel at the NEC. Dating back 57 years, the RoSPA Awards scheme is the largest and... |
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Monday, May 13, 2013 - 13:45 - Bio-ethanol burners and fireplaces West Midlands Fire Service is urging owners of bio-ethanol burners and fireplaces to take extra care when using the devices. Designed to work without a flue or chimney, in a well-ventilated room, the free-standing and portable burners are growing in popularity and becoming more widely available in DIY stores and online. Bio-ethanol fuel is derived from plants and crops such as... |
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 10:30 - Smoke alarm location, location, location… West Midlands Fire Service is urging people to make sure that their household smoke alarms are fitted in the most effective places. One of the main reasons for smoke alarms not going off when there’s a fire is because they’re too far away - meaning people could be depriving themselves of vital seconds to ‘get out, stay out and call 999’. “The vast majority of us now have at... |
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - 08:30 - National Road Safety Week West Midlands Fire Service is delivering life-saving messages to pedestrians and drivers during National Road Safety Week. Firefighters and the service’s Road Casualty Reduction Team will be out and about in local communities, urging everyone to do their bit to help reduce the number of children and young people killed or seriously injured on the road. In 2011, 453 pedestrians... |
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Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 08:45 - Severe Fire - Harborne High Street Update at 11.10am, Thursday 2 May: We are now scaling back resources in Harborne High Street, following a fire at Stead and Simpson which was reported to us just before 6am this morning. All of the two-storey, mid-terrace shoe shop has been affected by fire, including the roof. The fire appears to have started in a rear storeroom, but is now out. The premises are in a row... |
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Friday, April 26, 2013 - 14:15 - WMFS to roll out more Brigade Response Vehicles Plans for a further roll-out of innovative Brigade Response Vehicles throughout the region have today been announced by West Midlands Fire Service. The changes are the latest following ongoing reviews of how the brigade makes the most efficient use of its staff, vehicles and buildings, as well as how it responds to incidents and continues to deliver vital fire prevention and safety... |
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 17:00 - Kids' safe power shock Safeside, the West Midlands’ interactive safety centre, now has an upgraded electricity safety demonstration, thanks to Western Power Distribution (WPD). The centre on Vauxhall Road in Birmingham’s Eastside is run by West Midlands Fire Service, and provides essential safety information and life skills to 11,000 children every year. Youngsters experience dangerous real-life... |
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Thursday, April 18, 2013 - 15:00 - Severe fire at Smurfit Kappa Update at 1:30pm, Monday 22 April 2013: Crews are currently damping down at the Smurfit Kappa site and we will be working closely with the owners to ensure they are back up and running as soon as possible. ------------------------------------------------------------- Update at 10.00am, Monday 22 April 2013: Fire crews continued to work hard over the weekend and as... |
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Friday, April 12, 2013 - 15:30 - Planning to keep the West Mids safe Protecting frontline operations and keeping 2.7 million West Midlands people safe lie at the heart of a new, three-year plan for West Midlands Fire Service. Members of the West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority are set to approve ‘The Plan 2013-16’ at their meeting on Monday 15 April, as well as a set of targets which will guide the service’s work in 2013/14. The 22-page... |