March 2007

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service has a press office which operates between the hours of 9am - 4:30pm, Monday to Friday. Please contact: 01785 898581.

For the press voicebank, with the latest incident updates please dial: 0871 873 0921.

Please note that when dialling the voicebank service from a BT landline, calls will cost 8.5 pence per minute plus VAT, fixed at all times (i.e. no peak or off peak rate). Calls from mobile telephones may vary in price depending on the network operator. There is limited access to the voicebank service, as it is only available to those calling from within the UK, no international callers will be able to access this service.

 

Fri Mar 30 2007 - Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service are recruiting Retained Firefighters. If you are interested then attend one of our recruitment events on Saturday 31st March 2007. They are to be held at: Leek Fire Station: 10am – 3pm Morrisons Supermarket, Chase Terrace: 10am – 4pm Newcastle Fire Station: 10am – 1pm Eccleshall Fire Station: 10am – 2pm Tamworth Fire Station: 10am – 2pm Old Hall Street, Hanley opposite Argos: 10am – 4pm Burton Fire Station: 10am – 4pm |

Wed Mar 28 2007 - Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service nominated Watch Manager Mark Coates based at Cheadle Fire Station, and Rebecca (Becci) Bryant, Assistant Area Commander based at Newcastle Fire Station to represent Staffordshire at an event in London on 26 March hosted by the Communities and Local Government Department to celebrate the national reduction in fire deaths – now at a 50 year low.|

Tue Mar 27 2007 - Fire deaths are halved in England|

Fri Mar 16 2007 - A special presentation was held yesterday for former firefighter, Bob Whitby who was celebrating his 100th birthday.|

Fri Mar 16 2007 - Young people will be demonstrating L.I.F.E skills at a passing out parade next Friday. |

Mon Mar 12 2007 - No Smoking Day – 14 March 2007|

Thu Mar 08 2007 - Crews from Stone have been in attendance at a fire at Baden Hall Farm, Sturbridge, Eccleshall.|

Wed Mar 07 2007 - Another milestone has been reached this week in the development of the new Regional Fire Control Centre at Wolverhampton Business Park, currently under construction and due to be fully operational in 2009.|

Wed Mar 07 2007 - Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service have set up a new local rate call telephone number for its Youth Intervention programmes.|

Thu Mar 01 2007 - Six pumps have today been in attendance at an incident at Rumenco, Derby Road, Stretton, Burton.|

Thu Mar 01 2007 - In the early hours of this morning firefighters rescued an elderly female from her burning flat.|