September 2008

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Tue Sep 30 2008 - Firefighters received a call at 11:46 this morning to reports of a road traffic collision on the M6 northbound between junction 15 for Hanchurch and 16 for Barthomley. |

Mon Sep 29 2008 - Firefighters attended an incident caused by a discarded cigarette in the early hours of Sunday morning. |

Thu Sep 25 2008 - Firefighters from across the County are to be awarded for their long service and good conduct at a ceremony on Tuesday evening. |

Thu Sep 25 2008 - Firefighters were called to an incident at 11pm last night on Nash Peak Street in Tunstall. |

Wed Sep 24 2008 - Crews were called to a road traffic collision on the M6 northbound yesterday, at 5:10pm, between junctions 13 for Dunston and 14 for Creswell.|

Tue Sep 23 2008 - Crews from Burslem, Hanley and Biddulph tackled a fire last night at LTR Recovery Services, Florida Close, Burslem in Stoke-on-Trent. The call for the incident was received at 18.42pm. |

Tue Sep 23 2008 - An electric blanket testing day held at Ankerside Shopping Centre in Tamworth on Friday has proved to be a huge success! |

Tue Sep 23 2008 - Newcastle teenagers interested in a future in the Fire Service can now apply for the next Cadet Firefighter scheme!|

Tue Sep 23 2008 - Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service wants to know if you’ve got what it takes? The Service wants to hear from people interested in becoming a Retained Firefighter at Tamworth Fire Station in Lichfield Street. |

Thu Sep 18 2008 - Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service is celebrating a Student Firefighter first! |

Mon Sep 15 2008 - Families were treated to a fire service frenzy at Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service’s Open Day on Saturday! The event was a massive success with thousands of people attending and over £2500 was raised for The Fire Fighters' Charity!|

Mon Sep 15 2008 - Crews from Stafford and Stone attended an incident on Wellington Close, Stafford at approximately 6.30pm yesterday evening. |

Mon Sep 15 2008 - There will be ‘A Little MORE Conversation’ at Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service at the end of the month!|

Thu Sep 11 2008 - Chief Fire Officer/Chief Executive Peter Dartford is going “back to the floor” as part of the Service’s “MORE For Less” campaign. |

Wed Sep 10 2008 - Kidsgrove Firefighters raised over £1000 at their community fun day at the weekend and that amount is set to double due to the generosity of two companies! |

Wed Sep 10 2008 - A local Firefighter’s daughter has returned from the World Firefighter Games with a haul of medals!|

Tue Sep 09 2008 - Stone Firefighters have this week received a brand new top of the range vehicle to be sent to large or complex incidents. |

Tue Sep 09 2008 - Firefighters in the Staffordshire Moorlands have been shocked to learn of another near fire tragedy involving a vulnerable resident. |

Tue Sep 09 2008 - Staffordshire Firefighters will be joining thousands of other Firefighters from across the country in a National Car Wash event this Saturday. |

Mon Sep 08 2008 - Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service dealt with a number of flooding incidents over the weekend.|

Mon Sep 08 2008 - There will be fire service frenzy at the Headquarters site of Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service this Saturday as it holds its Open Day event!|

Fri Sep 05 2008 - Firefighters were called to an incident at 6:35pm last night on Minard Parkhall in Weston Coyney. |

Fri Sep 05 2008 - Local Firefighters have returned to Staffordshire with 21 medals from the World Firefighter Games!|

Thu Sep 04 2008 - A Lichfield youngster was saved from life threatening injuries by remembering the stop drop and roll technique that he had learnt from Firefighters during a visit.|

Wed Sep 03 2008 - Firefighters are going to be cycling over 100 miles from Stafford Fire Station to Barmouth Fire Station in Wales to raise money for charity. |

Wed Sep 03 2008 - Firefighters attended a fire at Norton Aluminium Products, Norton Green Lane, Norton Canes yesterday evening. The emergency call was received at 17.46pm and crews from Chase Terrace, Cannock and Lichfield were initially sent to the incident. |

Tue Sep 02 2008 - The first call was received shortly before 4:30pm. Two crews from Newcastle and one from Longton attended the incident which involved two cars on the A519 Eccleshall Road in Beech.|

Mon Sep 01 2008 - Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service is encouraging Muslim communities to ensure they celebrate safely during Ramadan, a month long celebration that takes place from 2nd September until 1st October. During Ramadan Muslims refrain from food and drink during the hours of daylight.|