West Midlands Fire Service Archives - The Solihull Observer

4^th Jun, 2026

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NEWS 10^th May, 2026

Illegal street racing taskforce secures 100 convictions

NEWS 1^st Oct, 2025

Plan launched to speed up removal of unsafe cladding from region’s tower blocks

12^th Aug, 2025

Taking a peek to how Solihull is kept safe at Chelmsley Wood Police Station

NEWS 15^th Jan, 2025

West Midlands Fire Service welcomes new chief

NEWS 8^th Oct, 2024

West Midlands Fire Service boss suspended

NEWS 25^th Apr, 2024

West Midlands firefighters join donation convoy to Ukraine

NEWS 27^th Feb, 2024

Fire authority's share of Council Tax increases

NEWS 12^th Dec, 2023

One year on the Babbs Mill boys are remembered

NEWS 26^th Sep, 2023

Heroic fire crews honoured for bravery shown rescuing Babbs Mill Lake boys

NEWS 9^th Aug, 2023

Donations to help re-build Hampton Football Club tips £8k

NEWS 1^st Aug, 2023

Lucky escape for two people as severe fire rips through Wythall bungalow

NEWS 1^st Aug, 2023

Fire crews fight blaze at Hampton Football Club

19^th Apr, 2023

West Midlands Fire Dog Giddy ready for action

NEWS 14^th Mar, 2023

Beloved West Midlands Fire dog Kai dies

NEWS 3^rd Mar, 2023

Fire crews rescue 100 year old

NEWS 22^nd Feb, 2023

West Midlands Fire Service increase Council Tax precept

NEWS 28^th Jan, 2023

West Midlands Fire Service praised for 'first rate performance' in inspection

NEWS UPDATE 11^th Dec, 2022

Prayers offered as four children in critical condition after falling through ice on frozen lake in Solihull

NEWS 10^th Dec, 2022

Solihull Fire crews collecting food bank donations for Christmas Appeal

NEWS 4^th Dec, 2022

Dangerous vehicles and drivers taken off Solihull road in safety operations

NEWS 1^st Dec, 2022

West Midlands Chief Fire Officer announces retirement

NEWS 12^th Aug, 2022

Emergency service crews gather to mark Birmingham 2022

NEWS 20^th Jul, 2022

Solihull sizzles as temperatures reach record high

31^st Mar, 2022

Front line workers join forces in major incident simulation exercise

27^th Nov, 2021

Fundraisers run for 24 hours to help earthquake hit Haiti

NEWS 24^th Nov, 2021

Cyclists and pedestrians given tips on how to keep safe during dark winter nights

NEWS 18^th Sep, 2021

£10million to be spent on sprinkler systems to improve fire safety measures in Solihull tower blocks

NEWS 16^th Dec, 2020

Fire chief: 'Stay put' advice is fit for purpose after tower blaze

NEWS 10^th Oct, 2020

West Mids Fire Service survey plea to help shape the future

NEWS 13^th Mar, 2019

Van driver cut free following collision with bus on Lode Lane

Suspected cases of modern slavery uncovered in Shirley

NEWS 6^th Dec, 2017

Suspected arsonists set car on fire next to an open gas main in Chelmsley Wood

NEWS 7^th Jul, 2017

Emergency services attend to chemical incident at Regency Hotel

NEWS 15^th Jun, 2017

West Midlands Fire Service holds meeting following Grenfell Tower fire

NEWS 15^th Jun, 2017

Tributes paid to families of Grenfell Tower

NEWS 17^th May, 2017

Budding Solihull firefighter gets a taste of life on the front line at WMFS

NEWS 12^th May, 2017

Boy trapped under car - injuries not life threatening

NEWS 10^th May, 2017

Fire service urge motorists to concentrate

NEWS 25^th Oct, 2016

Firefighters called to Acocks Green three-car smash

NEWS 8^th Oct, 2015

Firefighters to respond to non-emergency calls from the elderly

NEWS 11^th Aug, 2015

Shirley schoolgirl meets fundraisers behind her new wheelchair

29^th Jul, 2015

Birmingham tornado remembered ten years on

16^th Jun, 2015

Lucky escape as van crashes into broken down car

NEWS 15^th Jun, 2015

Man charged with murder after woman dies from fire injuries