Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) and Harper Adams University have reached an agreement that will see the Service’s 4x4 driver training take place on the University’s facility. This will provide SFRS staff with a safe environment to maintain their essential driving skills.

Station Manager James Bainbridge said,

“The location we used previously for the training was no longer accessible, so we really jumped at the chance to work with another local organisation.

The RNLI and Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service have delivered the first in a series of training sessions aimed at helping prevent people drowning on the river around Shrewsbury town centre. Shrewsbury Street Pastors were the first to benefit from specialist training to help cut down on the number of incidents of people getting into trouble by falling into the water of the River Severn.

The plea comes during the National Fire Chief Council’s Business Safety Week which runs from Monday 6 September to 12 September.

Now that organisations are opening their doors again and welcoming more of their staff back into the workplace, it is the perfect time review fire safety.

The Service’s Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP) 2021-25, which assesses community risks in Shropshire, has been produced following an extensive twelve-week consultation period last year.

Consultation on the draft CRMP began on 6 July 2020 and ran until 30 September 2020.

The document, entitled Making Shropshire Safer, is required by Government and includes information about the Service’s objectives.

These include: