People with an ambition to be an on call firefighter should go to an open day at Wellington Fire Station on August 19 and talk to firefighters.
The annual event gives everyone the chance to see what their local fire crews do and...
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7th August, 2017
The managing director of a long-established county firm has praised the professionalism of firefighters who fought a fire at his company HQ.
Tudor Griffiths, whose family founded the Tudor Griffiths Group over 140 years ago, said...
7th August, 2017
Firefighters and crime-fighters will line up against each other this Sunday (Aug 13) in a charity football match and the public are invited to go along to watch the “blues and twos tussle.”
The match kicks off at 2pm and is the centrepiece...
6th August, 2017
Visitors to Shrewsbury fire station for the annual open day got to see how quickly firefighters react when an emergency happens.
They were watching a demonstration of the Aerial Ladder Platform when it was called to a house fire...
3rd August, 2017
Shrewsbury Fire Station’s open day on Saturday August 5 promises to be “the best ever” with a long line-up of eye catching activities for all the family.
Visitors to Shrewsbury Fire HQ will get the chance to watch the speed in which a chip...
21st July, 2017
Fire officers are warning people to take care in the countryside as more than 50 fires have been reported so far this month.
Hedgerows, trees, fields of straw, farm machinery, a hay barn, gorse and grassland have gone up in flames...
20th July, 2017
Oswestry firefighter John Davies has retired after a 33 year career with Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
John (61), who is Watch Manager in charge at Oswestry Fire Station, hung up his helmet at his final Wednesday night drill...
18th July, 2017
A Shropshire fire station has found a novel way to recycle old fire helmets by turning them into hanging baskets.
A bit of compost and a few blooms with holes drilled into the bottom of the bright yellow helmets has created an eye...
17th July, 2017
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is supporting the annual Cultural Diversity Day in Shrewsbury on Saturday. (July 22nd)
Live music, dance displays, workshops and stalls will entertain shoppers and visitors in The Square from...
13th July, 2017
Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority and Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Authority have jointly commissioned a piece of work to carry out an analysis of the PCC for West Mercia’s business case to take over the Fire and Rescue Service....
