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5th October, 2022

On Monday 17 October, Shropshire Fire and Rescue along with West Mercia Police and Telford & Wrekin Council, will be hosting a road safety event at Southwater in Telford as part of a week of action for Project EDWARD.

Project EDWARD (...

4th October, 2022

 

Theatre Severn hosted a long service and good conduct awards ceremony last night for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) staff.

Honoured on the night were 10 recipients of the Long Service and Good Conduct,...

9th August, 2022

At 8:53pm last night, crews from around the county were mobilised to a fire in a commercial scrap yard at Five Turnings, Clun.

At its peak we had 8 appliances and specialist units on scene as the fire spread through several hundred tonnes...

5th August, 2022

Lisa Baer, 53-years-old from Prees has shared her story of becoming an on-call firefighter with her local fire station.

Lisa is a full time Financial Controller in Law Exports and decided to become part of the Service after her daughter...

4th August, 2022

Darren Jones, aged 35 from Wem, had always wanted to follow in his uncles footsteps and join the fire service. From a young age he heard about his uncle’s time in Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service.

In 2008 he joined Wem Fire...

4th August, 2022

In 2004 James Lewis, aged 40, joined Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service as an on-call firefighter based in Oswestry Fire Station.

When he applied, he was working the night-shift at a local factory where one of his colleagues was Watch...

4th August, 2022

Dan Weaver, 34-year-old Butcher from Church Stretton joined Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service as an on-call firefighter in 2020 so that he could be part of a team and do a job where he could help others.

Being an on-call firefighter works...

2nd August, 2022

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service have been in attendance at a water incident in Shrewsbury.

The Service was called at around 1.15pm today (Tuesday) to reports that a man was in distress in the River Severn near The English Bridge.

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1st August, 2022

From helping those involved in collisions, to assisting with flood relief and school visits, the life of on-call firefighter is varied, rewarding and challenging. Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has launched a recruitment campaign that gives...

29th July, 2022

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service’s Chief Fire Officer has announced his retirement today (Friday 29 July).

Rod Hammerton has been the Chief Fire Officer for SFRS for seven years and has now confirmed he will be retiring in January 2023...

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