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Women Firefighters - A "Taster" Day on July 19 in Shrewsbury

More women are being encouraged to become firefighters by enrolling with Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.

A third “taster” day just for women will be held at Shrewsbury fire HQ on July 19 after two successful previous events in Craven Arms and Oswestry.

The brigade wants to attract more women to join the county’s 300 plus “on call” fully trained firefighters who deal with around the clock emergencies.

Submitted by Elaine Adams on Mon, 07/07/2014 - 12:26

Women's Firefighting Taster Day

We are holding a taster event to encourage women to look at becoming part-time professional firefighters. To be a retained firefighter you need to live within 5 minutes of your local fire station, be fit and reliable, and be able to attend for duty at any time within your agreed hours. We provide training, support, promotion opportunities, excellent pay and conditions of service and a strong commitment to equality.

The event will include:

Submitted by Laura Kavanagh-Jones on Thu, 19/06/2014 - 14:28

Dyslexia Information Day - Telford

FREE information and advice for all at the 11th Dyslexia Information Day.

There will still be advice and guidance on offer from Elizabeth and collegues but this time we are celebrating local dyslexics and locally linked dsylexics and their achievements, creations.

Exhibitors also include Dragon Naturally Speaking and TextHelp’s Read Write Gold 10.

So come along and have a look at the wonderful creations on display.

FREE entry as always and there will of course be refreshments on sale!

Drop in between 11am and 3pm May 17th 2014.

Submitted by Laura Kavanagh-Jones on Fri, 16/05/2014 - 09:34

Women who want to be firefighters

Station Manager Neil Groves (Centre) with Hodnet firefighter Ruth Walkerdine (left) and Watch Commander Debbie Davies with 12 women who attended the firefighter "taster"session at Craven Arms fire station over the weekend

Women who want to be firefighters turned out for a “taster” session at a Shropshire fire station.

Submitted by web-services-officer on Mon, 10/03/2014 - 16:00

Shropshire needs them

A posed group shot of 6 kids, headteacher, and 2 firefighters in front of fire appliance

Children from St Lawrence’s Primary School, Church Stretton, with senior fire officer Rob Corfield, head teacher Dick Langford and firefighter Wayne Castree, who is also the school caretaker

Submitted by web-services-officer on Thu, 09/01/2014 - 10:24

Be a firefighter in Bishops Castle

A female firefighter is pictured in protective kit in front of a wall of flames

Be a firefighter in Bishops Castle – that is the message for would be recruits from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.

A recruitment evening will be held from 7pm to 8.30pm on Thursday (July 25th) when anyone interested can walk into Bishops Castle fire station in Church Lane and talk to men and women firefighters.

Submitted by web-services-officer on Tue, 23/07/2013 - 17:10

Saving lives is a “buzz”

An appeal has gone out for more members of the public to apply to become retained firefighters across Shropshire.

Contributing to saving someone’s life is “quite a buzz”, said the man in charge of Ellesmere Fire Station.

During the day Steve Moorhouse (49) is an Operations Manager at a leading Shropshire company. Responsible for ensuring that Lloyds Animal Feeds is working smoothly, Steve is also the Watch Manager at the town’s fire station.

Submitted by web-services-officer on Wed, 18/07/2012 - 11:13

Oswestry needs you

Oswestry needs new firefighters ready to turn out to answer emergency callouts in and around the town.

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is looking for men and women to join the team of skilled firefighters at Oswestry Fire Station who answer about 400 calls each year to deal with house fires, road crashes, and a wide range of other incidents.

A recruitment campaign will be held in Festival Square, Oswestry, on Saturday, June 9 from 9.30am to 4pm when anyone interested can talk to firefighters.

Submitted by web-services-officer on Wed, 30/05/2012 - 10:07

Newport needs you

Newport needs new firefighters ready to turn out to answer emergency callouts in and around the town.

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is looking for men and women to join the team of skilled firefighters at Newport Fire Station who answer about 150 calls each year to deal with house fires, road crashes, and a wide range of other incidents.

A recruitment morning is being held at the Salters Lane station on Saturday, April 14 from 9am to 1pm with the aim of recruiting new retained fire fighters for the town.

Submitted by web-services-officer on Mon, 02/04/2012 - 10:04

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