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...
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9th August, 2022
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.
... 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...
27th July, 2022
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has received good ratings across the board in the latest HMICFRS inspection.
The Service was inspected in December 2021 and the report was released today (Wednesday 27 July) stating that SFRS was rated ‘...
26th July, 2022
Last night (Monday 25 July) Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury hosted an evening of awards and celebration for the latest batch of on-call firefighter recruits to join Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Friends and family were invited along to...
