News
17th September, 2020
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has been tackling a large-scale fire at a landfill site in Telford since around 5am this morning.
The call was received at 4.44am (Thursday, 17 September) for an incident at the Granville Recycling Plant, Grange...
17th September, 2020
You could be forgiven for thinking a fire door is just another door, they are in fact an engineered safety device.
Fire doors are a crucial part of the passive fire protection of every commercial, public and multiple occupancy building. They...
14th September, 2020
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has taken advantage of technological advancements and revolutionised its promotion process, saving £34,000. Supported by VCA Ltd - an emergency services recruitment specialist – SFRS is one of only...
7th September, 2020
Businesses Urged Not to Overlook Fire Safety During COVID-19 Outbreak
As part of Business Safety Week, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) is urging people who have made changes to business premises to comply with COVID-19 measures, to...
27th August, 2020
Good communication skills together with personal skills such as courage, reliability, determination, common sense, commitment, enthusiasm and the ability to work within a team are useful skills to have.
To be an on-call firefighter...
28th July, 2020
Chief Fire Officer Rod Hammerton, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service
We acknowledge there has been some criticism of the way the Service has organised its upcoming taster days.
The criticism has largely focussed on our decision to hold...
16th July, 2020
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has announced it will be recruiting wholetime fire fighters this Autumn
In advance of the application phase, several specialist taster days are being held throughout July and August, aimed at encouraging people...
3rd July, 2020
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) will launch a consultation on its Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP) on Monday, July 6.
This plan sets out changes the Service will make over the next four years under its key responsibilities...
23rd June, 2020
Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority has welcomed Home Office plans to delay a transfer of governance to the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) until at least May 2021.
The PCC has been asked to wait until after the PCC elections...
11th June, 2020
Chair and Members of Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority, welcomed Lord Stephen Greenhalgh to Fire Service after his recent appointment as joint Minister of State with responsibility for fire in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local...
