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31st January, 2024

Meet Lee, who has been a firefighter here in Shropshire Fire and Resce Service for more than twenty years. 

He joined in 2001 after being rejected on his first attempt to apply a few years prior. He said he began to research the role and...

31st January, 2024

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service are reminding the public to extra care with cigarettes following a serious fire in Oswestry.

Crews were called to Queen Elixabeth Close at around 5.20pm on Tuesday 30th January to reports of smoke coming...

22nd January, 2024

Our wholetime recruitment applications are opening today (Monday 22 January) and we're hosting drop in sessions for anyone who would like to speak to us face to face for more information.

We're holding sessions across the county and all...

17th January, 2024

Meet Paul  

Paul has been in the Fire Service for more than thirty years and is still enjoying his career with Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS). 

In 1991 Paul was working a chef and felt stuck in a rut, in need of a new...

17th January, 2024

Meet Watch Manager Katie, who has been in the fire service for twenty years. 

Katie joined in 2004, leaving behind her role in the ambulance service for a different kind of challenge. She went on to become a firefighter serving in both...

11th January, 2024

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has launched its Wholetime Firefighter recruitment campaign for 2024.

The Service will be opening applications at midday on Monday 22nd January and encourage everyone to consider the fire service...

1st December, 2023

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is issuing a plea to the public to take care on the roads after firefighters attended four fatal collisions in one week.

The Service has attended three fatal crashes since Friday 24th November in Sandford...

17th November, 2023

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) is launching a campaign aimed at raising awareness of carbon monoxide poisoning from Monday 20th November.

Laura Kavanagh-Jones from SFRS’s Prevention team said:

“Carbon Monoxide is a deadly...

9th November, 2023

Neil Evans, General Secretary of the Shrewsbury and District Darts League, chose the Charity as the league’s summer season beneficiary after its work was highlighted by another member of the committee.

Neil said:

“We raise money for...

27th October, 2023

They are the calm voice at the end of the line in times of emergency and the first point of contact for people in crisis. Control Room operators are the frontline of emergency services and International Control Room Week is a chance to champion...

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