Press release from Shropshire Council.
Shropshire residents can come together to shape public sector equality procedures.
Shropshire Council, in partnership with Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service and Shropshire County Primary Care Trust, is hosting two Equality Improvement Workshops.
The first workshop will be held at 3.15pm next Tuesday (14 July) at Oswestry Fire Station; the second on Wednesday 15 July at 1.30pm at Ludlow Assembly Rooms. The organisers invite people more
Rural Shropshire has the best possible fire service with the delivery of the 19th and final upgraded fire truck to a retained fire station in the county.
The arrival of the XL Cab at Bishops Castle brings towards an end a £1 million campaign to upgrade appliances operating from Shropshire's 23 fire stations launched by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
It was a project close to the heart of Chief Fire Officer Alan Taylor who retires at the end of June after overseeing the more
A group of people, some with breathing problems, are exposed to an unknown contaminant in Exercise Brave Heart a major training operation launched by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service in which emergency crews have to cope with a potentially life threatening situation.
The exercise in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) and mass decontamination procedures took place at a Shropshire military establishment at MOD Donnington in Telford, Shropshire, involving a total of 50 more
Once again Staff from Ludlow fire Station and friends are putting a team in to take part in national three peaks challenge.
The three peaks challenge consists of climbing Ben Nevis, Scarfel pike, and Snowden in a gruelling twenty four hours. They have their sights set high for this year's event and are hoping to finish in under eighteen and half hours. The charity on which they will be raising money for this year is the Firefighter Charity.
They have also managed to get some more
A large road traffic collision, involving many vehicles, occurred on a busy carriageway on the outskirts of Telford on the evening of Thursday 28 May 2009. In fact, it was the latest in a series of training exercises to be carried out using the internal roadway system within the MOD complex at Donnington.
The incident involved a large goods vehicle, several saloon cars and a motorcycle, with casualties trapped inside three vehicles and a motorcyclist lying seriously injured on the more
Sprinklers saved a Shropshire DIY store from burning to the ground in a midnight arson attack, a senior fire officer revealed today.
Oswestry's Homebase suffered minimal stock damage after the store's sprinkler system was triggered when fireraisers deliberately set fire to wooden garden furniture inside a temporary store last month. (April 30) The blaze quickly spread through metal clad walls igniting mattresses and other goods inside the main building.
The damage would have more
Registered voters throughout Shropshire will be able to participate in the European Parliamentary and English local elections taking place on Thursday 4th June 2009. Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service wish to bring to the attention of the electorate that neither the Service, nor its employees in a professional capacity, are aligned or supportive (or otherwise) to any political party or individual(s) standing for election.
It has been brought to the attention of the Service that one more
The new Chief Fire Officer for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is the present Deputy Chief Paul Raymond who steps up to take the top job on July 1, it was announced this afternoon. (Friday, May 22nd)
With "outstanding" leadership qualities, Mr Raymond and his team will lead the service into an "exciting" future, said Councillor Stuart West, Chairman of Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority.
"We have chosen the right person for the job from an exceptional field of candidates more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service and the Boat Safety Scheme are joining forces during Boat Fire Safety Week (25th-31st May) to urge the boating community to be more fire safe on board.
Although boat fires on our coastal and inland waters are less common than fires on land, when they do occur, they can have devastating consequences. Boats are often in remote locations with difficult access, which may result in firefighters taking longer to arrive at an incident and allowing a fire more
Arson is the most common cause of business fires costing the county a "staggering" £6.5 million per year, revealed the new Fire Crime Officer for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
"Less than half of businesses which suffer a serious arson attack recover and most firms that do manage to continue trading, fold within a year," said Derek Taylor, a former detective, who aims to reduce arson attacks in the county.
He is holding a series of "drop in" advice centres in a bid to get more
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