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Wishing our Sikh communities a safe Vaisakhi

Many people around the world are preparing to celebrate Vaisakhi, a very important day in the Sikh calendar

Vaisakhi is sometimes called Baisakhi, Vaishakhi, or Vasakhi and takes place each year in April and is celebrated across the world. This year Vaisakhi takes place on Tuesday, April 13.

What is Vaisakhi?

Vaisakhi is the holiest day in the Sikh calendar. An ancient festival of Punjabis, it marks the Solar New Year and is also a harvest festival marking the more

Stay fire safe this Ramadan

With the Holy month of Ramadan beginning on Wednesday 14^th April 2021 and lasting for thirty days, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service would like to remind people of the importance of staying fire safe during this period.

Observing Ramadan is regarded as one of the five pillars of Islam. During Ramadan Muslims fast during daylight hours and only eat and drink from dusk until dawn. This means that cooking and meal preparation takes place before sunrise and more

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service work with partners to give young carers an Easter treat

Young carers from around the County received a goodie bag full of treats, as well as a fire safety quiz delivered to their door by Shropshire Fire and Rescue’s Prevention Team.

Lucie Roberjot of Telford & Wrekin’s Young Carers Service said “we would usually give out Easter gifts via the County’s youth clubs, but with COVID-19 affecting us we had to think of another approach.

“Without the help of the Fire Service this Easter we wouldn’t have been able to reach as many more

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service launches new four-year action plan

The Service’s Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP) 2021-25, which assesses community risks in Shropshire, has been produced following an extensive twelve-week consultation period last year.

Consultation on the draft CRMP began on 6 July 2020 and ran until 30 September 2020.

The document, entitled Making Shropshire Safer, is required by Government and includes information about the Service’s objectives.

These include:

making response timings easier more

Contractor Appointed to Build New £10m Telford Central Station

Telford-based building and civil engineering contractor McPhillips (Wellington) Limited have won a contract to modernise Telford Central fire station for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service on Stafford Park.

Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority, the body that governs the service, plans to invest in the region of £10 million into improvements including an extension and enhancements to redevelop the station at Telford Central - originally built in the 1970s.

The new station more

Smallest inland fire service administers 10,000 COVID-19 Vaccinations

Firefighters from one of the country’s smallest fire and rescue services have now administered 10,000 vaccinations into the arms of Shropshire residents since mid-February.

Around 60 Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service staff – both operational and support - have worked with NHS partners to train and be redeployed at three centres across the county with one staff member celebrating his one thousandth jab today.

Bridgnorth On-call Firefighter Ian George said: “I really am more

Shropshire Fire - supporting partners in the fight against COVID-19

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has once again stepped up its efforts to support partners in the COVID-19 pandemic by supporting the NHS with patient transfers.

NHS Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and NHS Telford and Wrekin CCG - the bodies responsible for local healthcare services - have requested support from SFRS to carry out non-emergency patient transfers for up to eight weeks.

Three drivers from the Fire Service will be working alongside Falck, a more

Firefighters deliver almost 4,000 COVID-19 Vaccinations

Firefighters in Shropshire are approaching 4,000 vaccinations delivered to residents since Friday, February 12.

In just three weeks, around 60 operational and support staff have worked with NHS partners to train and be redeployed at three centres across Shropshire.

At the time of writing, the National Fire Chief’s Council (NFCC) confirmed that ‘more than’ 27,000 vaccinations had been given to the public by FRS staff ‘following a drive to assist’ with the national effort. more

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service Steps up Support for COVID-19 Vaccination Programme

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has redeployed nearly 200 staff to help roll out the COVID-19 vaccine in its mission to help make Shropshire safer and support partners.

The sites at Shrewsbury Bowling Centre, Ludlow Racecourse and the The more

Mental Health Support for Fire Service staff

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is using a national campaign to ensure all its employees understand how supportive the organisation is about their mental health.

Time to Talk Day is a day when people across the UK are encouraged to have a conversation about mental health.

The theme this year is the ‘power of small’ and about finding a small thing people can do to make a big difference to someone else.

Chief Fire Officer, Rod Hammerton said: “We will all face more

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