This year Arson Awareness Week, begins Monday 20th March Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, together with the Arson Prevention Forum, are calling on everyone to play their part in tackling fire-crime.
“Arson accounts for almost half of all fires attended by the fire and rescue services and can have devastating effects in terms of its cost and consequences,” says Lee Howell, the Forum’s Independent Chairman.
Insurers report that arson costs over £1bn in fire-related claims more
With rugby hitting the headlines with thrilling matches in the Six Nations, the sport has also gained accolades in Shropshire with a county firefighter being picked for the national fire service squad.
While England thumped Scotland to seal the Six Nations title, George Jacks, an on-call firefighter based at Ludlow Fire Station, helped his team to victory in his first match against the English police team.
The firefighters fought back from 26 – 3 down to clinch a more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has made a film about dyslexia to raise awareness and encourage staff to get assessed if they think they may have it.
With a higher ratio of employees with dyslexia, the county’s fire and rescue service is one of only a few public sector organisations to run a special support programme acclaimed for changing the lives of staff.
Their campaign began almost a decade ago after finding they attracted people able to problem solve, innovate more
More women are wanted to train as on call firefighters by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service which is holding another “taster day” just for women on March 18.
Women who live within five minutes of one of Shropshire’s 23 fire stations are invited to attend the session at Bridgnorth Fire Station from 9.30am to 12.30 to see what life is like as a firefighter.
There are currently vacancies for on call firefighters at stations in Albrighton, Bridgnorth, Cleobury Mortimer, more
Shropshire firefighters armed with buckets and sponges are taking part in the national Fire Fighters charity car wash at fire stations across the county every Saturday in March.
They are hoping to raise hundreds of pounds for the charity which gives respite, recuperation and rehabilitation to sick or injured firefighters and their families.
Instead of a car wash, Shrewsbury firefighters are staging a “step challenge” on Saturday, March 4 wearing full fire kit and more
A Shropshire company has made a “key” contribution to training county firefighters in how to enter buildings quickly in an emergency.
Building products manufacturer Epwin Group, a UK leader in innovative door and window design, gave hundreds of door locks to Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service to train firefighters.
Fire officers had been searching for more than a year for a company with a cheap source of doors, locks and handles, to help during specialist training more
Successful UK fire prevention methods will feature at a conference in Denmark in March after a visit organised by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service from a 22-year-old student.
Andreas Sorgensen has just returned home after a ten week internship studying firefighting techniques in Shropshire, Staffordshire and Warwickshire fire and rescue services with a visit to West Midlands Ambulance Service as well.
The student, who is a trainee firefighter as part of his national more
Householders are being strongly urged to register electrical appliances by fire safety experts.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service says people who register new and old appliances with the relevant manufacturer will greatly reduce the risk of a fire in their home.
A national campaign aimed at encouraging people to register their electrical appliances is launched on Wednesday, February 1. According to figures released as part of the campaign, thousands of consumers are still more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is backing a nationwide project aimed at getting people talking more openly about mental health.
The ‘Time to Talk Day’ on Thursday, February 2 is being run by charities Mind and Rethink Mental Illness with the aim of getting people to talk to each other about mental health issues.
“Addressing mental health in the same positive way we address physical health is a vital part of sustaining and supporting a healthy workforce. Talking more
Women interested in a career as on call firefighters’ attended a successful taster session at Albrighton Fire Station.
One sent in an application form immediately after the event attended by six women from across the county.
During the session they toured the fire station, checked out the equipment aboard fire appliances, tried on fire kit and experienced wearing breathing apparatus under instruction from the Albrighton crew.
The visitors also talked to women more
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