A major training exercise will be launched by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service at the weekend (July 9th) when firefighters will test their skills.
They will use part of the disused maternity unit at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital to carry out realistic rescues using breathing apparatus and search and rescue techniques.
Fire officers will also test their communication, casualty handling and incident command procedures during the training event on the morning of Saturday, more
Shropshire’s Chief Fire Officer John Redmond has announced his retirement after a distinguished 32 year career in the Fire and Rescue Service.
He has led the county brigade through some of the harshest austerity measures ever to hit the fire service slashing £3 million off the budget while keeping open county fire stations faced with closure.
His time in charge was characterised by budget reductions and shrinking resources due the Government’s austerity programme. more
Three times as many people die in a fire in Romania than in the UK – a stark statistic which has led to a five year Shropshire led campaign to improve survival rates in the eastern European country.
A team of volunteers, both serving and retired staff from Shropshire and Merseyside Fire and Rescue Services set off for an eight day mission to Mures County in Romania on Wednesday (June 15)to donate much needed fire equipment and to provide aid to an “adopted” children’s refuge more
Children and their families will learn all about how to stay safe with Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service during Child Safety Week.
Fire crews from across the county are joining forces with health experts to educate young people at a series of events from June 6 to 12.
They will be in Oswestry Town Centre on market day on June 8 with the brigade’s Outreach vehicle to show safety films and give presentations to shoppers and their families and in Telford Shopping Centre more
Business Education Seminars are taking place this June, from the 20th to the 24th.
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A walker who fell three metres into a stream and broke part of his pelvis has thanked the emergency services who rescued him from the Long Mynd.
Retired IT manager Ian Dutton (71) was on the first day of a four day walking holiday in the Shropshire Hills when the accident happened.
He and his party had stopped for lunch in Carding Mill Valley at the picturesque Lightspout Waterfall with its four metre water cascade.
“We were on our way down from the waterfall more
Carbon Monoxide Campaign 23 – 27 May 2016
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has launched a campaign aimed at raising awareness of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Laura Kavanagh-Jones from SFRS’s Prevention team said: “Carbon Monoxide is a deadly gas that you can’t see, smell or taste. Too many people are dying or suffering needlessly from carbon monoxide poisoning. That’s why I am urging every resident in Shropshire to make sure they and their more
A campaign to recruit more firefighters in Wellington has been launched by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
They want people who are physically fit and over 18 to consider a life as an “on call” firefighter especially those who can give cover during normal working hours.
Watch Manager Tony Talbot said: “We are looking for men and women to join the existing team of on-call firefighters based at Wellington.
“Ideally we want people who can provide valuable daytime cover more
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