Black History Month, Older People’s Day World Mental Health Day, and Shropshire Rainbow Festival are all happening in October. To help us celebrate these events we are inviting you to visit us at Shrewsbury Fire Station.
• Look around the Fire Station
• Find out just how scary a chip pan fire can be
• Take part in a smoke tent demonstration
• Find out why the Fire Service believes diversity is so important
• Share some light refreshments
• Get a good more
A quarter of electric blankets were condemned as a dangerous fire safety risk in tests carried out in Shropshire last year, warned Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
The brigade has again linked up with Shrewsbury’s RMW Electrical to offer free electric blanket tests in the county in September and October this year.
“Your electric blanket may appear safe especially if more
A firefighter who feared she would never walk again after breaking her back in an accident has raised £2,200 for the charity which got her back on her feet.
Sally Barnett (42) also did it in style with a sponsored weekly walk up The Wrekin for a whole year including Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve, wearing full firefighting kit and carrying a breathing apparatus cylinder weighing 17.5kg for a total distance of 85,280ft.
Do you live or work within five minutes of Tweedale Fire Station in Telford ? Could you be an On-call Firefighter ? These are the questions being asked by staff at Tweedale fire station where a drop in session aimed at recruiting more firefighters is being held on Saturday, September 6 between 10am and 2pm.
Staff will be available to answer any questions people may have on becoming an On-call firefighter.
How to reduce the risk of fire to Shropshire business is the subject under discussion at a series of seminars organised by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service for September.
Companies are being urged to send a senior representative to the seminars at fire stations in Telford, Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Ludlow, to learn more about their legal responsibilities about fire safety.
Pat Johnson, a Business Support Supervisor at the brigade, said they want more
The Fire Brigade’s Union will be taking a series of strikes over eight days from Saturday August 9 until Saturday August 16.
There will be two periods of strikes on each of the eight days with the first period between 12pm and 2pm and the second between 11pm and midnight each day. The strikes are in support of the FBU’s ongoing campaign against changes to pensions proposed by the Department of Communities and Local Government.
The Fire Brigade’s Union will be taking a series of strikes over the eight day period from Saturday 9th August until Saturday 16th August. There will be two periods of strikes on each of the eight days with the first period between 12pm and 2pm, and the second being between 11pm and midnight each day. The strikes are in support of the FBU’s ongoing campaign against changes to pensions proposed by the Department of Communities and Local Government.
Andy Johnson, Assistant Chief more
Free Business Education Seminars being held at:
4th September, Shrewsbury 10-12 and 14 -16hrs
9th September, Telford 10-12 and 14-16hrs
10th September, Oswestry 10-12hrs
16th September, Ludlow 10-12hrs
13th November, Bridgnorth 10-12 hrs
18th November, Shrewsbury 10-12 and 14-16hrs
20th November, Whitchurch 10-12hrs
26th November, Minsterley 10-12hrs
27th November, Telford 10-12 and 14-16hrs
Phone 01743 260193 for further more
Local firefighters will be on hand to give shoppers advice about cooking safety. Make safety your key ingredient!
Firefighters from Bishops Castle Fire Station will be on hand to give festival goers information about our summer campaign - make safety your key ingredient. There will information about the dangers of BBQ's and carbon monoxide poisoning. The Gumbo festival continues until Sunday.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service
Service Headquarters
St Michael's Street
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY1 2HJ
Tel: 01743 260 200
Email: enquiries@shropshirefire.gov.uk
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