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14th March, 2024

We were alerted to a property fire at 8:20pm on Wednesday 13th March. 

5 fire appliances including the Incident Support Unit were mobilised to The Curry House on Mardol from Shrewsbury, Telford Central and Wem. 3 fire officers and West...

27th April, 2023

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) and Harper Adams University have reached an agreement that will see the Service’s 4x4 driver training take place on the University’s facility. This will provide SFRS staff with a safe environment to...

15th July, 2022

On Thursday 14 July at 3:53pm we received a call from Stanwardine, Baschurch reporting a fire in the open. On arrival it was clear that a large field fire involving approximately 60 acres of straw and stubble had taken hold.

Five fire...

4th February, 2022

The RNLI and Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service have delivered the first in a series of training sessions aimed at helping prevent people drowning on the river around Shrewsbury town centre. Shrewsbury Street Pastors were the first to benefit...

31st December, 2021

The medal is awarded for meritorious civil or military service worthy of recognition by the Crown.

He has been highlighted for his services to the people of Shropshire as a result of his career and community work in the region.

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1st September, 2021

The plea comes during the National Fire Chief Council’s Business Safety Week which runs from Monday 6 September to 12 September.

Now that organisations are opening their doors again and welcoming more of their staff back into the workplace...

9th June, 2021

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service are inviting local businesses to their Business Education Seminar on Thursday 24th June at 2pm. 

Who needs to attend? 

The seminars are aimed at persons who have a responsibility for fire safety in a...

31st March, 2021

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...

17th September, 2020
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has been tackling a large-scale fire at a landfill site in Telford since around 5am this morning. The call was received at 4.44am (Thursday, 17 September) for an incident at the Granville Recycling Plant, Grange...
17th September, 2020
You could be forgiven for thinking a fire door is just another door, they are in fact an engineered safety device. 

Fire doors are a crucial part of the passive fire protection of every commercial, public and multiple occupancy building. They...

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