Firefighter Graham Rowley, of Shrewsbury’s Red Watch, takes a well earned break at the end of the first day of a marathon charity cycle ride in which he and colleagues rode 67 miles from Shrewsbury to Ludlow via six fire stations.
Graham is with Zoe Foster, a sports massage therapist and Helen Smith, an Indian head masseur at the end of the first day of the cycle ride to visit all 23 Shropshire fire stations.
A total of 20 cyclists completed 67 miles today ending day one at Ludlow fire station where the cyclists were "pampered."
Submitted by Elaine.Adams on Fri, 23/09/2016 - 11:35
Cyclists from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service set off this morning on a marathon 239 three day cycle ride to all of the county's 23 fire stations - all in aid of The Severn Hospice and the Fire Fighters Charity.
Fire Chief Rod Hammerton said: “It will be a challenge and I am not sure I am looking forward to it. But I am sure the good company and beautiful scenery will carry us all through. My thanks go to the organising team who have spent so much of their own time bringing this all together but I know they were inspired and motivated by doing it for such good causes.”
Submitted by Elaine.Adams on Thu, 22/09/2016 - 12:10
Shropshire’s new Chief Fire Officer will visit each of the county’s 23 fire stations…on his bike.
It’s not the usual approach for a new boss to meet staff working in the far flung corners of the county or another cost cutting exercise.
But the pedal powered tour is all in aid of charity as Rod Hammerton takes to two wheels along with more than 20 firefighting colleagues, support staff and family and friends from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Submitted by Elaine.Adams on Wed, 21/09/2016 - 17:52
At 17:40 on Monday, 22 August, 2016, SFRS Fire Control received a call reporting a fire classified as Kitchen Fire in Madeley.
2 fire appliances were mobilised from Telford Training and Tweedale. An Operations officer was in attendance.
This incident is unattended cooking in microwave
The stop message was received at Mon, 08/22/2016 - 17:55
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The dramatic rescue of a person trapped in a car following a crash will take centre stage at Telford Fire Station’s Open Day, Stafford Park, on Saturday 20th August 2016 from 11am – 4pm.
In addition to this there will be plenty of fun and exciting things to see and do with a real chip pan fire demonstration, squirting water and a demonstration from the Aerial Ladder Platform.
Submitted by Deryn Jones on Fri, 12/08/2016 - 10:58
Small fire involving unattended food, out on arrival, advice given.
The stop message was received at Tue, 08/09/2016 - 21:00
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The new Chief Fire Officer of Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has been appointed by Shropshire and Wrekin Fire and Rescue Authority.
Rod Hammerton, the former Deputy Chief Fire Officer, steps up to replace John Redmond, who has retired.
After a short career in the Royal Navy, Rod joined the fire service in Hampshire in 1992 as a firefighter initially serving at Eastleigh Fire Station, near Southampton.
Submitted by Elaine.Adams on Tue, 26/07/2016 - 10:45
A Shropshire firefighter has been praised for the key role he played as part of the UK’s national resilience force battling the worst floods to hit the country for years.
Mac Harris, a firefighter for 28 years, was a top advisor to senior fire chiefs dealing with flooding which devastated towns and villages across the country last year.
Submitted by Elaine.Adams on Mon, 25/07/2016 - 17:08
A major fire and rescue training exercise took place at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital when firefighters tested their skills in part of the former maternity building.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service used sections of the building to carry out realistic rescues using breathing apparatus and search and rescue techniques.
Fire officers also tested their communication, casualty handling and incident command procedures during the training event on July 9.
A total of 20 firefighters from Shrewsbury and Telford and four fire appliances were at the scene.
Submitted by Elaine.Adams on Tue, 12/07/2016 - 10:51
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