At 13:20 on Friday, 19 September, 2014, SFRS Fire Control received a call reporting an incident classified as Animal Rescue in Muxton.
1 fire appliance including the Aerial Ladder Platform was mobilised from Shrewsbury and Telford Training.
One cat up tree - Fire Service requested to assist RSPCA
Issued by Fire Control at Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. Telephone 01743 260290. Please check out our Twitter and Facebook accounts for other announcements.
A unique service giving practical and emotional help to people suffering from the trauma of a house fire, flood or other serious emergency has made a "huge difference" to people's lives since it was launched in Shropshire.
The Red Cross fire and emergency support (FES) service has been called to more than 50 incidents helping scores of people at all times of day and night since it was set up a year ago with the support of Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Submitted by Elaine Adams on Fri, 19/09/2014 - 11:36
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 Telford Central 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 look at our high-tech vehicles
Submitted by Laura Kavanagh-Jones on Mon, 15/09/2014 - 14:38
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 look at our high-tech vehicles
• Find out about community fire safety and why it’s so important
DON’T MISS IT!
To book or for more information, contact: Laura Kavanagh-Jones on 01743 260189
Submitted by Laura Kavanagh-Jones on Mon, 15/09/2014 - 14:19
We are holding a taster event to encourage women to look at becoming part-time professional firefighters. To be a retained firefighter you need to live within 5 minutes of your local fire station, be fit and reliable, and be able to attend for duty at any time within your agreed hours. We provide training, support, promotion opportunities, excellent pay and conditions of service and a strong commitment to equality.
The event will include:
Submitted by Laura Kavanagh-Jones on Thu, 19/06/2014 - 14:28
The people of Shropshire are being asked to give their views to help shape the future of a trimmed down Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service hit by £4m in budget cuts.
Senior fire officers are giving the public an opportunity to have their say on a major new cost cutting plan in the fight to “balance the books” after phased multi million pound cuts due to the Government’s austerity campaign.
The public has “a powerful voice” which led to the scrapping of a previous plan to close four rural fire stations, said Assistant Chief Fire Officer Andy Johnson.
Submitted by Elaine Adams on Wed, 14/05/2014 - 18:01
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has received a top accolade for its NVQ delivery for both firefighters and non-uniform staff.
The county’s Training and Development Centre at Telford Central Fire Station has been praised as “outstanding” after an external audit.
The national praise comes as it was revealed that Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is held up as a “beacon” of training excellence with other services across the country looking to share its Firefighter Development Programme.
Submitted by web-services-officer on Tue, 27/09/2011 - 10:18
