What We Do
The Fire Authority's Statement of Purpose ensures that Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service exist to:
Save and protect life, property and the environment from fire and other emergencies
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service currently:
- provides a service to approximately 454,000 people in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin
- maintains 4 wholetime stations and 19 retained stations
- employs approximately 590 staff
- responds to 5,200 (circa) incidents per year (figures for 2010/2011)
- fits more than 5,724 smoke alarms per year (figures for 2010/11)
- carries out upto 4,233 home visits per year (figures for 2010/11)
* Statistics provided by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service Programme Office
