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Shropshire’s Firefighter Expertise Highlighted at National Conference

Group Manager Jon Temple talks about Shropshire’s unique and successful on-call firefighter system

Shropshire’s expertise for having one of the best run “on call” firefighter operations in the UK has been highlighted at a national conference. Fire Officer, Group Manager Jon Temple and Watch Manager Tony Talbot showcased how Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service manages the Retained Duty System which employs 343 on-call firefighters who operate out of […]

“Icy” Water Training for Shropshire Fire Officers

Station Manager Craig Jackson experiences what it is like to be in the fast flowing and flooded River Dee before a safety line is thrown to him from the river bank.

  Shropshire Fire Officers hurtled downstream in fast flowing water on one of the coldest days of the year to experience what it was like to be rescued as part of a training course. It was management training with a difference for four Station Managers from the county who experienced the “icy” water training in […]

Apprentices on the Career Ladder

Assistant Chief Fire Officer Dave Myers presents achievers’ awards to apprentices Emily Hodson, Deryn Jones and Matt Titley (right)

  School leavers are well on the career ladder almost three years after joining the first apprentice scheme at Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. From fire safety inspector to Technical Support Officer, web and graphic designer to IT technician and an apprentice who gives fire safety talks to children– all five are now in a […]

Firefighter awards and images

Senior officers at Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service at the Celebration of Success event

  A selection of images of the latest on call firefighter recruits from across Shropshire at the event to celebrate their success in “passing out.” Ryan Talbot (Telford), Dan Cowan (Shrewsbury), Jon Hirst (Ludlow) and Nick Lewis (Ludlow) all won the Top Student awards. Gemma Higgins (Wem), Chris Birch (Ellesmere) and Jack Parry (Minsterley) all […]

Firefighter Jobs Announced

Three firefighters pose with a fire appliance

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is about to launch a campaign to recruit whole-time firefighters. The posts are all predominately full-time (known as whole-time) but the brigade says that applications for job-share in these roles will also be considered. Applications are restricted to people living in Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, Cheshire, Wrexham and […]

Firefighters Prepare for Any Emergency

Market Drayton firefighters wear protective suits to train for a chemical leak at a weekly drill night

  Shropshire firefighters are ready for any emergency and in Market Drayton they have been fine tuning their skills to deal with a chemical spillage. The on call fire crew arrived at their fire station for their weekly drill night to be called to action to cope with an exercise involving the outbreak of an […]

Oswestry Watch Manager Retires After 33 Years

Oswestry Watch Manager John Davies (fourth from right front row) retires after a 33 year career as an on call firefighter. PIctured with the Oswestry crew.

  Oswestry firefighter John Davies has retired after a 33 year career with Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. John (61), who is Watch Manager in charge at Oswestry Fire Station, hung up his helmet at his final Wednesday night drill night this week. (July 19th) His long service as an on call firefighter covering the […]

Wanted – More Women Firefighter Recruits

fire oswestry women 2 2017

  Women interested in a career as firefighters’ attended a successful taster session at Oswestry Fire Station aimed at encouraging more to join Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. During the session they toured the fire station, checked out the equipment aboard fire appliances, tried on fire kit and experienced wearing breathing apparatus under instruction from […]

Call for More Women Firefighters

Kat Frost, from Clun, became a Shropshire firefighter after attending a taster day

  More women are wanted to train as on call firefighters by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service which is holding another “taster day” just for women on June 17. Women who live within five minutes of one of Shropshire’s 23 fire stations are invited to attend the session at Oswestry Fire Station from 9.30am to […]