Fire Brigade’s Union Strike Action Impacting on Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service
The Fire Brigade’s Union will be taking a series of strikes over the eight day period from Saturday 9th August until Saturday 16th August. There will be two periods of strikes on each of the eight days with the first period between 12pm and 2pm, and the second being between 11pm and midnight each day. […]
Shropshire Fire Budget – A Public Appeal
The people of Shropshire are being asked to give their views on major cost cutting plans for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service at a series of public meetings being held across the county in July. The public can question fire chiefs and members of Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority about plans to move Shrewsbury’s fire […]
Fire Safety For Shropshire Children
Children are learning about fire safety with Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service during Child Safety Week. Fire crews from across the county are educating youngsters about the dangers from fire at a series of events. They include playgroup visits to Bridgnorth fire station, Whitchurch firefighters at a supermarket, the brigade’s Outreach education vehicle at a […]
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THE FUTURE FOR FIRE AND RESCUE IN SHROPSHIRE
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 […]
Strike action
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) have announced the following strike action and periods of action short of a strike: Strike action (England and Wales excluding Control members) Commencing 2 May 2014 from noon until 5.00pm Commencing 3 May 2014 from 2.00pm until 2.00am on 4 May Commencing 4 May 2014 from 10.00am until 3.00pm Action […]
Budget Proposals 2014/15 and Later Years
Over the past eighteen months, we have been reviewing our long term strategic planning, and the challenges that we face into the future: • The changing needs of Shropshire’s communities and the risks that they face • Continuing financial pressures due to reductions in government grant, and • The requirements to deal with all foreseeable […]
Friends and Family Campaign
Our Friends and Family Campaign runs from 11 April 2014 through to 27 April 2014. For more details please contact Fire Safety on 01743 260 200.
Shrewsbury and North Shropshire firefighters in awards ceremony
The Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire has praised Shropshire firefighters – including those from fire stations in Shrewsbury and north Shropshire – for “all that you do” for the people of the county. “We are hugely grateful for what you do. You are never thanked enough. It is only in an emergency when people are affected,” […]
Oswestry and Ellesmere firefighters praised in awards ceremony
The Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire has praised Shropshire firefighters – including those from Oswestry and Ellesmere fire stations – for “all that you do” for the people of Shropshire. “We are hugely grateful for what you do. You are never thanked enough. It is only in an emergency when people are affected,” said Algernon Heber-Percy […]