Wellington Fire Station Open Day is on July 7
Firefighters will be in action to showcase their skills at an open day at Wellington Fire Station on Saturday, July 7. Highlights include a demonstration from firefighters on how they rescue people trapped in a vehicle after a road traffic collision and a static display of the brigade’s animal rescue team. There will also […]
Wellington Appeal for More Firefighters
It’s a job that’s challenging, exciting and means you get to help the local community. That is the job description for a firefighter with Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service which is looking for new recruits in Wellington. “Being a firefighter is not like any other job. It can be unpredictable, exciting and very rewarding […]
Fire Risks to Elderly Living Alone
Older people who live alone in rural areas of Shropshire are most at risk of having a house fire, says Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. The kitchen is the room where most fires break out and smoke alarms are key to alerting householders to the danger. New annual figures reveal that there were 231 fires […]
Retired Shropshire Fire Officer in Queen’s Honours
A former Assistant Chief Fire Officer with Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s 2018 Birthday Honours List, with the award given for humanitarian services in Eastern Europe. Before retiring in 2013, Steve Worrall established a successful staff exchange programme that enabled more than 100 […]
Fire Appliances From Shropshire to Romania
Retired Shropshire firefighters and support staff are in Transylvania in Romania taking three more fully equipped fire engines and several tonnes of humanitarian aid as part of Shropshire charity Operation Sabre. The convoy, crewed by 11 volunteer serving and retired firefighters from local and neighbouring fire services, including two Romanian fire officers, received a […]
Bridgnorth Fund Raising Awards
Bridgnorth Fire Station has received two major accolades for their fund raising efforts. Watch Manager Ashley Brown has been awarded the Telent Charity Shield for his outstanding contribution to the Fire Fighters Charity while the fire station has won the Dave Bishton Charity Shield for raising the most money for the Fire Fighters’ Charity […]
Wellington Fire Station 65th Anniversary Celebrations
Wellington Fire Station celebrated its 65th anniversary after a chance discovery on Ebay uncovered the station’s opening programme of 1953. Retired firefighters, including a 93-year-old veteran, joined the Wellington mayor, members of the Fire Brigade Society and firefighters and officers to mark the event. The Wellington station in Haybridge Road was “the centre” of […]
Ebay Find Sparks Fire Station Anniversary Celebrations
A chance discovery of an old document on ebay has sparked 65th anniversary celebrations for a Shropshire fire station. A member of The Fire Brigade Society had found the original programme for the opening of Wellington Fire Station in 1953 on the internet auction site. “It was too good an opportunity to miss,” said […]
Fire and Police “Work Better Together”
Fire and Police are “working better together” to rescue vulnerable people who threaten to jump from bridges or high buildings in a training initiative launched by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. Firefighters skilled in rope rescues can quickly ensure trained police negotiators are hooked up so that they safely talk to a person in […]
Effects of Grenfell Tragedy in Shropshire
Changes will be made to make buildings safer in Shropshire following the Grenfell tower block tragedy, say senior officers from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service Fire officers are expected to be given more powers to question new developments and planned alterations to buildings when Dame Judith Hackitt reveals the results of her review of […]