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A Shropshire firefighter is taking part in a second attempt to beat the world record for playing the longest ever game of rugby after the Guiness Book of Records called foul and ruled out the first marathon effort. Officials disallowed a record breaking match when six hours of film footage vanished despite the team playing […]

More than £2,000 Raised for Charity

Tired but victorious after the marathon cycle ride at Devon’s Combe Martin Fire Station with local cyclists.

A senior Shropshire fire officer and three Staffordshire firefighters battled sun, snow and torrential rain to cycle 240 miles over three days to raise more than £2,000 for the Fire Fighters Charity and Macmillan Cancer Support. Group Manager Neil Griffiths, who works at Shrewsbury fire HQ, cycled from Uttoxeter to Combe Martin in Devon with […]

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 […]

On their Bikes For Charity

Group Manager Neil Griffiths

A senior Shropshire fire officer is joining three Staffordshire firefighters to cycle 240 miles to raise money for the Fire Fighters Charity and Macmillan Cancer Support. Group Manager Neil Griffiths will cycle from Uttoxeter to Combe Martin in Devon setting off at 6.30am on Monday, March 26. He will be joined by Watch Managers Mitch […]

Easter Fire Safety Campaign

Test it Tuesday is a national fire safety campaign for people to get into the habit of a weekly check that their smoke alarm works.

  Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has launched an Easter fire safety campaign for friends, family and neighbours to spread the word about the importance of having smoke alarms in the home – and to ensure they work. A series of awareness events are being held at libraries across the county featuring a colouring competition […]

Fire Safety Seminars for Business

Business owners and senior managers attend a business fire safety seminar run by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service

  Shropshire company bosses are being urged to attend an education seminar at Telford or Shrewsbury fire stations to learn more about their legal responsibilities for fire safety at their commercial premises. The Business Education Seminars run by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service also give an insight to business owners about what they need to […]

Sprinklers Save Lives

See film of how an electrical fire is swiftly put out by a sprinkler https://youtu.be/TNEXZVKl5Vs The 20 minute film shows the moment the sprinkler is activated after flames “drip” from a faulty overhead wire onto the floor of a small office and storeroom. The fire spreads after about 12 minutes.

  Sprinklers save lives and businesses – that is the message from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service in a campaign during national Sprinkler Awareness Week which starts today. A senior fire officer said he wanted to “dispel the myth” that water from sprinkler systems caused more damage than fire. “That is absolutely and completely untrue. […]

Baptism of Fire for New Firefighter Alice

Alice Stanley with Watch Manager Ashley Brown and firefighter Joe Smallman

A newly qualified Bridgnorth firefighter saved a woman’s life in a house fire on her first ever 999 call, just eight days after finishing her training. Alice Stanley (42), who only joined Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service as an on call firefighter in November, had just completed a breathing apparatus (BA)course when she was deployed into the smoke filled house in Eardington, […]

“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 […]

Budget Consultation 2018/19

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How do we pay for your service? We receive around 27% of our budget from government grant and business rates, with the balance coming from council tax. Government grant has been decreasing since 2011/12, and we have reduced our budget to deal with this fall in income. Increases have been made to our council tax […]