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Arson: Don’t accept it, report it

Wheelie bin affected by arson

This year Arson Awareness Week, begins Monday 20th March Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, together with the Arson Prevention Forum, are calling on everyone to play their part in tackling fire-crime.  “Arson accounts for almost half of all fires attended by the fire and rescue services and can have devastating effects in terms of its […]

Shropshire Firefighter in UK Rugby Call Up

Ludlow firefighter George Jacks (pictured right of rugby scrum) gets ready to win the ball back for the UK Lions fire service team

  With rugby hitting the headlines with thrilling matches in the Six Nations, the sport has also gained accolades in Shropshire with a county firefighter being picked for the national fire service squad. While England thumped Scotland to seal the Six Nations title, George Jacks, an on-call firefighter based at Ludlow Fire Station, helped his […]

A Film About Dyslexia

Shropshire firefighter Luke Veal gained confidence to study again

  Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has made a film about dyslexia to raise awareness and encourage staff to get assessed if they think they may have it. With a higher ratio of employees with dyslexia, the county’s fire and rescue service is one of only a few public sector organisations to run a special […]

Shropshire Wants More Women Firefighters’

Women at a firefighter taster day in Shropshire

  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 March 18. Women who live within five minutes of one of Shropshire’s 23 fire stations are invited to attend the session at Bridgnorth Fire Station from 9.30am to […]

Firefighters’ in Charity Car Wash

Shropshire firefighters hold a charity car wash each year for the Fire Fighters' Charity

  Shropshire firefighters armed with buckets and sponges are taking part in the national Fire Fighters charity car wash at fire stations across the county every Saturday in March. They are hoping to raise hundreds of pounds for the charity which gives respite, recuperation and rehabilitation to sick or injured firefighters and their families. Instead […]

Fire Safety From Shropshire…To Denmark

Shropshire’s Chief Fire Officer Rod Hammerton (centre) presents a plaque to Danish intern Andreas Sorgensen with Warwickshire Watch Commander Paul Whittaker and Station Commander John Wilson (both left) and Staffordshire’s Learning and Development team Tim Wareham, Jack Burton and Tom Griffiths.

  Successful UK fire prevention methods will feature at a conference in Denmark in March after a visit organised by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service from a 22-year-old student. Andreas Sorgensen has just returned home after a ten week internship studying firefighting techniques in Shropshire, Staffordshire and Warwickshire fire and rescue services with a visit […]

A Taste Of Firefighting – For Women

A firefighter taster day for women in Albrighton

Women interested in a career as on call firefighters’ attended a successful taster session at Albrighton Fire Station. One sent in an application form immediately after the event attended by six women from across the county. During the session they toured the fire station, checked out the equipment aboard fire appliances, tried on fire kit […]

Smoke Alarms Save Pensioner’s Life

Smoke alarms saved the life of this 88-year-old Shropshire man

  Smoke alarms saved the life of a sleeping 88-year-old Shropshire pensioner whose home had caught fire. Keith Wilkins was snoozing in an armchair in the living room of his bungalow in Alveley, near Bridgnorth, when flames started to spread from the kitchen cooker filling the home with choking black smoke. But three smoke alarms, […]

Shropshire Firefighters Help Make It A Good Dog’s Life for Ralph

Ralph the Boxer dog with White Watch at Wellington Fire Station. Pictured with firefighters Stuart Page, Jenni Cranage and Tim Whitehouse.

  Shropshire firefighters helped tick off one more “bucket list” wish for the owners of a Boxer dog with just a few weeks left to live. Firefighters made a huge fuss of Ralph and the four-year-old pet’s owners Stephanie Malia and her parents Julie and Ed Malia, landlords of The Wickets Pub in Wellington.They had […]

A Burning Ambition for England’s George

Ludlow firefighter George Jacks has been picked to play for the fire service’s national rugby team for a third time.

    A Shropshire sportsman is all fired up ready to play rugby for England and hoping his team will return home with a win against Wales later this month after two previous defeats. Ludlow firefighter George Jacks (26) has been picked for the third consecutive year to play for the England fire service’s national […]