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A Burning Ambition for England’s George

Firefighter colleagues Chris Bayliss, (left) from Ludlow, and Matt Barrow, from Baschurch, fire up George Jacks ready for his England rugby match.

  A Shropshire sportsman is all fired up ready to play rugby for his country  – and hoping for a better result than the national side in the Rugby World Cup. For Ludlow firefighter George Jacks (25) has been picked for the second time to play for the England fire service’s national squad. A flanker […]

Dyslexia Is A “Gift,” Says Shropshire Firefighter

On call firefighter Jeremy Chambers (44), a mechanic at Prees Auto, has dyslexia and Meares Irlen syndrome and is now getting filtered glasses to make reading easier.

  Word is spreading about a successful scheme helping to transform the lives of Shropshire employees with dyslexia. Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, with a higher ratio of dyslexic staff than the 10 per cent population average, is one of a few public sector organisations to run a support programme acclaimed for changing the lives […]

Road Safety Demo For Lord Digby Jones

Lord Digby Jones with left to right Shropshire Chief Fire Officer John Redmond and TTC Group Road Safety Director Alan Prosser with firefighters after a car extrication demo as part of the business driver road safety campaign.

  Lord Digby Jones keenly watched Shropshire firefighters as they professionally freed a driver “trapped” in the wreckage of a car in a road safety demonstration in the county. He later sat inside the car, which had its roof removed, for photos to help publicise the campaign to raise awareness about road safety for business […]

On Call Firefighter Campaign

Fitzroy Lindsay in fire kit

  The first “taster” day of 2015 to encourage more people from a wide range of cultural backgrounds to join the fire service as on call firefighters has been held in Shropshire. An Army veteran, ex-student, office worker and engineer turned up at Wellington Fire Station in Telford at the weekend to talk to firefighters, tour […]

Rock Star Boosts Shropshire Firefighters’ Charity

A good turnout at Wellington Fire Station open day

Rock star Brian Ferry helped raise more than £200 for the Firefighters’ Charity at Wellington Fire Station’s open day. His champagne gift to firefighters who helped save the life of son Merlin in a car crash in Shropshire last year was raffled at the event. Raffle ticket sales were high during Saturday’s open day which saw […]

Wellington Fire Station Open Day

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service's animal rescue team pictured here in training with Bullseye, a dummy horse.

  Firefighters will be in action to showcase their skills at an open day at Wellington Fire Station on Saturday, September 5. Highlights include a demonstration from the brigade’s animal rescue team which featured on BBC Breakfast TV earlier this year. There will also be an eye catching display of the ferocity of a chip […]

Reporting Hate Crime

Reporting Hate Crime

A hate crime is an offence committed against a person or property motivated by the perpetrator’s hostility and prejudice towards people because they are seen as being different. You can report hate crime or hate incidents either by directly contacting the police or through other partner organisations and agencies, including Shropshire Fire and Rescue Services. You can […]

A Novel Fire Safety Campaign

Girl stretches to reach cooker hob

A novel fire safety campaign will be launched by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service in August as it links up with the county’s mobile library. Their fire prevention team will hop aboard the library van in August as it travels through scores of rural villages to deliver not just library books but also vital fire […]

“Destroyed” New Car Aids Shropshire Firefighters

Chief Fire Officer John Redmond thanks TCATs John Hampson (centre) and Jim Hillman.

  A brand new car has been “destroyed” – but it’s all in a good cause to train the emergency services in Shropshire. College students helped to strip down and rebuild the former demonstration car in their car maintenance classes. The main pillars of the £30,000 black Chevrolet Captiva were completely sawn through so that […]

Shropshire Firefighters in Menin Gate Tribute

Bugler plays 30,000th Last Post tribute at Wellington Fire Station

  Shropshire firefighters joined colleagues from around the world to commemorate the 30,000th sounding of the Last Post at Belgium’s Menin Gate in honour of the missing war dead in WW1. Firefighters at Wellington and Shrewsbury fire stations stood to attention as two county buglers played the Last Post at 7pm – the same time […]