Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service staff member named on The Queen’s New Year’s Honours List
Prevention Manager, Rabinder Dhami, joined SFRS in 1995 and has spent his career working in the Prevention department which oversees the fire safety of vulnerable people in their own homes. The medal, which is a British and Commonwealth award for civil or military service worthy of recognition by the Crown, will be presented to him […]
Fire Service’s Chaplain honoured with the British Empire Medal
The medal is awarded for meritorious civil or military service worthy of recognition by the Crown. He has been highlighted for his services to the people of Shropshire as a result of his career and community work in the region. Keith, who lives in Telford, said: “I’m really quite overwhelmed. I could not have achieved […]
Have a safe and spooktacular Halloween
Halloween can be a scary time – and not just because of ghosts, ghouls and things that go bump in the night. Make sure this Halloween, you and your loved ones don’t end up remembering it for the wrong reasons. Always buy fancy dress and Halloween costumes from legitimate sources Check that all Halloween and […]
Long-serving Fire Service staff celebrated with awards night
Theatre Severn hosted a long service and good conduct awards ceremony last night for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) staff who have achieved 20 or 30 years service. Miniature medals for family members of serving firefighters were also presented by Councillor Eric Carter, Chair of Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority. Area Manager and host […]
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Services’ state-of-the-art Telford Station build underway
Work has begun on major improvements and renovation of Telford Central Fire Station at Stafford Park. The Service submitted its planning application in March 2020 and phase one of the build launched last month. The new station is the main response location for the communities of Telford and is set to include joint facilities for […]
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service introduce CCTV on their fire engines
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service are installing state-of-the-art CCTV systems on their appliances to increase security and provide additional video coverage at emergency incidents. The 6-camera system provides 360 degree coverage of the appliances; 1 is mounted internally (front-road facing on dash) and the other 5 externally. Assistant Chief Fire Officer Simon Hardiman said: “I […]
A taste of firefighting for women
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service are offering women the opportunity to experience what it takes to start an exciting career with them as an on-call firefighter with a taster session being held at Ellesmere Fire Station on Saturday 22 May. Visitors will be shown around fire appliances, equipment such as breathing apparatus and watch a […]
Partners continue to attend Greenway Polymers fire
Fire crews remain on site at the fire at Greenway Polymers site in Ketley, which began on Monday, 26 April. Assistant Chief Fire Officer Dan Quinn said; “We continue to work hard on site to extinguish the fire. Although this is a complex incident, it is under control and we are mitigating the impact of […]
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service launches new four-year action plan
The Service’s Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP) 2021-25, which assesses community risks in Shropshire, has been produced following an extensive twelve-week consultation period last year. Consultation on the draft CRMP began on 6 July 2020 and ran until 30 September 2020. The document, entitled Making Shropshire Safer, is required by Government and includes information about […]
Smallest inland fire service administers 10,000 COVID-19 Vaccinations
Firefighters from one of the country’s smallest fire and rescue services have now administered 10,000 vaccinations into the arms of Shropshire residents since mid-February. Around 60 Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service staff – both operational and support – have worked with NHS partners to train and be redeployed at three centres across the county […]