Newport needs you
Newport needs new firefighters ready to turn out to answer emergency callouts in and around the town. Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is looking for men and women to join the team of skilled firefighters at Newport Fire Station who answer about 150 calls each year to deal with house fires, road crashes, and a […]
County MPs in call for fair funding for Shropshire
Shropshire MPs are demanding fairer funding for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. North Shropshire MP Owen Paterson, who is also the Northern Ireland Secretary, is in talks with fellow Government Ministers about Shropshire’s “unfair deal” compared to other brigades. Shropshire’s population spread over a rural 1,235 square miles means it gets less funding to run […]
Oswestry arson suspect arrested
West Mercia Police have reported that a 32-year-old Oswestry man has been arrested in connection with three arson attacks in the town that took place between 28 February and 6 March. The man is in custody being interviewed about arson attacks on a derelict house in Middleton Road, the Zion Fitness Centre in Coney Green […]
Lose some sleep but save a life this weekend: When you change your clock, test your smoke alarm
The Fire Kills campaign is urging people to make a potentially life-saving move when they change their clocks on Sunday 25 March – by taking a moment to test their smoke alarm too. Love it or loathe it, the twice-yearly clock change is a routine part of everyone’s lives. Losing that extra hour’s sleep on […]
Fair funding for Shropshire
Shropshire must get fair funding from the Government to run its fire and rescue service, says Shropshire & Wrekin Fire Authority. A campaign to lobby Ministers gained momentum as it was revealed that a small increase in Government grant could freeze the portion of council tax paid to fund Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. Councillor […]
Catherton Common fires
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service are asking everyone to take extra care in the area of Catherton Common, Clee Hill after several fires were reported in the area in the last 3 days. At 11.42am on Friday 9th March crews from Cleobury Mortimer, Ludlow, Church Stretton, Kidderminster and Bewdley were called to 500m2 of gorse […]
Partnership urges motorists to ‘Belt up’
Some motorists can probably remember those memorable adverts; ‘clunk-click with every trip’ in the 1970’s encouraging people to wear their seatbelts. It has been the law for drivers and front seat passengers to wear their seat belts since 1983, with rear passenger under 14 being required to wear them by law since 1989 and adult […]
Government funds £1.8 million for new Fire Control for Shropshire
The Government has agreed to fully fund the £1.8 million needed to run a new “state of the art” control centre which has improved the speed of firefighter call outs in Shropshire, it was revealed today. A jubilant Chief Fire Officer Paul Raymond today welcomed the funding boost. “I am delighted that we have been […]
Police investigate Oswestry arson
Police today appealed for witnesses following an arson attack on an Oswestry fitness club. A lighted newspaper was pushed through the letterbox of Zion Fitness in Coney Green between 8.30pm and 10.10pm Wednesday 29th February 2012. It was discovered when an alarm sounded in the premises and Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service attended. A West […]
Local partnership enables valuable training opportunities
Development Firefighters from all parts of Shropshire recently received valuable practical training at a Bridgnorth factory as part of an ongoing partnership between Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service and Bridgnorth Aluminium. During the training and development day held at the Bridgnorth firms Stourbridge Road site the firefighters fought a flammable liquid fire using low expansion […]