Mental Health Support for Fire Service staff
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is using a national campaign to ensure all its employees understand how supportive the organisation is about their mental health. Time to Talk Day is a day when people across the UK are encouraged to have a conversation about mental health. The theme this year is the ‘power of small’ and about finding a small thing people can do to make […]
Shropshire Fire Service Ready, Willing and Able during COVID-19 pandemic
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) says it is ready, willing and able to maintain fire cover despite changes to operations brought on by the new variant of COVID-19. Public Health England (PHE) West Midlands issued the Service with the latest directive for what is deemed a “close contact” following new evidence of the new […]
Fire Service calls for caution around county’s rivers and waterways
An off-duty firefighter’s actions meant two canoeists were ‘lucky to escape with their lives’ after capsizing on the River Severn. Firefighter Andrew Reeves from Much Wenlock on-call station and his wife Emily, spotted two shapes in the River Severn while driving over the Buildwas bridge. Firefighter Reeves identified two men in distress being carried by […]
Deputy Chief embarks on retirement
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service’s (SFRS), Deputy Chief Fire Officer, has now retired after a total of 22 years’ service. David Myers has been instrumental in helping transform the organisation into a sustainable service, fit for the future and in championing better working lives for staff. Mr Myers said: “It has been a pleasure working in […]
Driver thanks on-call crews for rescue from near fatal crash
Young adult, survives near-fatal injuries after accident on *one of the most dangerous roads in the UK. 22-year-old male driver allegedly lost control of vehicle due to mud on the A53 between Loggerheads and Market Drayton The driver faced 14 hours of surgery and walked out of hospital on his 22nd birthday, just 10 days after […]
‘Supportive Employee’ title for Service at Dyslexia Awards
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has scooped another award after a thorough evaluation at the 2020 Dyslexia Awards, held virtually on Friday, 27 November. The Service won the the ‘Supportive Employer’ title for the second time – previously awarded in 2017 – with judge and Founder Elizabeth Wilkinson saying: “It is most definitely an exceptionally […]
Fire Service hosts Facebook live vehicle rescue
To highlight the dangers of winter driving, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is hosting a live Facebook casualty rescue known as an ‘extrication’. Almost a third of all collisions in Shropshire (in 2019) ended in death or serious injury Long-term emotional impact of RTCs can devastate families Facebook audience invited to submit questions live to […]
Open to All – Taster Sessions
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has overcome challenging COVID-19 regulations and announced the latest round of dates for its firefighter taster sessions next month. Rigorous safety measures have been put in place allowing the sessions to continue despite a change in restrictions and will now happen on Wednesday, 7 and Wednesday, 14 October. The taster […]
Large-scale blaze at landfill site
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has been tackling a large-scale fire at a landfill site in Telford since around 5am this morning. The call was received at 4.44am (Thursday, 17 September) for an incident at the Granville Recycling Plant, Grange Lane, Redhill and covers an area of approximately 300m2 across steep-sided terrain. Six appliances have […]
Thousands saved through new promotion process
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has taken advantage of technological advancements and revolutionised its promotion process, saving £34,000. Supported by VCA Ltd – an emergency services recruitment specialist – SFRS is one of only a handful of services across the UK to move its career progression gateway (CPG) process online and implement the […]