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17th January, 2024

Meet Paul  

Paul has been in the Fire Service for more than thirty years and is still enjoying his career with Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS). 

In 1991 Paul was working a chef and felt stuck in a rut, in need of a new...

17th January, 2024

Meet Watch Manager Katie, who has been in the fire service for twenty years. 

Katie joined in 2004, leaving behind her role in the ambulance service for a different kind of challenge. She went on to become a firefighter serving in both...

11th January, 2024

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has launched its Wholetime Firefighter recruitment campaign for 2024.

The Service will be opening applications at midday on Monday 22nd January and encourage everyone to consider the fire service...

1st December, 2023

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is issuing a plea to the public to take care on the roads after firefighters attended four fatal collisions in one week.

The Service has attended three fatal crashes since Friday 24th November in Sandford...

17th November, 2023

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) is launching a campaign aimed at raising awareness of carbon monoxide poisoning from Monday 20th November.

Laura Kavanagh-Jones from SFRS’s Prevention team said:

“Carbon Monoxide is a deadly...

9th November, 2023

Neil Evans, General Secretary of the Shrewsbury and District Darts League, chose the Charity as the league’s summer season beneficiary after its work was highlighted by another member of the committee.

Neil said:

“We raise money for...

27th October, 2023

They are the calm voice at the end of the line in times of emergency and the first point of contact for people in crisis. Control Room operators are the frontline of emergency services and International Control Room Week is a chance to champion...

25th October, 2023

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is celebrating Black History Month by signing a charter aimed at combating racism In the public sector.

UNISON’s Anti-Racism Charter commits the Service and its leaders to a range of pledges designed to...

20th October, 2023

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is urging the public to avoid flood water following heavy rainfall today (Friday 20th October).

The MET Office have release a Yellow Weather Warning for continued heavy rain throughout today and the...

11th October, 2023

Two teams from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service took part in the National Breathing Apparatus Challenge (NBAC) on Saturday 7 October at the Fire Service College in Gloucestershire. The NBAC is an annual competition designed to test firefighters...

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