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3rd May, 2022

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has been engaging with the Muslim community and teaching fire safety through a creative design competition for local young people. 

Our Prevention Team visited mosques in Wellington and Craven Arms where...

26th April, 2022

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is supporting the National Fire Chief Council’s Be Water Aware campaign which runs this week until Sunday 1 May.

The campaign is warning people of the risk of accidentally drowning when in and around...

21st April, 2022

Local home care provider, Home Instead Telford, Newport and Market Drayton has formed a potentially life-saving partnership with Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service to increase understanding of fire safety within the elderly population.

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7th April, 2022

 

 

From helping those involved in collisions, to assisting with flood relief and school visits, the life of on-call firefighter is varied, rewarding and challenging. Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has launched a recruitment...

6th April, 2022

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is urging the public to be water aware following an increase in the number of incidents involving rivers in the county and one tragic death.

In the last week the Service has recovered three people from...

11th March, 2022

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is currently in attendance at a significant barn fire in Bridgnorth.

The Service was called at 11.55am today (Friday 11 march) to Kingsnordley and crews from Bridgnorth, Telford, Tweedale, Craven Arms,...

8th March, 2022

Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority and Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service would like to express their solidarity, compassion and deepest condolences with the people of Ukraine in their time of need. 

We recognise the terrible pressure...

7th March, 2022

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has been nominated for a ‘Most Inclusive Employer’ Award.

The nomination forms part of the Celebrating Neurodiversity Awards which is run by Genius Within. The winners will be announced at the awards...

24th February, 2022

Shropshire and Wrekin Fire and Rescue Authority have now approved the proposal of a 1.99 per cent increase in precepts to go Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. This equates to a £2 per annum increase for Band D homes.

The Authority met at...

17th February, 2022

Shropshire and Wrekin Fire and Rescue Authority met yesterday (Wednesday 17 February) and discussed the proposed 1.99 per cent a year increase in Council Tax Precepts to go to Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.

The suggested precept would...

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