Look and Refer training is free fire safety in the home awareness training available to everyone, but with a focus on those who visit/support/care for people in the community e.g carers, volunteer groups, partner agency professionals.
This is an interactive session led by one of our Prevention Officers helping to identify any fire risks within the homes you work in or visit.
To book on this session email safeandwell@ more
Look and Refer training is free fire safety in the home awareness training available to everyone, but with a focus on those who visit/support/care for people in the community e.g carers, volunteer groups, partner agency professionals.
This is an interactive session led by one of our Prevention Officers helping to identify any fire risks within the homes you work in or visit.
To book on this session email safeandwell@ more
Our wholetime recruitment applications are opening today (Monday 22 January) and we're hosting drop in sessions for anyone who would like to speak to us face to face for more information.
We're holding sessions across the county and all you need to do is pop in and ask for the Station Manger.
The drop in sessions will be held at:
Oswestry Fire Station 23rd Jan at 10am-12noon
Market Drayton Fire Station 24th Jan at 10am-4pm
Ludlow Fire Station 25th Jan more
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 challenge.
“I looked at the role of a firefighter as a job with high esteem, good pay, security and with a lot of job satisfaction,” he said.
“It also really appealed to me that there was definitely more
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 Wellington and Shrewsbury Fire Stations.
She said: “I always had the desire to work for the fire service. I enjoy working with my local community and wanted to continue.
Helping people has always been important to me and gives more
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 as a career for you.
If you want to get out from behind the desk, the fire service could be for you.
Being a firefighter is an exciting and varied job with no two days the same. The successful candidates will not only attend operational more
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, Much Wenlock, Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth and our thoughts are with the loved ones of those involved at this difficult time. Crews have been called to more than 40 collisions throughout this month (November) sparking a fresh plea from the Service to more
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 gas that you can’t see, smell or taste. Too many people are dying or suffering needlessly from carbon monoxide poisoning. That’s why I am urging every resident in Shropshire to make sure they and their loved ones are protected by more
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 different charities each year and when we heard about The Fire Fighters Charity, we felt it was a really good way to give back to the emergency services.
“Although a big chunk of the money was raised through the entry fee to play more
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 and celebrate these often-unsung heroes.
Throughout 23 – 29 October, emergency services around the country have been highlighting the incredible work that happens in the control room. Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service’s operators are no more
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