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
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is pleased to announce that the former SFRS Chief Fire Officer Rod Hammerton has received a King’s Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service.
Mr Hammerton has been recognised on the King’s Birthday Honours List following his 30 year service to the community. He retired from his position as CFO in January this year.
He said: "I am both delighted and humbled to receive this award. My time in the Fire Service was always a labour of more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) is looking for on-call firefighters to join the fire family.
The Find Your Reason campaign is inspired by the amazing people who currently serve their local communities as on-call firefighters alongside their usual employment or family commitments.
The Service has on-call firefighters providing fire cover at 22 stations and 20 of these are staffed solely by them. SFRS attends some 4,000 emergencies every year, from collisions to house more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is urging parents to make sure their children know how to stay safe and enjoy the water this summer.
Whether heading abroad this summer or opting for a staycation, the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK), fears that families will head to beaches and inland water locations this summer, without considering the potential dangers, putting themselves and others at risk. Those of us who will be venturing abroad for their summer holiday, may find more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is urging the public to take extra care when using BBQs as the weather gets hotter.
We are seeing temperatures rise and expect many of you will be getting out your BBQs or buying disposable ones. We’ve got some top tips to keep you, your loved ones and the environment safe.
Area Manager Marc Millward, Head of Service Delivery, said: “We generally see an increase in the fire outdoors in the warmer months of the year. Many of these more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is teaming up Community Resource to launch a new volunteer programme.
The scheme has been developed to help strengthen the Service’s community safety activities while targeting the most vulnerable and hard to reach people within the county.
We have been consulting with Community Resource, a registered charity, and have created three volunteer areas:
Shropshire FRS Community Safe and Well Volunteer
Shropshire FRS Community Risk more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) and Harper Adams University have reached an agreement that will see the Service’s 4x4 driver training take place on the University’s facility. This will provide SFRS staff with a safe environment to maintain their essential driving skills.
Station Manager James Bainbridge said,
“The location we used previously for the training was no longer accessible, so we really jumped at the chance to work with another local organisation more
The ‘Bright Light Award’ category recognises individuals who have led the way in their role in the fire service, acting as a shining example to others. This is through recruitment, retention or progression of women or enabling women to develop through access to opportunities and resources.
Janette, who joined SFRS in March 2021, was nominated in the national awards for her remarkable contributions to the Fire Service. She is also a National Fire Chiefs Council Lead for HMICFRS/ more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is one of 7 services in the UK to commit to the National Direct Entry Scheme (DES) which launches today (3 April)
The first cohort of direct entrants will work as a pilot to evidence the effectiveness of this first national accredited fire sector programme. Although DES is not new to the sector, this is the first centrally coordinated assured programme to bring direct entrants in with a view to develop into Station Manager and Area Manager level. more
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