Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service attended a tragic collision on Saturday 12 February where a woman sadly died and three other people, including a child, suffered serious injuries.
We were called at around 6.20pm to Wellington Road and crews from Newport, Wellington and Telford attended alongside the tactical command officers and our colleagues from West Midlands Ambulance Service and the police.
Our firefighters worked tirelessly to free two people who were trapped in the more
The RNLI and Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service have delivered the first in a series of training sessions aimed at helping prevent people drowning on the river around Shrewsbury town centre. Shrewsbury Street Pastors were the first to benefit from specialist training to help cut down on the number of incidents of people getting into trouble by falling into the water of the River Severn.
RNLI community safety experts and Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service began the first training more
Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority is proposing an increase of 1.99 per cent to the portion of council tax which goes to Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. This equates to just over £2 per year, or 4p per week and we want to hear what you think about the proposal during our consultation period, which will run until Monday 14 February.
The Authority is nationally recognised for delivering a top performing fire and rescue service, which constantly reviews how its services are more
To mark Register My Appliance Week (from 17 to 21 January) Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) is urging the public to register their many treasured appliances that, unlike our cars, are still off the radar if a free safety repair is ever needed.
Prevention Officer, Alison Teece, says:
“As we all aim to keep our appliances running efficiently for many years, maintenance and registration of more
Prevention Manager, Rabinder Dhami, joined SFRS in 1995 and has spent his career working in the Prevention department which oversees the fire safety of vulnerable people in their own homes.
The medal, which is a British and Commonwealth award for civil or military service worthy of recognition by the Crown, will be presented to him by Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant for Shropshire, Anna Turner later in the year.
Upon hearing the news of his award, Rabinder, from Telford, said: more
The medal is awarded for meritorious civil or military service worthy of recognition by the Crown.
He has been highlighted for his services to the people of Shropshire as a result of his career and community work in the region.
Keith, who lives in Telford, said:
“I’m really quite overwhelmed. I could not have achieved this without the unwavering support of family, friends and the many people who have been involved in my life and work for so many years.
more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service attended a serious fire at a commercial building in Newport yesterday (Wednesday 15 December).
The Service was called to Tan Bank at 11pm and crews from Newport, Wellington and Telford attended. Six firefighters entered the property wearing breathing apparatus and used hose reel jets and main jets to tackle the blaze. It was essential the blaze was tackled quickly, as it was spreading throughout the property at speed and causing serious damage. more
A woman and a child were rescued from a serious house fire in Oswestry in the early hours of this morning (Thursday 16 December).
The Service received the call at 11.58pm and attending crews from Oswestry found the house well alight. A three-year-old girl was rescued from the window of the first floor of the property by firefighters. Crew members entered the building wearing breathing apparatus in order to evacuate the mother and extinguish the fire. They were both treated for smoke more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is launching its new Christmas campaign reminding the public to stay safe during the festive period. In the run up to Christmas a series of videos will feature on the Service’s social media channels more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has spent the morning tackling a large fire in Telford.
Fire control received reports of a property fire at 1am Wednesday 1 December at Halesfield Industrial Estate and 12 appliances from around the county were deployed, including the Service’s Command Support Unit (CSU), Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP) and support pumps.
Local roads around the area were closed due to smoke emitting from the fire while firefighters worked to bring the blaze under more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service
Service Headquarters
St Michael's Street
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY1 2HJ
Tel: 01743 260 200
Email: enquiries@shropshirefire.gov.uk
Staff Web Mail
