Two dogs passed away following a serious house fire in Brakenfield, Telford yesterday (Thursday 30 June).
The alarm was raised at around 5.40pm by a neighbour who had seen smoke coming from the property. Appliances from Telford and Wellington attended and firefighters used breathing apparatus and hose reel jets to tackle the fire.
Despite the best efforts of the crews two dogs, a Collie and a Jack Russell, passed away as a result of the fire.
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Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service’s manager at Whitchurch, Simon Griffiths, has been announced as a recipient of the British Empire Medal (BEM) on the Queen’s birthday Honours List for 2022. The medal is awarded for services to Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
He has been recognised for his services to the people of his hometown Whitchurch and Shropshire as a result of his career as an on-call firefighter spanning over 44 years.
Simon, who lives in Whitchurch, said:
moreA White Paper ‘Reforming our Fire and Rescue Services’ was presented in Parliament yesterday (Wednesday 18 May) setting out the Government’s plans to reform the Fire Service under the themes of people, professionalism and governance.
The paper identifies key areas of improvement including developing the people within the fire service to improve their skills and allow them to thrive in the workplace, modernise the service to create higher levels of professionalism and strengthening more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is pledging its commitment to promoting positive mental health and wellbeing to both the communities we serve and the staff within our organisation.
Today (Monday 9 May) marks the launch of Mental Health Awareness Week and the Service will be highlighting the support available to those suffering with mental issues as well sharing advice on maintaining wellbeing.
The Service is solidifying its commitment to this cause by:
Taking part in more
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 they launched the poster competition and asked the children to create fire safety posters to be in with a chance of winning a prize.
The children designed some amazing artwork and these were used to create cards to wish them Happy Ramadan. more
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 water. In 2020 there were 254 deaths nationally and nearly 50 percent of people who accidentally drowned had no intention of entering the water. Many others underestimate the risk of jumping into cold water. In both instances the effects of cold water more
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.
Home Instead, which cares for older people in the comfort of their own homes, helping them live independently for longer, have formed this partnership to enhance the lives of their clients – keeping them safe and well, protected from the dangers of fire more
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 more
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 the water in Shrewsbury on separate occasions. One man sadly died and another remains in hospital in a critical condition.
Our thoughts are with their family and friends during this difficult time.
The Service is issuing a fresh plea for more
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, Prees, Wellington, Shrewsbury and Albrighton have been tackling the flames with hose reel jets and main jets while also using the aerial ladder platform.
We also have over the border assistance from Stourbridge, Wombourne and Wyre Forest crews more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service
Service Headquarters
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Shropshire
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Tel: 01743 260 200
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