The Service’s Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP) 2021-25, which assesses community risks in Shropshire, has been produced following an extensive twelve-week consultation period last year.

Consultation on the draft CRMP began on 6 July 2020 and ran until 30 September 2020.

The document, entitled Making Shropshire Safer, is required by Government and includes information about the Service’s objectives.

These include:

• making response timings easier more

Firefighters from one of the country’s smallest fire and rescue services have now administered 10,000 vaccinations into the arms of Shropshire residents since mid-February.   

Around 60 Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service staff – both operational and support - have worked with NHS partners to train and be redeployed at three centres across the county with one staff member celebrating his one thousandth jab today.

Bridgnorth On-call Firefighter Ian George said: “I really am more

Firefighters in Shropshire are approaching 4,000 vaccinations delivered to residents since Friday, February 12. 

In just three weeks, around 60 operational and support staff have worked with NHS partners to train and be redeployed at three centres across Shropshire.

At the time of writing, the National Fire Chief’s Council (NFCC) confirmed that ‘more than’ 27,000 vaccinations had been given to the public by FRS staff ‘following a drive to assist’ with the national effort. more

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is using a national campaign to ensure all its employees understand how supportive the organisation is about their mental health.  

Time to Talk Day is a day when people across the UK are encouraged to have a conversation about mental health.  

The theme this year is the ‘power of small’ and about finding a small thing people can do to make a big difference to someone else. 

Chief Fire Officer, Rod Hammerton said: “We will all face more