Firefighters were praised for their dedicated service to Shropshire at an awards ceremony held at Shrewsbury Fire HQ including a special award to recognise 40 years service made to Whitchurch Station Manager Mike Beach.
Mike, of Pearl Yard, joined the fire service as a 17-year-old after spending his childhood cycling after fire engines "to find out where the fire was."
He was praised for forging links with the community, motivating staff and pushing forward fire safety more
Hodnet RDS supported by Retained Support Officers recently held a recruit morning on Saturday 21st March at Hodnet Fire Station. The session ran from 10.30am till 1pm and gave potential new recruits an opportunity to take part in various practical sessions such as the equipment carry and ladder climb. They also viewed the recruitment information DVD and Hodnet staff were at hand to discuss the role of a retained firefighter.
The event proved to be a great success with twelve more
A "watchdog" committee set up under Government regulations to hear public complaints about members of the Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority has not received a single complaint since the introduction of a new system for dealing locally with complaints, it has been revealed.
Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority's Standards Committee, which meets three times a year and is made up of four independent members of the community and four members of the Fire Authority, plans to push ahead more
Prees firefighters have raised £800 for four charities who they have worked with during fire and rescue emergencies.
More than 100 friends and family attended a bingo evening at Prees Cricket Club to raise the cash. It has just been handed over to representatives of the Shropshire Air Ambulance, the Firefighters Charity, WRVS and RNLI at a presentation ceremony held at Prees Fire Station and attended by Chief Fire Officer Alan Taylor.
The event was organised by Alan Smith, a more
Hodnet Fire Station is preparing to hold their first recruitment morning of 2009 on Saturday 21st March 2009 from 10am – 1pm, at the fire station in Station Road Hodnet. Anyone interested in joining, or just wanting to know more about the retained service are encouraged to attend.
Men and women are needed to support their community by taking on the role of a firefighter working the retained duty system. The retained duty system firefighter is a rewarding part-time job that serves more
Employers and local Councillors turned out today to launch the start of the Much Wenlock Fire Station recruitment campaign. Local Councillors and employers joined together along with Firefighters from the station to discuss the importance of finding new people willing, to take up the vital role of a Retained Duty System Firefighter in their community.
"The Fire and Rescue Service in Much Wenlock is a vital part of our community. They are relied upon to respond to many different types more
I am delighted to announce that Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, has joined Stonewall's Diversity Champions programme for employers.
Diversity Champions is Britain's good practice forum for Sexual Orientation issues in the workplace. We will be working with Stonewall Britain's leading gay equality organisation, and other members of the programme, to improve our working environment for our lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) staff and to have a workplace culture which allows our more
A partnership has been launched with Keep Shropshire Warm (KSW). Shropshire fire and Rescue Service is piloting this initiative at seven retained stations. These include Bridgnorth, Cleobury Mortimer, Ellesmere, Market Drayton, Minsterly, Ludlow, and Oswestry. These areas have been selected using information from KSW and CFS statistics. Keep Shropshire Warm advisors will in turn promote Home Fire Safety Survey's.
Keep Shropshire Warm offer home energy advice and free or reduced more
A recruitment morning was held on Saturday 28th February at Albrighton Fire Station. Those interested in applying to become a retained duty system firefighter or those who just wanted to know more were invited to come to the fire station in Newport road, to have a look around, speak to firefighters and get advice on the recruitment process.
"There was a good level of interest shown by those attending, but we still need more people" said Watch Manager Brian Dawson, officer in charge of more
Albrighton Fire Station is preparing to hold their first recruitment morning of 2009 on Saturday 28th February from 10am – 1pm, at the fire station in Newport Road. Anyone interested in joining, or just wanting to know more about the retained service are encouraged to attend.
Men and women are needed to support their community by taking on the role of a firefighter working the retained duty system. The retained duty system firefighter is a rewarding part-time job that serves your more
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