Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service are offering women the opportunity to experience what it takes to start an exciting career with them as an on-call firefighter with a taster session being held at Ellesmere Fire Station on Saturday 22 May.
Visitors will be shown around fire appliances, equipment such as breathing apparatus and watch a demonstration from the Ellesmere crew.
To be eligible to join as an on-call firefighter you must:
Following the re-election of Jon Campion as West Mercia’s Police and Crime Commissioner, the Chair of Shropshire & Wrekin Fire Authority’s Councillor Eric Carter, said; “As a Fire Authority we congratulate Mr Campion on his re-election and hope it means West Mercia Police and Shropshire Fire and Rescue will be able to continue with the excellent collaboration we already enjoy.
“The Services already work closely together sharing premises, sharing vehicle maintenance, working more
Results from air quality tests around the site, have shown that risks to health are ‘low’ and no asbestos has been found.
Telford & Wrekin Council have been monitoring air quality on a daily basis using equipment from the Environment Agency EA and analysis of data by Public Health England (PHE) Midlands.
In addition, a council-appointed contractor, continues to monitor concentrated areas of the smoke plume in line with changing wind directions. This data is also being more
Eid is celebrated to mark the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting, and the preparation of special celebratory meals increases the risk of cooking fires during this time. Nearly 57% of all fires in the home are caused by cooking accidents and there are 20 fat pan fires every day in the UK.
By taking just a few simple precautions you can greatly reduce the risks for yourself and your family.
Recruiting for firefighters at Ellesmere, Hodnet, Market Drayton, Prees, Wem, Whitchurch and other on-call stations across Shropshire.
Booking is essential: E-mail EDI@shropshirefire.gov.uk
On-call firefighters are professional more
Fire crews remain on site at the fire at Greenway Polymers site in Ketley, which began on Monday, 26 April.
Assistant Chief Fire Officer Dan Quinn said; “We continue to work hard on site to extinguish the fire. Although this is a complex incident, it is under control and we are mitigating the impact of the fire on our local communities.
“We are working with partners to dismantle the structure in order to allow our crews full access to the area. There is an expectation that we more
Think Bike Week is aimed at motorcyclists nationally and will highlight key safety messages, including the importance of bike maintenance and the wearing of proper riding kit. Riders will also be encouraged to ‘brush up’ their riding skills at a time when many will be returning more
As the current Covid-19 restrictions ease it is anticipated many people will head to coastal locations and inland water beauty spots. Few people would think they might become a water incident statistic. But the fact is in the UK in 2019 more people died from accidental drowning than cyclists did on the road.
The National Fire Chiefs Council’s (NFCC) Be Water Aware campaign will run from more
Vaisakhi is sometimes called Baisakhi, Vaishakhi, or Vasakhi and takes place each year in April and is celebrated across the world. This year Vaisakhi takes place on Tuesday, April 13.
Vaisakhi is the holiest day in the Sikh calendar. An ancient festival of Punjabis, it marks the Solar New Year and is also a harvest festival marking the more
With the Holy month of Ramadan beginning on Wednesday 14th April 2021 and lasting for thirty days, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service would like to remind people of the importance of staying fire safe during this period.
Observing Ramadan is regarded as one of the five pillars of Islam. During Ramadan Muslims fast during daylight hours and only eat and drink from dusk until dawn. This means that cooking and meal preparation takes place before sunrise and more
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