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Shropshire Fire Service Ready, Willing and Able during COVID-19 pandemic

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) says it is ready, willing and able to maintain fire cover despite changes to operations brought on by the new variant of COVID-19.  Public Health England (PHE) West Midlands issued the Service with the latest directive for what is deemed a “close contact” following new evidence of the new […]

Fire Service calls for caution around county’s rivers and waterways

An off-duty firefighter’s actions meant two canoeists were ‘lucky to escape with their lives’ after capsizing on the River Severn. Firefighter Andrew Reeves from Much Wenlock on-call station and his wife Emily, spotted two shapes in the River Severn while driving over the Buildwas bridge. Firefighter Reeves identified two men in distress being carried by […]

Deputy Chief embarks on retirement

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service’s (SFRS), Deputy Chief Fire Officer, has now retired after a total of 22 years’ service. David Myers has been instrumental in helping transform the organisation into a sustainable service, fit for the future and in championing better working lives for staff. Mr Myers said: “It has been a pleasure working in […]

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Driver thanks on-call crews for rescue from near fatal crash

Young adult, survives near-fatal injuries after accident on *one of the most dangerous roads in the UK. 22-year-old male driver allegedly lost control of vehicle due to mud on the A53 between Loggerheads and Market Drayton The driver faced 14 hours of surgery and walked out of hospital on his 22nd birthday, just 10 days after […]