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

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

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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

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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 […]