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A Film About Dyslexia

Shropshire firefighter Luke Veal gained confidence to study again

  Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has made a film about dyslexia to raise awareness and encourage staff to get assessed if they think they may have it. With a higher ratio of employees with dyslexia, the county’s fire and rescue service is one of only a few public sector organisations to run a special […]

Shropshire Wants More Women Firefighters’

Women at a firefighter taster day in Shropshire

  More women are wanted to train as on call firefighters by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service which is holding another “taster day” just for women on March 18. Women who live within five minutes of one of Shropshire’s 23 fire stations are invited to attend the session at Bridgnorth Fire Station from 9.30am to […]

Firefighters’ in Charity Car Wash

Shropshire firefighters hold a charity car wash each year for the Fire Fighters' Charity

  Shropshire firefighters armed with buckets and sponges are taking part in the national Fire Fighters charity car wash at fire stations across the county every Saturday in March. They are hoping to raise hundreds of pounds for the charity which gives respite, recuperation and rehabilitation to sick or injured firefighters and their families. Instead […]

Key Training for Shropshire Firefighters

Area Manager John Harrison presents a plaque to Sales Director Paul Lindsay to mark their contribution to Shropshire firefighter training with Green Watch. L to r: firefighters Beverley Morris, Crew Manager Ian Pugh, Joe Thompson, Lee Guinea, Adam Tempest and Mitch Thorne.

  A Shropshire company has made a “key” contribution to training county firefighters in how to enter buildings quickly in an emergency. Building products manufacturer Epwin Group, a UK leader in innovative door and window design, gave hundreds of door locks to Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service to train firefighters. Fire officers had been searching […]

Fire Safety From Shropshire…To Denmark

Shropshire’s Chief Fire Officer Rod Hammerton (centre) presents a plaque to Danish intern Andreas Sorgensen with Warwickshire Watch Commander Paul Whittaker and Station Commander John Wilson (both left) and Staffordshire’s Learning and Development team Tim Wareham, Jack Burton and Tom Griffiths.

  Successful UK fire prevention methods will feature at a conference in Denmark in March after a visit organised by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service from a 22-year-old student. Andreas Sorgensen has just returned home after a ten week internship studying firefighting techniques in Shropshire, Staffordshire and Warwickshire fire and rescue services with a visit […]

Dyslexia Award Nomination

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has been nominated for an award for its trailblazing work with employees with dyslexia

  Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has been nominated for an award for its trailblazing work with employees with dyslexia. The county fire service has been shortlisted for the Best Supportive Employer in the 2016 Dyslexia Awards – the first ceremony of its kind organised by a county dyslexic trainer to raise awareness about dyslexia. […]