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Shropshire House Fire Trauma Aid

Volunteers with members of White Watch Shrewsbury and (far left) Chief Fire Officer John Redmond and Red Cross operations director Andrew Strong.

A unique service giving practical and emotional help to people suffering from the trauma of a house fire, flood or other serious emergency has made a “huge difference” to people’s lives since it was launched in Shropshire. The Red Cross fire and emergency support (FES) service has been called to more than 50 incidents helping […]

Come along to Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service’s “Celebrating Diversity event” in Shrewsbury!

Black History Month, Older People’s Day World Mental Health Day, and Shropshire Rainbow Festival are all happening in October. To help us celebrate these events we are inviting you to visit us at Shrewsbury Fire Station.

• Look around the Fire Station

• Find out just how scary a chip pan fire can be

• Take part in a smoke tent demonstration

• Find out why the Fire Service believes diversity is so important

• Share some light refreshments

• Get a good look at our high-tech vehicles

• Find out about community fire safety and why it’s so important

DON’T MISS IT!

To book or for more information, contact: Laura Kavanagh-Jones on 01743 260189

Women’s Firefighting Taster Day

We are holding a taster event to encourage women to look at becoming part-time professional firefighters. To be a retained firefighter you need to live within 5 minutes of your local fire station, be fit and reliable, and be able to attend for duty at any time within your agreed hours. We provide training, support, […]

THE FUTURE FOR FIRE AND RESCUE IN SHROPSHIRE

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    The people of Shropshire are being asked to give their views to help shape the future of a trimmed down Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service hit by £4m in budget cuts. Senior fire officers are giving the public an opportunity to have their say on a major new cost cutting plan in the […]

Fire training is the best

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Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has received a top accolade for its NVQ delivery for both firefighters and non-uniform staff. The county’s Training and Development Centre at Telford Central Fire Station has been praised as “outstanding” after an external audit. The national praise comes as it was revealed that Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is […]