The Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is the
statutory
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fire and rescue service
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covering
Shropshire
Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to th ...
, including
Telford and Wrekin
Telford and Wrekin is a borough and unitary authority in Shropshire, England. In 1974, a non-metropolitan district of Shropshire was created called The Wrekin. In 1998, the district became a unitary authority and was renamed "Telford and Wrekin", ...
, in the
West Midlands
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Etymology
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region
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of
England
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.
Shropshire's Fire and Rescue Service is provided by 512 full-time and
retained firefighter
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s based at 23
fire station
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s around the county. They currently deploy 46 operational vehicles and a number of specialist appliances.
Organisation and management
Fire Authority
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is governed by elected Council representatives from Shropshire's two unitary councils,
Shropshire Council
Shropshire Council is the local authority of Shropshire (district), Shropshire, in England, comprising the ceremonial county of Shropshire except Telford and Wrekin. It is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority, having the powers ...
and
Telford and Wrekin Council
Telford and Wrekin Council is the local authority of Telford and Wrekin in Shropshire, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. The district of Telford and Wrekin was grant ...
. Together these representatives make up the Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority, chaired by an elected councillor.
Day-to-day operational control of the service is vested in a chief fire officer, Rod Hammerton.
Executive control
Within the organisation the chief fire officer has full responsibility for the service and also manages finance and resources.
The remainder of executive duties fall to the senior management team, consisting of and assistant chief fire officer with responsibility for service delivery and an assistant chief fire officer with responsibility for corporate services.
Performance
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has achieved consistently high marks in external audits carried out by the Audit Commission.
In 2018/2019, every fire and rescue service in
England and Wales
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was subjected to a statutory inspection by
(HIMCFRS). The inspection investigated how well the service performs in each of three areas. On a scale of outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service was rated as follows:
Notable incidents
*24 June 1983 a fire at the
COD Donnington army ordnance depot in Telford took 140 firefighters to bring under control.
See also
*
Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service
The Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) is the statutory fire and rescue service covering Herefordshire and Worcestershire in the West Midlands region of England. The service covers an area of , and a population of around 7 ...
*
West Mercia Police
West Mercia Police (), formerly the West Mercia Constabulary, is the territorial police force responsible for policing the counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire (including Telford and Wrekin) and Worcestershire in England. The force area cover ...
*
West Mercia Search and Rescue
West Mercia Search and Rescue, (formerly: West Midlands Search and Rescue) commonly abbreviated WMSAR, is a voluntary search and rescue organisation which operates in the counties of Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire. The organisation ...
*
West Midlands Ambulance Service
The West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust (WMAS) is responsible for providing NHS ambulance services within the West Midlands region of England. It is one of ten ambulance trusts providing England with emergency medi ...
*
List of British firefighters killed in the line of duty
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References
External links
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Shropshire Fire and Rescue Serviceat
HMICFRS
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Organisations based in Shropshire
Fire and rescue services of England