Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service

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Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service area
Coverage
Area	Shropshire
Size	3,487 km2
Population	450,700
Operations
Formed
HQ	Shrewsbury
Staff	500 (wholetime & retained)
Stations	23
Chief Fire Officer	Alan Taylor
Website	[1]Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service
Fire Authority	Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority

The Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service covering Shropshire in the West Midlands region of England.

Shropshire's Fire and Rescue Service is provided by 500 wholetime and retained firefighters based at 23 fire stations around the county. They employ 46 operational vehicles and a number of specialist appliances.

[edit] Fire stations

Shropshire has a total of 23 stations:

[edit] Wholetime

• Shrewsbury
• Wellington
• Telford Central

[edit] Retained

• Oswestry
• Clun
• Ellesmere
• Whitchurch
• Prees
• Market Drayton
• Hodnet
• Wem
• Baschurch
• Newport, Shropshire
• Minsterley
• Much Wenlock
• Bishop's Castle
• Church Stretton
• Craven Arms
• Ludlow
• Cleobury Mortimer
• Bridgnorth
• Tweedale, near Madeley
• Albrighton