Shropshire fire control could switch towns as part of £12m plan
Fire control staff could be relocated from Shrewsbury to Telford, under plans to renovate the borough's main fire station.
£12 million proposals to transform Telford Central Fire Station are in the pipeline and could see it also provide training services for West Mercia Police.
But discussing the plans, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service revealed the station could also become the home of the control centre, which handles emergency calls to the fire service.
Currently, the workers are based out of the Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service headquarters at Shrewsbury Fire Station, which itself underwent a total renovation in a multi-million pound project about five years ago.
Control centre workers could now be based in a new office along with Telford's operations department, working together to better prepare for call-outs.
Deputy chief fire officer, Andy Johnson, said it would help them to better understand what happens on the scene after a call out is made and allow for better planning on how operations work.
