Recruiting for Retained Firefighters in Burton!

Burton and tutbury Fire Stations are recruiting retained firefighters!

Retained Firefighters provide emergency response cover from either their home or work base, which needs to be within five minutes of their local station.

As well as responding to emergencies, retained firefighters also get involved in Community Fire Safety initiatives in their local area; including home fire risk checks and school visits. After their initial training course, firefighters attend weekly drill nights to ensure they maintain their skills, in addition to which there are many more opportunities for training throughout the year.

Ian Pullen has been a retained firefighter at the station for six years and he is now a Crew Manager. He is also employed as a Prison Officer and so he fits in his retained duties around his shifts at the prison.

Ian Pullen says, “It’s a stark contrast to any jobs I’ve had before. You never know from one day to the next what type of incidents you may be called to, so there is always an element of the unknown. I enjoy getting out and about in the community – helping people and giving them advice on fire safety issues is very rewarding.”

Rich Critchlow has been with the Service for 12 years. Rich says, “The job is challenging, rewarding and exciting. The work varies so much we are sent to a whole range of incidents - fires, car crashes, animal rescues or even to children who’ve got their fingers stuck in something!”

Mark Wilson, Assistant Area Commander for East Staffordshire says “Retained firefighters are vital to the community and we urge people to come forward. Even if you’ve never considered being a firefighter before, we’d like to hear from you. Retained firefighters do the same role as their full time equivalents and receive the same amount of training.”

“So if you’re interested come and have an informal chat to us at our recruitment evening on 28th January at Burton Fire Station.”

Please confirm your attendance at the recruitment evening, to be held from 7pm – 9pm by calling 01785 898502. If you’re still interested but cannot attend the evening contact Assistant Area Commander, Mark Wilson on 01785 898597 to obtain further information. More information is also available at: www.staffordshirefire.gov.uk.

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