Northumberland News Spring 2018

IMPROVING YOUR SKILLS
Be someone special
Become a retained firefighter
Northumberland
Fire and Rescue
Service is recruiting
retained firefighters
right across the
county. Could you
be one of them?
WHAT DOES IT INVOLVE?
Retained firefighters are men and
women who combine their day
jobs or duties while being ‘on
call’ for the fire service, ready
to respond to emergencies
when they are needed.
A retained firefighter
provides the same level of
emergency service as their
full time colleagues, but on
a part-time basis.
They attend fire and road
traffic accidents and a range
of other emergencies and also
play an important role in
community engagement activities.
WHY SHOULD I JOIN?
You will...
work shift patterns with the flexibility
to maintain your primary employment
develop new skills such as first aid,
LGV driving and fire safety awareness
develop confidence and skills in team
working, management and leadership
get paid
get trained
be performing an essential
service for your community
PAY
Retained firefighters receive an annual
retaining fee as well as additional
payments for any training, incidents or
community safety events they attend.
WHO CAN APPLY?
Men and women over the age of 18,
living or working within five minutes of
a local fire station.
WHERE IS MY
LOCAL FIRE STATION?
Fire stations are located at: Allendale,
Alnwick, Amble, Belford, Bellingham,
Berwick, Haltwhistle, Hexham, Pegswood,
Ponteland, Prudhoe, Rothbury,
Seahouses, West Hartford and Wooler.
WHAT NEXT?
If you are interested you will need to
complete an entry form, which you can
find online at www.northumberland.gov.
uk/Fire/Recruitment
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Telephone: 01670 621123 for an informal chat or email: fire.recruitment@northumberland.gov.uk
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