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  Attleborough needs you to join their team of Retained Firefighters in serving your community and making a difference!
Retained Firefighters are men and women who live and/or work in the local community. Working as part of a team they respond to emergencies when they are alerted by their pager. This means that they can continue in their normal everyday employment or even be a housewife/husband and a firefighter at the same time!
Out of the 41 fire stations in Norfolk 35 are solely crewed by Retained firefighters providing an emergency service 24 hrs a day, 365 days a year. Retained firefighters are professionals who are the front line of the fire service.
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| WHAT
DO RETAINED FIREFIGHTERS GET? |
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They receive an annual
retaining fee £2,655.00 (competent firefighter rate) |
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They are paid at an hourly rate
for calls and for training £12.12 (competent firefighter rate) |
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They get the satisfaction of providing
an essential service to their community |
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They get 4-5 weeks paid holiday per
year |
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They develop skills which can be
applied to their main employment such as leadership, health and safety
awareness and team skills |
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They have the opportunity of training
in specialist areas, at local and national level |
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They have the possibility of promotion
to a supervisory and command level subject to vacancies |
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They have the challenge of meeting
the increasing demands made of the Fire Service by the public
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Why
not come and have a look at your local Fire Station - it might change
your life!
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| HOW
CAN I BECOME A RETAINED FIREFIGHTER? |
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We are keen to recruit both men
and women who are physically fit, and are motivated to serve their
community
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You
will need to live and/or work close to the fire station (located in
Thieves Lane) and be available to respond as soon as their alerter
sounds (if on duty at the time). Various patterns pf cover can be
given, especially day cover.
Find out more about opportunities within the retained service at Attleborough
by contacting the Watch Manager,
Cliff Amos on 01953 455553 |
