Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

at 13/02/2012 13:57

Are you interested in putting something back into your community while learning new skills at the same time? If so, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) can help!

CRFS is currently recruiting for on-call firefighters – people who live or work close to their local fire station. There are currently over 400 on call firefighters in Cornwall who are on stand by ready to respond to fire, road traffic collisions, flooding or any other emergency situations.

CFRS is keen to receive applications from people all over Cornwall interested in developing a second career with the fire service, especially during the day. The Service is particularly interested in receiving applications from people in:

· Delabole

· Callington

· Liskeard

· Lostwithiel

· Mevagissey

· Polruan

· Truro

· Wadebridge

“Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service’s on-call firefighters are ordinary people who live or work in the community and who come from every walk of life,” said Area Manager Derek Walker. “The thing they have in common is that they have made the decision to put something back into their community and become a trained firefighter.

“As well as the huge amount of training they will receive to become a firefighter, they will also have the chance to attend first aid courses and LGV driving courses.

“We can provide the station, appliances, equipment and training but the firefighters themselves have to come from the community.”

To become an on call firefighter you must be at least 17 years and 6 months old (as you must turn 18 years old before starting employment as a firefighter), be physically fit and live and/or work very close to your Community Fire Station (you need to get to the station within 4 minutes of an alerter-call).

If you are interested, you can:

· Visit our website www.cornwall.gov.uk/firerecruitment;

· Call our Human Resources team on 01872 323800; or

· Drop in to your local Community Fire Station on their drill night (please call Human Resources on the number above to find out the drill day and time of your local station).

Related item: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=7390