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Firefighters at Tenbury Wells work on a retained duty system.  Retained firefighters respond to the fire station from home or their place of work when alerted by a pager to attend emergency calls.

WE WILL BE HOLDING A RETAINED FIREFIGHTER  RECRUITMENT SESSION AT MALVERN FIRE STATION ON WEDNESDAY 2ND DECEMBER 2009 AT 6PM.  ANYONE INTERESTED IN A VACANCY AT TENBURY WELLS FIRE STATION SHOULD BOOK THEMSELVES ONTO THE SESSION VIA THE TELEPHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE ON THE OFFICIAL SITE.

CHECK THE OFFICIAL SITE FOR FULL RECRUITMENT DETAILS

If you are interested in becoming a retained firefighter, You must be at least 18 years of age, be physically fit, and be within 4-5 minutes of the fire station for firecalls during your hours of availability.  You must also be available for two hours training per week (Mondays 7-9pm), additional training courses when required and be available to undertake local community safety work.

Firefighter Pay (from 1st July 2009):

Fire Fighter Basic annual retaining fee* (£) Hourly rate (£) Disturbance fee per call-out (£)
Trainee  2116.13   9.65   3.70
Development  2204.21 10.06   3.70
Competent   2820.83 12.88   3.70

*120-168 hours cover per week

See the HWFR website for full recruitment details:

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If you are interested in any other placements within the brigade, or for more information regarding recruitment, visit the main H&W F&R Service website at www.hwfire.org.uk

 

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