Belleek Fire Station. RMGFH08
A RECRUITMENT drive has been launched for part-time community firefighters to work in the Belleek area.
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service wants to recruit people who can respond to Belleek Fire Station within five minutes of being alerted by pager.
Community firefighters help protect the local community and respond to emergency incidents including fires, road traffic collisions and other specialist service calls such as chemical spills, collapsed buildings and other types of rescues.
They also play a crucial role in providing safety advice and assistance in the local community.
The call for firefighters is part of a recruitment drive across the North including Clogher.
Mark Deeney, Western Area Commander, Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service explained the importance of community firefighters.
“Simply put, NIFRS could not operate without our Community Firefighters as they provide the emergency fire and rescue services to local towns and villages across Northern Ireland.
“It is an extremely rewarding and interesting job. Community Firefighters must be able to quickly respond to emergency call outs by making their way to the Fire Station within five minutes, where they will meet the rest of their crew.
“Local employers have an equally important role to play in the success of the Community Firefighter system by allowing their employees to become Community Firefighters. Hundreds of local employers across Northern Ireland employ Community Firefighters, benefiting by having someone on site who has developed a wide range of skills and experience including the ability to work as part of a team.
NIFRS greatly appreciates the support of local employers in helping provide the best possible fire and rescue service.”
Community Firefighters are paid a retaining fee, emergency call out payments and a payment to attend a weekly drill night which is two hours per week in the evening. Community firefighters are trained to the highest standards and take part in 12 days training each year.
A recruitment information night is being held at Belleek Fire Station on Monday February 1, 2016 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.
An information night is being held in Clogher Fire Station on Monday February 8, 2016 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Application packs can be downloaded from the NIFRS website -www.nifrs.org/careers. NIFRS is currently under represented by females and applications from this group are particularly welcome.
The closing date for applications is Friday February 12, 2016 at 3pm.Aptitude tests and interviews will take place in March 2016. It is anticipated that the new community firefighters will be appointed to post in May 2016.
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