FANCY a rewarding and exciting job which also contributes to your local community?

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is looking for new on-call firefighters at a west Dorset station.

The Charmouth fire station, on Bridge Road, has opportunities for anyone who could provide availability during the week and/or at weekends, with flexible contracts on offer for those who work shift systems or have childcare responsibilities.

On-call firefighters live and/or work within the local community, and are paid to respond to emergencies during whatever periods of cover have been agreed. When the pager goes off, a firefighter can be called to a wide range of incidents, such as commercial and domestic fires, road traffic collisions, rescues from height or water, animal rescue or flooding.

During the week starting Monday, July 11, the service’s recruitment team will be out and about in the Charmouth area, engaging with the community and encouraging people to consider being an on-call firefighter. There’s also the opportunity to call in at the fire station between 3pm and 5pm, Monday to Friday, to have a chat and find out more.

In addition, there will be a ‘drop in’ evening at the fire station on Monday, July 18, between 7pm and 9pm, when anyone interested in becoming an on-call firefighter can call in, take a look around, and have a chat with the crew about what the job involves.

If you’re interested in applying to be an on-call firefighter – or you’re a local employer with staff who may want to offer availability – visit dwfire.org.uk/on-call-firefighters, email oncallsupportofficers@dwfire.org.uk or leave a message on the 24-hour recruitment line on 01722 691444.