Three new on-call firefighters have joined East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service after successfully completing their initial two-week training course.
Welcome to - Liam who works night shifts in a supermarket and is joining Newhaven Fire Station. 
Welcome to - Amelia who is a Chief Instructor of an Outdoor Centre joining Forest Row Fire Station. 
Welcome to - Harvey who works on the customer service desk at Tesco and is joining Uckfield Fire Station.
It takes a huge amount of commitment and effort to get this far. The firefighters should be proud of their achievements and will be an asset to the Service and their local communities.
We wish them every success in their future career with East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service.
Special thanks to the families and friends of our new trainee firefighters who have helped and supported them during this process.
About the training
An On-Call Core Skills Course consists of 14 days intensive training, split over two weekends and a further two-week course. The purpose of the course is to equip our trainee firefighters with the practical skills and underpinning knowledge to enable them to safely respond as a part of an operational response team within our communities.
The trainees have acquired and applied a wide range of practical skills including hose running, pumping from both pressure fed and open water supplies and safely pitching a variety of fire service ladders. They have also had input in First Aid, Manual Handling and working with foam externally to extinguish fires. In addition to the practical aspects, our trainee firefighters have had to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding through a sequence of written assessments.
They have reached the halfway point in their training. They will now be trained in Road Traffic Collision, Working at Height, Water Safety and culminating in a two-week Breathing Apparatus course.
Interested in joining us?
On-Call Firefighters are ordinary people that combine their day jobs or family responsibilities with being on call for Fire and Rescue situations and emergencies. When the call comes in, they drop what they are doing and become part of the East Sussex Fire and Rescue team.
It's an important commitment, but an immensely rewarding way to serve the community, keep the public safe and earn an extra income.
If you live or work within 5 minutes of one of our on-call fire stations, you may be just who we are looking for. Check out which stations are recruiting and more about this important role at www.esfrs.org/on-call