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Nottingham Outlaws

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service sponsors the Nottingham Outlaws

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A Nottingham Outlaws shirt being held by the Chief Fire Officer of Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service and Councillor Penny Griggs with the Outlaws team in the background. Nottingham Outlaws womens rugby team, holding a firefighter horizontally grasping a rugby ball. Nottingham Outlaws womens rugby team, holding a firefighter horizontally grasping a rugby ball, close up image.
Front and back of Nottingham Outlaws team kit. Three firefighters and two members of the Nottingham Outlaws team. Three firefighters holding a member of the NottinghamOutlaws team horizontally.

Firefighting is a role that has traditionally been deemed as 'one for the boys'.  However, opinions are changing, as local women's rugby team The Nottingham Outlaws soon found out, when they attended a 'have a go' session at Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service's (NFRS) training and development centre on Saturday (3 October).

The Outlaws' packed day kicked off at 9.30am with vital safety information, followed by circuit training to test the girls' fitness, introduction to the role of a firefighter and physical activities to test vital skills needed for the job. These skills included the ability to work at height, ability to work in tight spaces, strength, and their problem solving abilities. The girls took part in a car cutting exercise at the scene of a mock road traffic accident, as well as having the chance to talk to Station Manager Jo Ward about the role of a firefighter from a woman's perspective.

To see images of the Outlaws being put through their paces please look at the photos below:

Four members of the Nottingham Outlaws team in front of a fire appliance, in full fire kit. A member of the Nottingham Outlaws team in full fire kit climbing a ladder. A member of the Nottingham Outlaws team in full fire kit carrying two hoses one in each arm.
A member of the Nottingham Outlaws in full fire kit carrying a barbell weight. A member of the Nottingham Outlaws in full fire kit carrying firefighter equipment.