Retained
Retained firefighters are vital for providing cover in our rural areas, responding to incidents just like wholetime firefighters, but in a slightly different way. Retained firefighters usually have a main job outside of the fire and rescue service, or they may be unemployed or working as a volunteer. Retained firefighters may be employed locally and their employer would allow them to respond from work. We especially require those who could offer cover between 08:00 and 18:00, or parts of that period. This might include shift workers, night workers, parents who are available from 09:00 – 15:00 and local self-employed trade’s people. It is important to note retained firefighters are required to provide 12 hours of continuous cover when they are on duty.
Eligibility
Retained firefighters must
- Live or work within five minutes of their local fire station in order to respond to call outs quickly.
- Be a minimum of 18 years old on appointment
- Be of good character
- Be a level of fitness and strength to undertake duties
- Be able to pass a medical, fitness and eyesight test.
Being on call
Retained firefighters carry an alerter. They let the fire station know when they are available so they can respond immediately to emergency calls at any time.
Duties can include:
- Responding to emergency calls.
- Delivering community fire safety information - this could include giving information to businesses, schools and people who are vulnerable to fire, through to engaging with young people including those people who deliberately set fires.
- Reducing risks and hazards in the community by identifying health and safety issues.
Retained firefighters receive the same training as their full-time colleagues and attend all the same type of incidents. Training or 'drilling' as it is known within the service happens once a week on a set day (say every Monday night for example). Retained firefighters are paid a retaining fee for making themselves available for operational incidents throughout the year and then they are paid an hourly rate as and when they are required to respond to alerts.
For further information on pay and conditions on the retained duty system, click here (PDF) or click here (Word doc)
Please see below for a full list of fire stations which have retained cover
- Mansfield Fire Station, Rosemary Street, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire NG19 6AB
- Blidworth Fire Station, Mansfield Road, Blidworth, Nottinghamshire. NG21 0RN
- Ashfield Fire Station, Sutton Road, Kirby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire NG17 8HX
- Edwinstowe Fire Station, Ollerton Road, Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire, NG21 9QT
- Warsop Fire Station, Church Street, Warsop, Nottinghamshire, NG20 0AJ
- Worksop Fire Station, Eastgate, Worksop, S80 1QS
- Harwarth Fire Station, Scrooby Road, Harworth, Doncaster, DN11 8JW
- Misterton Fire Station, Fox Covert Lane, Misterton, Doncaster, DN10 4ET
- Retford Fire Station, Wharf Road, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 6EN
- Tuxford Fire Station, Clark's Lane, Tuxford, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG22 6EN
- Southwell Fire Station, Newark Road, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, NG25 0ES
- Bingham Fire Station, 42 Long Acre, Bingham, Nottinghamshire, NG13 8AH
- Collingham Fire Station, Baptist Lane, Collingham, NG23 7LT
- Newark Fire Station, Boundary Road, Newark , NG24 4AT
- Stapleford Fire Station, Pinfold Lane, Stapleford, Nottingham NG9 8DL
- Eastwood Fire Station, Nottingham Road, Eastwood, Nottingham, NG16 3GL
- East Leake Fire Station, Gotham Road, East Leake, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 6JG
- Hucknall Fire Station, Watnall Road, Hucknall, Nottingham, NG15 6EP
- Arnold Fire Station, Jubilee Road, Arnold, Nottingham NG5 6JR
- Carlton Fire Station, Manor Road, Carlton, Nottingham NG4 3AY
- Highfields Fire Station, Hassocks Lane, Beeston, Nottingham. NG9 2GQ
Please call our HR department on 0115 9675842 or e-mail at: HumanResources@notts-fire.gov.uk to enquire if there are vacancies within our retained stations.
