On Call Firefighter

at  Oxfordshire County Council

ABOUT US

Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (OFRS) is a modern fire service with an outstanding culture.
Our staff come from all walks of life, regardless of sex, religion or ethnicity. What they all have in common is self-reliance, confidence, respect, enthusiasm, team spirit and a willingness to be ready for anything when they are alerted to an emergency.
We have 25 fire stations serving our local communities and crews available to respond 24 hours a day.

Being an on-call firefighter is a paid, professional role.
As an on-call firefighter you would receive the same training as our wholetime firefighters but instead of being based at a fire station you would be called out to respond to incidents when alerted. On average you could be expected to be called out two or three times each week for about an hour at a time, this can be at night or during the day.
Every week you will need to attend a drill night to take part in training exercises and carry out equipment maintenance. You may also spend time working your local community to help reduce the risk of fires and incidents by attending local events and performing Safe and Well checks.
To apply you need to be over 18, live or work five minutes of a recruiting fire station and be able to respond at a moment’s notice.
We normally request our on-call firefighters spend a minimum of 40 hours per week on-call, with some people choosing to cover the maximum quota of 120 hours per week. You won’t spend all this time working - it’s just the time you’re available for us to call you if there’s an incident.
You can choose when you want to provide cover. This could be during the daytime, evening or weekends, or a combination of the three.
Your local station will match your availability with the needs of the station.