Recruitment Evening at Wantage Fire Station

This evening I went along to see the recruitment evening which was planned at Wantage Fire Station and to give my support. Oxfordshire has an excellent Fire and Rescue service and there are plans across the county to try to recruit more retained firefighters at many of our local fire stations. See the press release here

There are currently 16 retained firefighters at Wantage and we would like to encourage more. There are 2 fire engines at the station and the plan is to be able to keep them both active. One of the requirements is that you have to live close to the station so that you can get there in an emergency within 5 minutes.

There were quite a few who turned up this evening to 'have a go' at the various tests that were on offer. Climbing the high ladder looked one of the biggest challenges - I think I would have failed that one! Anyone interested - do look at the weblink above and find out more. Everyone will remember how busy they all were during the July 2007 floods.