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Firefighters at Tenbury Wells work on a retained duty system.  Retained firefighters are 'on call' and respond to the fire station from home or their place of work when alerted by a pager to attend emergency calls.

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If you are interested in becoming a retained firefighter, You must be at least 18 years of age, be physically fit, and be within 4-5 minutes of the fire station for firecalls during your hours of availability.  You must also be available for two hours training per week (Mondays 7-9pm), additional training courses when required and be available to undertake local community safety work.

Firefighter Pay (from 1st July 2009):

Fire Fighter Basic annual retaining fee* (£) Hourly rate (£) Disturbance fee per call-out (£)
Trainee  2116.13   9.65   3.70
Development  2204.21 10.06   3.70
Competent   2820.83 12.88   3.70

*120-168 hours cover per week

See the HWFR website for full recruitment details:

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If you are interested in any other placements within the brigade, or for more information regarding recruitment, visit the main H&W F&R Service website at www.hwfire.org.uk

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