New recruits now on call for fire and rescue service

New on-call firefighters have been recruited to work in the Cambridgeshire Fens. The new recruits have joined the ranks of Cambridgeshire’s on-call firefighters and celebrated nearly three months of intense training with a pass out parade over the weekend in front of proud family members. The latest batch of on-call recruits passed out on Sunday (July 16) after eleven weeks of training at Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service’s Training Centre in Huntingdon.

All of them have had to fit training in around their regular jobs, taking holiday to attend training sessions during the day as well as attending evening and weekend sessions. On-call recruits are trained in exactly the same skills as their wholetime counterparts.

The recruits included Barry Webb, 34, who works as a full-time night lead manager for Tesco and lists swimming and football as his hobbies, and joins Wisbech Fire Station. Whittlesey Fire Station gains Jamie Cook, 28, an ice rink manager who lists ice hockey as his interest. Stephen Wheatley, 28, joins Thorney Fire Station. The motorcycle aftersales supervisor lists motocross and enduro racing as his interests; Manea Fire Station is joined by Ashley Bullman, 21, a fork truck operative who enjoys kickboxing in his spare time. Others will join St Ives and Ely stations.

To find out more about becoming an on-call firefighter visit www.cambsfire.gov.uk