Fire Department - fire fighting, first aid, vehicle maintenance
article by: Garry Owen
The Fire Department looks after our small fleet of fire engines
and carries out support fire fighting activities. Training includes
First Aid, Incident Management and hose running and pumping from
tanks and open water. The Fire Department will tackle any small
lineside fires and will support the local Fire Brigade in any
larger incidents. You may be asked to train as a First Responder
for GW Ambulance. Uniforms are provided. But 'beware' the Fire
Department tends to be asked to do all of the urgent, difficult or
messy jobs that no other department is responsible for. Given that
you will often need to rely on each other in often challenging
situations you will need to be a confident team player.