THE RETAINED FIREFIGHTER
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What is the Retained Fire Service?

How Your Fire Station is Crewed

Number of Calls

Availability

Salary & Annual Leave

Functional Capability & Physical Fitness

Recruitment & Selection Tests

Medical/Eyesight Requirements

Joining Up and Progression Courses

What next?

Station Drill Nights

Application Stages

 

SALARY INFORMATION & ANNUAL LEAVE

Salaries are paid monthly by bank transfer. It comprises of the following :-

Retaining Fee/Year

Trainee

£2,090

Development £2,177
Competent £2,786
   
Disturbance Fee £3.65
   

Hourly Rate

This fee is paid for work undertaken.  
Trainee £9.54
Development £9.94
Competent £12.72
   
* Rates effective from 1 st July 2008

ANNUAL LEAVE

The annual leave year runs from 1st January to 31st December. Firefighters have four weeks (28 days) paid leave per year rising to 5 weeks (35) days) after 5 years service.

N.B. Progression to development rate is achieved following successful completion of the Phase One training modules - 10 day Basic Skills Course, 10 day Breathing Apparatus Course and 5 day Road Traffic Collision Course. The aim is to complete these modules in as short a time frame as possible - no longer than nine months from the commencement of training.

Progression to competent rate is achieved after successful completion of all relevant modules within the Integrated Personal Development System (IPDS).

 

Fire & Rescue Service Headquarters
Manor House, Potterne, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 5PP

Tel: 01380 723601 Fax: 01380 727000
Web site: www.wiltsfire.gov.uk

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