Pay - The current rates of pay are good and the scales are set out in detail below. If you are off work through illness or accident you are entitled to full pay for 6 months and this may continue for 12 months or longer if there is a good chance that you will eventually be able to return to work.

Firefighter £19,918 - £25,850
Crew Manager £27,163 - £28,320
Watch Manager £29,073 - £32,048
Station Manager £33,335 - £36,768
Group Manager £38,114 - £42,560
Area Manager £44,793 - £49,440
Assistant Chief Officer/Deputy Chief Officer/Chief Officer receive varying rates of pay

Overtime - Overtime is paid whenever a member is detailed to a fire beyond normal duty hours and enhanced rates are paid for duty on public holidays.

Leave - A firefighter is entitled to annual leave plus 10 days public holiday leave and extra leave after five years' service.

Pensions - A member of the FRS who retires at 50 after at least 25 years' service receives a pension for the rest of his/her life. The maximum pension paid after 30 years' service is two-thirds of the highest salary of his/her last three years of service. Every member contributes 11% of salary towards a pension throughout his/her service. If retirement is caused through ill-health, a pension is paid based on length of service. If retirement is caused through injury sustained in the course of duty the pension is based on length of service and extent of disablement. A reduced pension is payable to the widow of a Fire & Rescue Service pensioner.

Meals on Duty - Meals on duty can be provided in the Station Mess that is run by a Mess Manager appointed from among the staff. Cooking facilities, utensils and crockery are provided and members only pay for the cost of the food.

Uniforms - 'Undress' uniform for normal wear on duty, firefighting uniforms, shoes, boots and personal equipment are all provided free. Repairs and replacements are also free. There is an annual issue of shirts, socks and ties.

Trade Union Membership - Members of the FRS are represented locally and nationally by the Fire & Rescue Services' Union, Fire Officers Association and the Retained Firefighters Union.

Welfare - Every officer is keenly interested in the day-to-day welfare of his/her personnel and is there to solve problems, or give advice as and when required. The FRS runs a Recreation and Welfare Fund that finances its members' activities in these important fields. The FRS encourages involvement in all the work of the Fire Services National Benevolent Fund which looks after all firefighters and ex-firefighters during illness or hardship.

Recruit Basic Training Courses - If your application is successful you will be required to undertake a 3 month training course.

Promotion Prospects - All new Firefighter recruits start their careers as firefighters irrespective of age or academic qualification.

Probation Period - Following their appointment all firefighters are put on a development programme during which time their progress is carefully monitored to ensure that they are reaching the high standards set by the FRS.

Postings - All firefighters must undertake to serve anywhere in the Wiltshire County Fire & Rescue Service area and although every effort is made to ensure that a member serves at the station of his/her choice, this cannot be guaranteed.

Courses - All firefighters and officers are now part of a structured system of progressive learning and undertake to attend residential courses and seminars at the direction of the Chief Fire Officer.