- 01/03/2019
Launching our 2019 wholetime firefighter campaign
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) is inviting people to apply to become wholetime firefighters. Recruitment will open on Tuesday 16 April at 6.30am, and will run for one week, or until 1200 people apply. The announcement follows last year’s wholetime recruitment drive, ...
- 25/02/2019
Search and Rescue dog Kirby retires
Our Search and Rescue dog Kirby has retired after a career at our Service spanning more than 80 dog years. Kirby, 11, will bravely step down from operational duties with immediate effect following advice from vets after first visiting our Service at seven weeks old. Initially attached to ...
- 19/02/2019
Taster sessions aimed at BAME applicants
Good communicator? Community minded? Physically fit? We’re looking for you. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is taking positive action to encourage people from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities to come and try out a new career. We want our workforce to be as ...
- 30/01/2019
Safety visits to reassure Clacton residents
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service have been visiting homes in Clacton to check smoke alarms and give fire safety advice following a tragic fatal flat fire earlier this week. The incident happened in Langham Drive, Clacton on Monday 28 January just after 9am. Firefighters rushed to scene and ...
- 30/01/2019
Winter Fire Safety Advice
Winter is usually a busy time for fire services as we face an increase in calls to house fires caused by candles, portable heaters, fireplaces/wood burners and electric blankets. Watch Manager Paul Pemberton, said: "As a fire service we see a sharp rise in the number of incidents we ...
- 29/01/2019
Almost 150 Essex residents try out firefighter tests
Almost 150 Essex residents visited Essex County Fire and Rescue Service to understand the role of a modern day firefighter. Despite the cold weather, attendees at the Service Training Centre in Witham tried out the bleep test, ladder lift, equipment carry, casualty evacuation ...
- 18/01/2019
Eleven new firefighters join Essex County Fire and Rescue Service
Eleven new wholetime firefighters have marked the end of their initial training course and been honoured at a passing out ceremony attended by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service’s Chief Fire Officer/Chief Executive Jo Turton, Deputy Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Jane Gardner, family ...
- 08/01/2019
Helping you get firefighter fit
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has launched a brand new guide to help applicants reach the required standard to become a firefighter. The 17 page guide, which features a range of information about the National Firefighter Selection Tests and the seven physical assessments which form ...
- 07/01/2019
Recruitment day for Burnham, Tollesbury, Tillingham and Maldon residents
Do you live, work or own a business in Maldon, Burnham, Tillingham and Tollesbury? We are holding a multi-station recruitment day at Maldon fire station on Saturday 12 January for anyone interested in finding out more about becoming an on-call firefighter in all four locations. On-call ...
- 07/01/2019
Get the call - become a professional firefighter
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is working with the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) as part of a national campaign encouraging people to become on-call firefighters. The awareness week runs from 7 January 2019 and aims to highlight opportunities available in the fire service, while ...
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