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Our vision is to make Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes the safest areas in England in which to live, work and travel.
Here, you can find out more about our people who are working to deliver this vision. There is also information on the career and job opportunities we offer and you can view and start your application process for our current vacancies.
Becoming a Firefighter
How we select and train people to become one of our Wholetime Firefighters?
Developing our On-Call Firefighters
After initial training, our On-Call Firefighters complete a period of time in development.
How do we train people to become one of our On-Call Firefighters?
Training is in modules that allow Firefighters to increasingly perform more of the role.
To adapt and refresh the workforce to improve service delivery and resilience and to deliver Public Safety Plan outcomes.
Where appropriate, to move to flexible, affordable and local terms and conditions.
To ensure the People Strategy, employment policy, supporting contracts and workforce capacity and capability systems are suitable to support demand and risk-led people resourcing.
To ensure the employee proposition is suitable to attract and retain the right calibre of high performing people.
To ensure the utmost well-being of our people.
Operational
On-Call Firefighters
We are recruiting for individuals to join as On-Call Firefighters.
An On-Call Firefighter is someone who responds to a range of fire and rescue service roles; these range from emergency calls, working at open days, carrying out work with their local communities and acting as an ambassador for the fire service.
Closing Date:
N/A
Support Services
Head of Programme Management Office
Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service (BFRS) is delighted to be recruiting a Head of Programme Management Office, Technology and Transformation.
We are looking for a dynamic and inspirational individual, with proven leadership ability, who thrives from working within a team that delivers organisational change.
Closing Date:
13 April 2020 (midnight)
On-Call Awareness evening – October
Our resilient approach ensures we maintain the number of front-line appliances.
Headquarters, Stocklake, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 1BD
On-Call Awareness evening – August
Our On-Call employees are committed to responding when they are needed.
Headquarters, Stocklake, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 1BD
On-Call Awareness evening – April
Our On-Call Firefighters perform all the core firefighting tasks at an emergency.
Headquarters, Stocklake, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 1BD
Thinking of applying for an On-Call role?
Enter your postcode to find the closest fire station to you for your “immediate response” (enabling your appliance to be fully crewed and leaving the station within 10 minutes of you being alerted), and what the drive time in normal road speed conditions would be.
Do Support Staff receive a pension?
Do you offer any work experience or volunteering opportunities?
Are there any apprentice opportunities available?
Are Support Staff members eligible for any employee benefits?