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Hampshire and IOW Fire & Rescue Service

Recruiting from all degrees!

 

 

Organisation Profile

Our organisation is one of the busiest fire and rescue services in the UK, serving a population of nearly two million people.  We employ 2,000 people, 85% of these are firefighters, with the remaining 15% made up by support staff.

Our organisation structure consists of the following roles: Operational staff, Control staff and Essential support staff along with our community volunteers.

Operational staff

Our operational staff are made up of a combination of full-time, part-time and on-call Firefighters; who work for the Service in addition to their main employment. To provide our communities with round-the-clock services.

Control staff

When you dial 999 and ask for the fire service it is a member of the Fire Control team that you will speak to. Without the skills and professional judgement of the highly trained members of Control, our firefighters could not operate as effectively as they do 24 hours per day, 365 days a year.

Support Staff

Every day we’re helping to save lives – and not only by fighting fires. Behind the scenes, there are lots of other roles that people don’t see: incident support teams, administration teams, technical engineers and more.

 

Primary Business Area: Charity, Public and Civil Service

Looking to recruit from: Any Degree

Opportunities for: Graduates

Sponsor Licence: No

 

Visit the Hampshire and IOW Fire and Rescue website

 

 

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