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Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service |
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For more than 50 years, Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service has been protecting the people of Lancashire and helping to make the community safer for everyone.
From responding to fires, to conducting school visits and giving fire safety advice in the home, our success is built on the hard work of our operational, control and support staff.
Our workforce is made up of a range of people, from wholetime and retained firefighters to control staff and community fire safety teams. Below is a brief guide to the different roles within Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service:
Wholetime Firefighter
The role of a firefighter is not just about putting out fires. Firefighters attend a wide range of incidents, but part of the role also involves visiting homes and community groups, to advise and educate people about minimising the risks of fire.
With such a varied job, firefighters need a combination of physical strength and stamina, intelligence, bravery, strength of character and compassion.
The training is intense and thorough and includes theoretical lectures as well as plenty of practical exercises. There are many tests and challenges that must be passed on the way to becoming a firefighter.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service operates a Equal Opportunities policy and welcomes applications from everyone, regardless of race, age, disability, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.
If you are interested in becoming a firefighter, please visit our website for more information.
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Lothian & Borders Police |
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The Lothian and Borders Police area stretches from Blackridge in the West to Newcastleton in the South and covers the City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, West Lothian, Midlothian and the Scottish Borders. It is split into four territorial divisions: A division which covers the city of Edinburgh, E division which covers East and Midlothian, F division covers West Lothian and G Division covers the Scottish Borders.
Lothian and Borders Police employs around 2600 police officers and 1100 support staff, which makes it the second largest force in Scotland.
Police officers generally do not spend their entire police career doing the same job. They move around different departments and divisions to increase their overall knowledge of the police service. They can spend time in uniformed operations, Community Support, the Criminal Investigation Department, Traffic, Community Safety, Scottish Crime Squad, Media Relations and Corporate Development as well as pounding the beat.
Support staff are employed in a variety of roles, which include typists, clerical and administration posts. They are also employed in more specialised areas such as in the Forensic Science Laboratory or the Identification Branch. L&B have several high ranking specialist civilian employees, including two on the force executive.
To join Lothian and Borders Police you need to be over 18 years old. No specific academic qualifications are required but you must pass an examination as part of the recruitment process. You also need to pass a fitness test, assessment interview, a medical, home visit and final interview.
For further information contact the Police Recruitment Team, Personnel Department on 0131-311-3486/3633.
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