Are you about to leave school or college and wondering what to
do next?
With so many options and ideas floating about it can be a pretty
confusing time, but have you thought about a career in
the fire and rescue service?
Ask most people what Avon Fire & Rescue Service does and
they'll say that the we just put out fires, but there really is a
lot more to the job now.
While firefighting is an important part of what we do, our crews
are also help people in a wide range of emergencies. From rescuing
people trapped after road traffic collisions and dealing with
chemical incidents to using high tech equipment to search for
people stuck in collapsed
buildings or carrying out rescues from flood waters the fire and
rescue service will be there.
Another important part of what the modern fire and rescue
service does is trying to stop accidents happening in the first
place. This is involves visiting homes, schools, colleges and work
places to provide advice and information to help local people stay
safe.
We need women and men like you, from a wide range of
backgrounds with a wide range of skills, to make sure we can
continue to provide a first class service.
If 
you'd like to see more about what working for a fire and rescue
involves have a look at this You Tube video. Coronation Street
actress Michelle Keegan who plays Tina McIntyre found out what
life is like as a
firefighter when she visited a fire station in Manchester.
The more you find about the fire and rescue service, you the
more you'll realise that ordinary people really are capable of
starting an extraordinary careers. You can find at much more from
the Fire
& Rescue Service area of the Direct Gov website.
