Fire and rescue service

In a modern fire and rescue service, fighting fires is only part of the role. Greater emphasis is placed on our role within the community, with firefighters spending more time out in the community raising awareness, conducting home fire safety checks and communicating fire prevention and other safety messages. This requires the ability to communicate with all groups within the community, especially the elderly, young adults and school children. It involves carrying out presentations and talks, visiting people's homes and talking to residents about how they can plan to avoid and survive a fire if it occurs. In many instances, this will involve fitting smoke alarms on behalf of those people to ensure their safety.