If you’re looking for a job with variety, a challenge and good career progression, why not think about becoming a London firefighter?
The alarm sounds. You pull on your firegear, get on the fire engine and race out double fast. This is the part everyone knows. But there’s a lot more to being a London firefighter.
One of your most important roles will be to tell Londoners about fire safety and fire prevention, particularly older people, children and people whose first language isn’t English. You will also visit people in their homes to carry out fire safety visits, advising businesses and finding innovative ways to make sure our key safety messages get through.
You’ll also be expected to know the risks and potential hazards to be found in the area around your fire station. Constant practice, training in new skills, exercises and going to lectures are all essential to keeping your skills sharp as well as maintaining your physical fitness.
And of course you need to deal calmly and professionally with emergencies like fires, road traffic collisions, chemical spills and floods, working alongside other emergency services and your colleagues to help people who are in distress.
