LEDBURY Fire Station is appealing for more on call firefighters to join the ranks.

It is an exciting and worthy thing to do which will keep you fit and focussed and will help the community as well.

Ledbury particularly looking for people who can provide daytime and weekend cover.

Firefighters do all sorts of community things including showing the little ones from Busy Bees Nursery around the station.

You must be over 18 and work or live within five minutes Ledbury Fire Station.

As an on-call firefighter where you can earn between £4,000 and £8,000 a year, sometimes more.

All the fire stations have an on-call fire engine, which is crewed by a dedicated team of women and men who work and/or live in their local communities and respond to emergency calls whenever they are needed.

They are always looking to recruit enthusiastic applicants from all walks of life.

The most important qualifications are common sense, compassion, commitment, discretion and teamwork.

They offer a range of contracts, where the number of hours and times to be available can vary to suit your personal and professional circumstances.

You won’t spend all this time working; it’s just the time you’re available for us to call you if there is an incident.

Full training, uniform and personal development is provided and there are many opportunities to gain additional skills and qualifications that will be of use outside the fire service.

You will also be serving your community in many challenging situations.

They only ask for an average level of fitness and strength and will provide full support in helping you understand and achieve what this means.

You will need to attend a weekly training session, usually held on a weekday evening at your local fire station.

If you are interested in joining Ledbury Fire please contact the HR department on 01905 368 343 or email: recruitment@hwfire.org.uk.