Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is seeking new recruits for its retained firefighter team at Markyate.

Fires, road crashes and animal rescues are just some of the incidents the successful applicants will deal with.

The retained firefighters are paid to provide an on-call service responding to emergency calls in the same way as whole-time firefighters, using the same appliances and equipment.

Retained applicants can be male or female and should live or work within four minutes travel time from station, allowing them to respond promptly to emergency calls.

They must be available for at least 90 hours a week and will receive full firefighter training.

They are also expected to attend training sessions one night per week and receive a retaining fee, while additional payments are made for any courses or incidents they attend.

Anyone interested in finding out more can attend the recruitment information evening at Berkhamstead Fire Station in Castle Street on Tuesday, July 14, at 7.30pm.

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