Employing an on-call firefighter

On-call firefighters only respond to emergency calls, apart from a weekly training session in the evening, so this means they could be called out any time of the day or night.
This means that an agreement between the employer and employee needs to be reached, so that they can be released from work when incidents occur. But on-call firefighters will only be called out if they’re booked as available.
Employing on-call firefighters can bring benefits to your business, such as transferable skills and good public relations within your community.
Whether you’re a potential new recruit or employer, if you’d like us to help support these conversations and answer any questions, then we’d be happy to help.
www.dsfire.gov.uk/on-call