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In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a retained firefighter, also known as an RDS firefighter or on-call firefighter, is a firefighter who does not work on a fire station full-time but is paid to spend long periods of time on call to respond to emergencies through the Retained Duty System. [1] [2] Many have full-time jobs outside the fire service.
In 1941, the creation of the National Fire Service brought all UK fire brigades under central government control. The National Fire Service was in turn under the auspices of the Civil Defence Service. Post-war legislation returned control to the Northern Ireland Government, the Home Office (for services in England and Wales) and the Secretary ...
The Independent Review of the Fire Service, sometimes referred to as the Bain Report or IRFS was a wide-ranging report carried out by Professor Sir George Bain, in 2002, at the request of the government, into the how Fire and Rescue Services were operated and managed; and about the working conditions of firefighters in the UK.
According to recent data from Indeed, the average annual salary for a firefighter is $52,532. How much a firefighter makes varies significantly depending on location. The highest-paying states in ...
HIWFRS fire stations operate on one of four duty systems: [27] Wholetime – five fire stations are crewed 24 hours a day, seven days a week by full-time firefighters; Retained – 46 fire stations use retained firefighters, who are on call and live or work within easy reach of the fire station
The 2002–2003 UK firefighter dispute was a period of nationwide strike action which began when the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) voted to strike in an attempt to secure better salaries. The FBU demanded a 39 percent increase in pay, which would have brought the average firefighter's wage to around £30,000 (equivalent to £61,642 in 2023).
In The Netherlands, approximately 80% of firefighters are volunteers. These firefighters do not have to remain at the fire station, but can be called upon based on a pre-determined schedule. When they are scheduled to be on call, they have to be able to get to the fire station within 3 minutes.
Retained – the majority of fire stations use retained firefighters, who are on call and live or work within five minutes of the station. [10] Day-crewed – three day-crewed stations are crewed for 12 hours a day by full-time firefighters working on a shift pattern of four 12-hour shifts (07:00–19:00) then four days off. The fire station is ...