Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue on the look out for cadets
Fire and life skills being offered for 13-17 year olds
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) is recruiting Fire Cadets.
Fire Cadets is a youth initiative for 13 to 17 year olds and is run by firefighters, staff and volunteers with support from the Service’s Safety Education Team. The Cadets programme seeks to be representative of the community and we actively encourage individuality, diversity and inclusion.
Fire Cadets participate in practical and theoretical fire and rescue service activities, including hose drills, breathing apparatus procedures and fire safety awareness sessions. The scheme teaches young people essential life skills such as team work self-discipline, confidence and leadership.
The Fire Cadets course takes place over the academic year, in term time only and will run from the week commencing, 23 September 2024 to July 2024.
There are four Fire Cadet Units in Berkshire, courses held at Crowthorne Fire Station and Whitley Wood Fire Station take place on Wednesday evenings, and those at Newbury Fire Station and Maidenhead Fire Station take place on Thursday evenings.
All sessions run weekly from 7pm to 9pm.
Excited
Liz Warren, Safety Education Manager, said:
“We are looking forward to welcoming a new group of new Fire Cadets this September. Our committed Fire Cadet Instructors are ready to support them throughout the year and we are all excited to see how they progress.”
If you are between 13 and 17 years old and are interested, or if you know someone who would be interested in taking part, you can complete the online application form before 5pm on Monday, 2 September.
If you require further information email firecadets@rbfrs.co.uk