In this episode of the pod, Catherine Levin gets into the detail about the on-call firefighting system with Craig Flannery. Craig is the Chief Fire Officer for Mid and West Wales and his service has large numbers of on-call firefighters, drawn from local communities, these are people who will drop everything to respond to fires. The on-call firefighter has a day job and offers 'availability' to the local fire station to respond to fires day and night.

They talk about the system, how it works, how to recruit and retain staff and about innovation. Some of that innovation is about pay structures and it's also in the use of data to better understand the impact that one person's availability can have on the service's ability to respond.

Listen on to find out more and discover what makes this part of the world so special.

Speakers:

Catherine Levin, Editor, Emergency Services Times
Craig Flannery, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service

This episode is sponsored by MSA Safety

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121. In conversation with CFO Craig Flannery about on-call firefighters