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nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Fire-and-Rescue-ServicesFire Service job reviews
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Best thing
The blokes
Worst thing
Under manned and over worked, no real chance for time off except good will of other blokes. Management
Fire Service Firefighter, January 2023
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Best thing
Saving people
Worst thing
What we see
Fire Service Employee, November 2022
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Best thing
Bonding time with colleagues
Everyday is differentWorst thing
The support is lacking
Too much to do in such little time
OverworkedFire Service Firefighter, October 2022
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Best thing
The pay
The responsibility
The joy in being able to help
The family unit you work day and night withWorst thing
Rude people when helping them
Fire Service Firefighter, July 2022
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Best thing
The people you work with.
Worst thing
Seeing some bad sights.
Fire Service Firefighter, May 2022
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Best thing
Getting to help people
Work in a team
Shift patternWorst thing
Senior managers
Training staff conflicting with information and moving goal posts
PayFire Service Firefighter, May 2022
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Best thing
Helping community,making a difference to troublesome situations
Worst thing
Trauma and hurt
Fire Service Employee, July 2021
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Best thing
Every day is different
Worst thing
Never get Xmas off or special occasions
Fire Service Firefighter, June 2021
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Best thing
Good work life balance, no work to do at home.
Worst thing
Have to work weekends and nights, but I knew this before applying
Fire Service Employee, June 2021
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Best thing
Shift pattern and banter
Worst thing
Senior managers
Fire Service Firefighter, June 2021
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Best thing
I get to help people
My team are like family
I look forwards to going to workWorst thing
When someone dies, they lose loved ones or their property is destroyed
The salary is poorFire Service Firefighter, June 2021
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Best thing
Helping people
Worst thing
Seeing bad injuries
Fire Service Firefighter, April 2021
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Best thing
Extremely rewarding work
Worst thing
Low pay
Fire Service Firefighter, April 2021
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Best thing
Fixing front line equipment
Worst thing
Occasionally work load gets abit manic
Fire Service Employee, April 2021
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Best thing
Amazing people, amazing place to work.
Worst thing
Things/people suffer and that’s why we’re here to help. The fact people suffer is the worst part, but we do what we can to make things right.
Fire Service Firefighter, March 2021
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Best thing
Assisting the public
Worst thing
Long hours and not enough people to carry out tasks effective
Fire Service Crew manager, March 2021
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Best thing
Flexibility, the people I work with, rewarding job
Fire Service Firefighter, March 2021
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Best thing
Flexible, mostly good people to work with
Fire Service Personal assistant, March 2021
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Best thing
Saving lives
Fighting firesWorst thing
Death and deverstation
Fire Service Firefighter, March 2021
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Best thing
Helping community, colleagues
Worst thing
Increased workload and pressure from senior management
Fire Service Employee, March 2021
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Best thing
We get to go to emergency’s and put out fires and as well as make friends with your crew
Worst thing
Chores
Fire Service Firefighter, February 2021
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Best thing
Good team, good shift pattern, money not bad.
Worst thing
Other people undermining what we do
Fire Service Employee, January 2021
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Best thing
Every day is different
Worst thing
Dealing with traumatic incidents
Fire Service Firefighter, January 2021
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Best thing
Work life balance, interesting work
Worst thing
Poor pay for the work we do. Older member discriminate younger members
Fire Service Firefighter, January 2021
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Best thing
well respected
Worst thing
poor employer appreciation
Fire Service Watch manager, January 2021
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Best thing
Helping people
Worst thing
Demands on time
Fire Service Station manager, December 2020
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Best thing
I joined to use my skills to help people and I still really enjoy that aspect of the job. It's a great feeling when you've just rescued someone, saved their home or cut them from their car and handed them safely over to paramedics. It's what I joined to do
Worst thing
The pay isn't enough to support a family or even get a mortgage here in the south east. The take home pay is around £1900 per month. Can be around £2000 if you're on duty on a bank holiday or pick up a shout at the end of a couple of shifts, but that's rare. If you have children you will most certainly need to take on a second job on your off duty days which in turn means you are constantly exhausted.
It did come with the benefit of a very good pension to compensate for the poor pay, but the government have now taken that away and replaced it with one that pays far less and probably not worth signing up to.
If you do sign up for it, you'd need to work untill age 60 and do 40 years service for a full pension which would still be much much less than the previous pension and almost certainly unachievable.
Management are constantly after more work and attack our conditions almost daily. To protect ourselves we have to really be on the ball and consider very carefully what is being asked of us. This has obviously lead to a less than happy work environment unfortunately.
I don't want to tell people not to join, but be aware this job is being attacked constantly and probably isn't the job you think it is. It certainly isn't the job I joined at the start of my careerFire Service Firefighter, December 2020
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Best thing
shift pattern
Worst thing
Dealing with some people
Fire Service Firefighter, December 2020
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Best thing
Saving lives
Worst thing
Can’t book time off
Fire Service Firefighter, December 2020
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Best thing
Shift patterns and time off from work
Worst thing
pay is low and lots to learn
Fire Service Fire fighter, November 2020
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Best thing
Working with a great set of people
Worst thing
The polltics
Fire Service Firefighter, November 2020
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Best thing
Working as a team
Worst thing
The jobs you go to
Fire Service Firefighter, November 2020
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Best thing
Different everyday.
Good people.
Helping others
Shift patternWorst thing
Senior Management
Salary
Lack of respectFire Service Watch commander, October 2020
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Best thing
The team
Worst thing
The organisation and night shifts
Fire Service Firefighter, October 2020
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Best thing
shift pattern
Worst thing
pay has not kept track with cost of living
Fire Service Firefighter, October 2020
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Best thing
Helping proole
Worst thing
Not getting recognised
Fire Service Firefighter, October 2020
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Best thing
No two days are the same
Worst thing
Shift work - nights
Fire Service Fire fighter, September 2020
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Best thing
Shift pattern. Every day is different
Worst thing
Poor annual pay rises
Fire Service Firefighter, August 2020
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Best thing
The people I work with
Worst thing
Upper management
Fire Service Control room operator, August 2020
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Best thing
Helping people and firefighting
Worst thing
Dead people
Fire Service Firefighter, June 2020
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Best thing
Varied , challenging and rewarding
Worst thing
Sone of the things we have to deal with professionally and often unsociable hours.
Fire Service Crew manager, March 2020