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NIFRS recruiting for On-Call Firefighters Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) is calling on those who want to make a real difference in their community to become On-Call Firefighters. If you live or work within 5 minutes of your local On-Call Fire Station and you want to serve your community, we could have the role for you! On-Call Firefighters work part-time and carry a pager to alert them to emergencies in their local area. This rewarding role offers a unique opportunity to save lives, protect property, provide advice and serve your local community – all while fitting around you and your existing commitments. NIFRS offers a range of contracted hours to suit you and your lifestyle. NIFRS is recruiting for On-Call Firefighters across 43 stations in
Councillors Chris McCracken & Alex Harbinson (Alliance, Bangor Central DEA)
Alliance Councillors call for more opportunities in Bangor’s Active Travel Plan
Councillors Chris McCracken and Alex Harbinson, commenting on the recently developed delivery plan by the Department for Infrastructure, have called upon DfI to show more ambition for active travel, including greater opportunities for people to travel into Bangor City Centre and improved integration with existing public transport networks. The Active Travel Delivery Plan, which is currently open for consultation, has highlighted DfI’s plans to develop new infrastructure for walking, wheeling, and cycling across the borough. Commenting on the plan Councillor Chris
McCracken said: “The greater prioritisation of active travel by DFI is welcome. However, the proposal to build just 5km of protected routes on the outskirts of Bangor over the next 10 years is underwhelming, and lacks the ambition we need to
see.” “To achieve our climate goals in Northern Ireland, and to improve the health of our society, we need to further expand opportunities for active travel in our towns and cities. I would particularly like to see more routes
leading into Bangor City Centre, as well as routes to better connect our residential communities with schools, workplaces, shops, buses and trains.”
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Northern Ireland, including Holywood. On-Call Firefighters are paid a retaining fee, emergency call-out payments and a payment to attend a weekly drill night, 2 hours per week in the evening. Our On-Call Firefighters are trained to the highest standards and take part in 12 days of training each year to ensure we have the most highly skilled Firefighters to help protect our local communities. Candidates can apply online and download application packs from NIFRS’s website at www. nifrs.org. The closing date for applications is Friday 14 February 2025 at 12noon.