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Women in The Fire Service Podcast

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Future Firefighter podcast

Championing equality and diversity in fire

In 2021, we launched the Future Firefighter Podcast Series, made up of six episodes offering tips and advice for those aspiring to become firefighters.
 
The series covered topics such as the role of a firefighter, the work of the Fire and Rescue Service, application and interview techniques, different career pathways and roles, fitness and strength, and HR topics including maternity, work–life balance, and inclusion policies.
 
Introduced by WFS Committee Member Sara Hall, the series featured guest volunteers, firefighters, and other fire professionals as hosts. They shared their experiences, personal stories, and the motivations behind their careers in the fire service.

Be Inspired! Be a Future Firefighter.

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This podcast was born from our programme of online Future Firefighter events, realised by Alex Johnson, WFS Director, and Chief Fire Officer at South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue.

The first Future Firefighter event programme ran between 15 June-20 July 2021. A programme aimed at people from underrepresented groups aspiring to be future firefighters: women, people from ethnic minority groups, LGBTQI+ people, neurodiverse people and persons with disabilities.

Government statistics on workforce diversity at that time revealed only 7.0 per cent of all firefighters in England were women, 4.4 per cent were from an ethnic minority and 3.3 per cent identified as lesbian, gay or bi-sexual.

With special thanks to: Alex Johnson, South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue; Amy Beams, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service; Amy Croxton-Evans, North Wales Fire and Rescue Service; Angie Thorp, South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue; Bex Sims, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service; Caz Whiteman, South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue; Emily May Williams, North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service; Hannah Goodchild, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service; Helen Chadwick, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service; Helena Rooke, South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue; Janette Morris, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service; Lauren Jones, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service; Liana Selecka-Jones, Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service; Nicola Bottomly, Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service; Sara Hall, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service; Tor Strowger, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service.

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