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    See our full list of vacancies here

    A career with Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is a diverse one. We recruit full time Firefighters to the Wholetime Duty System; part time Firefighters to the On-Call Duty System; Fire Officers to the Flexible Duty System, Fire Control Operators and Support Staff to ensure Bedfordshire is always supported by our teams.

     
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    Wholetime Firefighters

    We are one of the very few services that work on a 24hr- on, 72hr- off shift rotation.

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    On-call Firefighters

    We are recruiting from within the community to become On-Call Firefighters.

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    You don't have to be a Firefighter to work for the Fire Service.

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    Join an inclusive organisation that supports and develops our teams to allow them to provide outstanding service

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    Every contact counts

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    Striving to keep us all safe, while being supportive and inclusive

     
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    Bedfordshire Fire Cadets is an extremely popular scheme open to all young people aged between 13 and 18 years old (school years 9-13).

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