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Hours & Pay

Not a your usual nine to five

As a wholetime firefighter in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight you will be working a 48-hour week across one of the following duty systems:

Shift group crewing

2-2-4 shift pattern (2 days 09:00 - 18:00, 2 nights 18:00 - 09:00, 4 days off)

Efficient flexible crewing system

Our firefighters are developing several new ways of working in a number of locations where the station decides how they can best cover the 48-hour shifts across the week.

Once fully trained, wholetime firefighters are assigned a shift pattern and expected to work at any station in Hampshire or the Isle of Wight.

Pay

  • Development - £30,384 per annum
  • Competent - £38,881 per annum


Upon appointment you will receive development rate. This will increase to competent rate once you have completed your firefighter development programme at your respective station, which will take around 2 years.