TWO new recruits have recently joined fire stations in the area.
Firefighter Tyrell has been placed to serve with Thornbury Fire Station, while firefighter Leech will be posted to Yate Fire Station.
In an official graduation ceremony held in Avonmouth, the recruits graduated alongside nine other Avon Fire & Rescue Service on-call firefighters.
The course provides new on-call firefighters with specialist knowledge and a wide range of practical skills.
This includes tactical firefighting, pitching ladders, breathing apparatus, road traffic collision safety and water safety and rescue.
Group manager Russ Mitchell said: “It was a pleasure to attend the graduation of our newest
on-call firefighters and welcome them into our service.
Russ added: “I’d like to say a huge congratulations to all that graduated today, and wish them all the very best for their service with us.”
The new recruits have now been posted to their local stations and will be paged to respond to incidents from their homes and places of work.
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