These web pages provide a guide to recruitment and roles within RBFRS, including information on wholetime (fulltime)
and retained (reserve) firefighting, control operators, and support staff. Use the various links to navigate to the
relevant sections for further information.
Retained Firefighter: Training
If you join the the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, whatever your educational achievements, you and other new
entrants will receive the same basic training. This will be carried our training centre in Whitley Wood, Reading, and
at your local fire station, and will provide all the basic training required to start operational duties in the rank
of Firefighter.
You will be a responsible member of a closely knit and well organised team - where there is danger, teamwork really
counts. Your life and the lives of others depend on it. It is not a job which can be undertaken lightly - but can
provide a sense of real achievement and value. There is also plenty of scope for individual potential to be realised
and a career to be developed.
Course dates for the Retained Development Programme have now yet been announced.
After your induction training, you will receive further training as part of your operational duties. We will also offer
you a continuous in-service training programme to ensure your potential is maximised and that you are kept up to date
with the latest firefighting and specialist techniques.
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