On-Call Firefighter Vacancies
We are currently recruiting for on call firefighters at Melton (LE13 0NP), Coalville (LE67 3PU), Shepshed (LE12 9QE), Billesdon (LE7 9AA), Oakham (LE15 6BQ), Uppingham (LE15 9RL), Market Harborough (LE16 9QG), Kibworth (LE8 0HQ), Lutterworth (LE17 4DZ), Loughborough (LE11 3GE) and Market Bosworth (CV13 0LT) Stations*
Please note that you will need to live or work within four minutes of the station you are applying for, with the exception of Market Bosworth, Loughborough and Billesdon which is six minutes.
*Please note that all stations advertised are subject to current vacancy availability.
Advert opens: 12 March 2026
Closing date: 23:59 hours on 10 June 2026
Job Objectives
Our On-Call Firefighters receive an annual retaining fee dependent on the number of hours they are available and this can vary from the minimum 24 hours of availability per week (20% cover) to the maximum of 120 hours of availability per week (100% cover). In addition to the annual retaining fee, our On-Call Firefighters receive payments for disturbance, attending and turning out for emergency calls, attending 'drill nights'; and other duties. Responding to emergency calls is only part of what our On-Call Firefighters do; they face all kinds of challenges from floods to road traffic accidents, and they also inform our com...