We are currently recruiting for On Call Firefighters for Stations across Lancashire.
On Call Firefighters often have another job and will provide on-call cover from home or their place of work. They respond to emergencies when their pager alerts them, so must live or work within approximately 5 minutes travel time from the station, except for Preesall and Silverdale which is 8 minutes.
If you do not live or work near a station but can carry out your usual work from a fire station and respond to emergencies, please contact an On Call Support Officer.
The stations recruiting are:
Northern Area: Bolton le Sands, Carnforth, Hornby, Lancaster, Morecambe, Silverdale
Eastern Area: Clitheroe, Great Harwood, Hyndburn, Longridge
Southern Area: Bamber Bridge, Skelmersdale
Western Area: Fleetwood, Garstang, Preesall, St Annes, Wesham
Pennine Area: Bacup, Barnoldswick, Colne, Earby, Haslingden, Nelson, Padiham, Rawtenstall
Recruitment to a particular station will be dependent upon the available hours at the time of the closing date, if the station you have applied for does not have available hours at that time, your application will be carried forward to the next recruitment campaign.
We generally require On Call Firefighters to give between 60-120 hours per week. Patterns and hours of cover vary from station to station. Our biggest requirement is for day time cover Monday to Friday 06:00-18:00 and 24 hours across Saturday and Sunday.
Please click 'apply now' above to access our job search page, where you can select the station you wish to apply for. You will then be directed to the online application form, where you can complete and submit your application.
Contact details for each station's On Call Support Officer are below. We recommend that you contact your station's On Call Support Officer to discuss suitable hours of cover and your distance to the station before submitting an application.
Northern Area
Bolton le Sands, Carnforth, Hornby, Morecambe, Silverdale, Lancaster
Contact Name: Harry Agar
Email Address: harryagar@lancsfirerescue.org.uk
Contact Number: 07789 004815
Eastern Area
Clitheroe, Great Harwood, Hyndburn, Longridge
Contact Name: Mark Schofield
Email Address: markschofield@lancsfirerescue.org.uk
Contact Number: 07810 504358
Southern Area
Bamber Bridge, Skelmersdale
Contact Name: Darren Eales
Email Address: DarrenEales@lancsfirerescue.org.uk
Contact Number: 07874 635784
Western Area
Lytham St Annes, Wesham, Fleetwood, Garstang, Preesall
Contact Name: Stuart Jones
Email Address: stuartjones@lancsfirerescue.org.uk
Contact Number: 07920 786805
Pennine Area
Barnoldswick, Colne, Earby, Nelson, Bacup, Haslingden, Padiham, Rawtenstall
Contact Name: Laura Herdman
Email Address: LauraHerdman@lancsfirerescue.org.uk
Contact Number: 07500 963522
Candidates are required to meet the following eyesight standard: - Uncorrected distance vision no worse than 6/18 in the better eye and 6/24 in the worse eye. Corrected distance acuity should be at least 6/9 with both eyes open and reach 6/12 in the weaker eye. If you have concerns in relation to your eye sight, colour blindness, or have had laser eye surgery, please request an optician form via email at recruitment@lancsfirerescue.org.uk to take to your optician to ensure you meet the eye sight standard.
Please note, you will be required to attend pre-learning evening sessions. These will be confirmed to you should you reach this stage of the process by your On Call Support Officer.
Closing date for applications is 23:59 hours on Wednesday 24 June 2026.
This post is subject to a Standard check with the Disclosure and Barring Service*.
Diversity Matters at Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service - we want to attract the broadest range of people to work with us and the more diverse the workforce, the better able we are to serve our community. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all individuals regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, social background, religion and/or belief or age. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.
This post has been advertised internally and externally.
*With effect from 6 July 2023, Fire & Rescue Authorities have been listed in Schedule 1 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions) Order 1975, meaning that all LFRS roles are subject to a Standard Level Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check as a minimum. Some roles within the Service will be eligible for a higher level check depending on the duties of the role.
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