New Year’s resolution? Join Dorset Fire and Rescue Service as a volunteer!

Is your New Year’s resolution to get more involved in your community? Members of the public can do just that by signing up to be a Dorset Fire and Rescue Service volunteer.

DFRS is on the hunt for new volunteers who will play a vital role in increasing the capacity of DFRS’ community safety activities which will include home safety checks. Supported by our Community Safety Task Teams our volunteers go out into the communities in which they live and conduct fire safety checks in the home. They will also talk to the public about home and fire safety, attend events and encourage community participation on issues that directly affect them.

Volunteers and Cadets Manager, Anne Newell said, “Dorset Fire and Rescue Service volunteers aim to reach those at highest risk of experiencing a fire, before they do. Our volunteers are a vital part of our efforts to increase our community safety activity, they go out into the communities which they live in and conduct fire safety checks in the home. This will include fitting or replacing smoke alarms, giving advice on the use of candles, unattended cooking, electric blankets, overloading sockets, chimneys, Low Energy Light Bulbs and much more.”

She added, “We also call upon our volunteers to participate in many other areas of the service including station open days, community events and work we do with our partners across Dorset. We are looking for people prepared to volunteer anywhere in the county, but particularly in the Bridport and Shaftesbury areas.”

DFRS is looking for compassionate, enthusiastic, reliable volunteers to join our team and propel the service forward. For more information about the service or to register your interest in being a volunteer please contact Anne Newell on 01305 252772.