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The Fire Control Centre has:

1 x Fire Control Officer – Control Commander/Brigade Communications Technical Officer
1 x Fire Control Officer – Control Training Officer/Deputy Control Commander
5 x Senior Control Operators – Watch Commanders
3 x Leading Fire Control Operators – Watch Operators
3 x Fire Control Operators – Watch Operators

Of these 13:

  • 46% are female, 54% are male
  • The youngest member of staff is 28 years old with the oldest just a few years off retirement

We come from all kinds of backgrounds, with skills including:

  • Computer programming and systems design
  • High grade Secretarial/Personal Assistant qualifications and experience
  • Military Communications specialities
  • Fire Fighting
  • Air Sea Rescue and Air Traffic Control
  • First Aid Practice and Instruction
  • Three of our staff are on an additional rota to provide the maintenance of the Mobilising Computers and Fire-fighter Alerting equipment out of hours
  • Two of us are also the Brigade Photographers
The Viax V-Band touch screen – all 999 calls come in through this switching system. We can also contact other emergency services quickly and easily by pressing a single button