|
Campaign to encourage young girls into Fire Services career |
|
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Careers aims to reach a more diverse audience.
A new campaign to raise awareness among young girls aged 14 to 16 of a career in the Fire & Rescue Service is being fronted by actress Michelle Keegan.
'Ordinary People, Extraordinary Careers', aims to raise the profile and change perceptions of the role of a firefighter to reach a wider, more diverse audience. Women make up 3.6 per cent of all firefighters in England.
Coronation Street star Keegan took part in a challenge that includes lifting and running with firefighting equipment and taking part in typical circuit training to maintain fitness. These are examples of tests that firefighters have to complete before beginning their initial training with the Fire & Rescue Service and are a good indication of what skills are needed.
Dany Cotton, female firefighter, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for London Fire Brigade and member of Networking Women in the Fire and Rescue Service, said: "In the Fire and Rescue Service women firefighters do exactly the same job as men."
"Firefighters have to be good communicators, sensitive to people's needs and vulnerabilities. Girls should no longer worry about whether they would be able to succeed in a career that has traditionally been dominated by men."
Further information:
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Career |
