Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) is looking to recruit new volunteers to the service to support key training, exercises, and activities.

It comes as part of a refreshed volunteer strategy that focuses on recognising and utilising the value and benefits of volunteers to the service.

It was launched to coincide with national Volunteers’ Week which took place this week (June 1 to 7).

In the past year alone, volunteers contributed 3,072 hours of their time to GMFRS.

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These individuals have supported a wide range of activities including operational training exercises, community engagement events and safety campaigns.

They have also provided wellbeing support.

One of the key areas where volunteers have made a significant impact is in operational training exercises.

Their commitment has led to nearly 1,500 hours of volunteering activity, role-playing casualties and evacuees in training scenarios for operational staff.

Volunteers have enhanced the training experience for crews and partners by bringing a touch of realism to the exercises.

Volunteers have also provided support in various other areas, like the vital role they play in the promotion of the online Home Fire Safety Check, delivery of fire, road, and water prevention education messages and support of young people participating in the Prince’s Trust programme.

Additionally, volunteer chaplains provide wellbeing support to GMFRS staff, and their families, to complement the Service’s wellbeing strategy.

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