A RECRUITMENT drive has been mounted to find more retained firefighters to serve in the Wiveliscombe Fire Station.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue (DSFR) is looking for people who live in, or close to Wiveliscombe, and fancy a new challenge which will see them gain new skills and qualifications along the way.

On-call firefighters do the same emergency work as whole-time firefighters, but they can also have other jobs, too.

While they are on duty they carry a pager which activates when they need to attend an incident.

A DSFR spokesperson said anybody who believed they had what it takes should follow the link on the brigade’s website or drop into the station’s Wednesday training nights between 7 pm and 9 pm for a chat.