WINCHESTER firefighters are seeking new recruits to attend incidents on call.

Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service is hiring for its retained crews in Winchester and Sutton Scotney.

On-call firefighters respond to the same types of emergencies as full-time crews and are paid bonuses for attending incidents and training sessions.

Applicants should live or work within four minutes of the fire station so they can respond promptly to emergency calls.

Winchester station manager Ben Smith said: “Being a retained firefighter is not just about attending incidents whenever you’re required.

“It's about teamwork and helping the local community, as well as personal development, learning new transferable skills like first aid and LGV driving. These are ordinary people doing an extraordinary job.”

He invited applicants to meet on-call firefighters at training sessions from 7pm on Wednesdays in Winchester and Thursdays in Sutton Scotney.