DFRS Community Mailing

5th March

Ramadan Mubarak!

As the Muslim community locally and across the world began their journey for the holy month of Ramadan from Friday 28 February until Sunday 30 March 2025, we wish all our observing communities and employees ‘Ramadan Mubarak’. We have developed the attached press release to wish you a safe and blessed Ramadan and provide you with some helpful fire safety tips for this time. You might also find the attached “Top Tips” from the Asian Fire Service Association (AFSA) helpful.

Serving with Faith, Protecting with Pride

Celebrate Eid-Al-Adha with us on 13^th June. We are joining with Derbyshire Association of Muslim Police for a feast filled with delicious food, and cherished moments. All are welcome, please ensure you RSVP via the attached flyer (AMP Eid Invite) so we can make sure you are catered for!

Multi-Agency Neurodiversity Event- Stalls available

On 21^st March Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Police and Fire Services are joining together with Derby University to honour Neurodiversity Celebration Week. You are all welcome to attend, especially if you have little to no knowledge of neurodiversity! If you’re already clued up, bring a friend or colleague along that can learn from the experience. You can register to attend on the attached PDF (ND Event 21.03.25).

There is also an opportunity for stall holders if any of you would like to come and network with attendees. If you’re interested in having a stall, please let us know!

Date: 21^st March 2025

Location: Derby University, Kedleston Road Campus

Time: 09:30-16:30

Fire Cadets

Derbyshire Fire Cadets is an ongoing, free, programme where young people aged 13-17 commit to attend one night a week at one of our units during term time. The programme provides young people with an insight into working within a uniformed service.  It provides exciting and unique opportunities to develop skills in teamwork and citizenship through undertaking firefighter activities.

Cadets have the opportunity to gain recognised qualifications including Duke of Edinburgh awards and First Aid. Recruitment for our units is ongoing, once you have submitted your application form it will be added to a waiting list for your chosen unit. When a space at the unit becomes available all applications on the waiting list will be assessed and the highest scoring applicant will then be offered a place, with start dates in January, April and September each year. Please ensure you complete the application form in full and to the best of your ability to give you the best chance of being successful in the application process.

Applications for Fire Cadets are open at the following fire stations: Shirebrook (Monday), Chesterfield  (Tuesday), Ilkeston (Wednesday) and Ascot Drive (Thursday). All sessions run from 18:30-20:30.

Young people can apply through the vacancies section of our website.

Vacancies

A list of all DFRS vacancies can be found on our Recruitment portal here. If you would like to find out more about working for us, or if you have any questions, please get in touch and we’d be happy to discuss! The current vacancies are:

• Head of Property
  • Salary: £66,088 per annum
  • Closing Date: 17/03/2025
  • Location: Headquarters (Ripley)
• Investigation Officer
  • Salary: £40,476 - £45,718 per annum
  • Closing Date: 11/03/2025
  • Location: Headquarters (Ripley)
• On-Call Firefighter
  • Hourly Rate £12.41 - £16.54 / Retainer £1359 - £3623 per annum depending upon contracted hours
  • Closing date: 31/03/2025
  • Various locations across the county- see the recruitment portal for info