Fire Cadets is a youth programme offered to young people between the ages of 13years 6 months and 16 years of age. Located on local fire stations weekly with the opportunity to gain a qualification.
The scheme runs weekly two-hour hours sessions at a small number of local stations:
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Monday - Wythenshawe
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Tuesday - Bury
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Wednesday – Eccles
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Thursday – Bolton
All sessions run from 5pm to 7pm.
If you're interested or would like more information:
Email Future Heroes Fire Cadets Team
- Gain an insight into the modern fire service
- Understand how service delivery works
- The role the fire service plays in Prevention and Protection
- Use fire service equipment on the drill yard.
- First aid skills
- Health and Safety
- Opportunity to gain promotion
- Home fire safety.
- Gain life and practical skills
- Work as part of a team
- Attend local and national fire cadet events
- Represent GMFRS at community events
- Increase self confidence
- Gain a qualification.
- Work with Cadets from other services
- Access to the Duke of Edinburgh qualification
- NFCC qualification
- Free uniform
- Free Personal Protective Equipment
- Ability to attend one 2-hour weekly session at your local unit.
- To become part of something exciting
- Willingness to learn new skills and experiences.
- Be a positive role model
- Able to attend Fire Cadet events both locally and nationally.
- Be part of GMFRS family
- Learn new skills
- Make your community better
- Be a positive role model for others
- Gain a qualification
- Make new friends
- Build your confidence
To join email futureheroes@manchesterfire.gov.uk for an application form.
- Hose Drills
- Ladder drills
- Teamwork activities
- Breathing Apparatus equipment
- Search and rescue
- First aid
- Water rescue
- Road Traffic Collision
- Scenario drills
- Roles and responsibilities of the fire service
- Home fire safety /smoke detectors/escape plan
- Roles and jobs within the fire service
- Prevention and Protection
- Service delivery
- Science of fire
- Fire investigation
- Health and safety
- Navigation skills
- Residential planning
- Icebreakers and teamwork
