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This is organised similarly in the UK. Volunteer "retained firefighters" [1] mostly cover rural areas, and full-time crews cover towns and cities. There are al
by andyjohnson0 5y ago
This is organised similarly in the UK. Volunteer "retained firefighters" [1] mostly cover rural areas, and full-time crews cover towns and cities.
There are also volunteer police officers called "special constables" [2]. Mountain rescue is also provided by volunteer teams, as is lifeboat maritime rescue, with helicopter support from the coast guard (which also uses volunteers...)
Interesting how many countries converge on the same approaches.
[1] https://www.fireservice.co.uk/recruitment/retained-firefighters/ https://www.fireservice.co.uk/recruitment/retained-firefight...
[2] https://www.college.police.uk/career-learning/career-development/role-types/special-constable https://www.college.police.uk/career-learning/career-develop...
- prennert 5y agoAre you aware of any volunteer org in the UK that specializes in providing technical support for disaster relief? I am currently looking of joining a volunteer group to make a difference to the community while potentially picking up some skills along the way. If I was still in Germany I would have joined the THW, but in the UK I have not found an org that does the occasional heavy lifting. I considered volunteer fire brigade, but I don't think physiology I would be able to handle smoke very well, so fire fighting would not be a good fit for me. Mountain rescue is alright as a community function, but I would miss out on working with heavy machinery.
- andyjohnson0 5y agoThe only such org I'm aware of is the ham radio group Raynet: https://www.raynet-uk.net/ https://www.raynet-uk.net/ https://rsgb.org/main/operating/emergency-communications/ https://rsgb.org/main/operating/emergency-communications/