Ian Carter

On call firefighter in Lowestoft, Suffolk

[RAF_Luton @RAF_Luton]

Can any of you lovely lot help with any of these?

Asked nicely from a Canberra

[North Lowestoft Fire Station @NthLowestoft16]

On Tuesday evening Watch Manager Ben Whale, Crew Manager Seb Herrod, Firefighter Jason Balls and retired Firefighter Ian Carter received their Kings Coronation medals from Station Manager Matt Webster 🎖🚒

[Suffolk Fire & Rescue Service @SuffolkFire]

Today is International Firefighter Memorial Day, a day when we join our colleagues nationwide to pay tribute and remember those worldwide who have lost their lives, or have been injured in the line of duty

We are very proud of all of our amazing team #FirefightersDay #OneTeam 🚒

[Lowestoft South Fire Station @LowestoftSouth]

31/3/24 20:47 both our pumps attended a fire involving 3 boats in #OultonBroad allong with #oncall crews from @NthLowestoft16 and #Beccles. We were also supported by @LowestoftPolice @EastEnglandAmb @HmcoastguardL & @Hemsby_Lifeboat The incident was concluded by 23:41

[Emergency One UK Ltd @EOneUKLtd]

Check out one of six stunning new pumping appliance for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service.✨👉

[Lowestoft South Fire Station @LowestoftSouth]

Thank you to everyone who supported our Carol singing in #Lowestoft town centre today. A massive £868.12p was raised which will be split between the @firefighters999 and @EastAngliAirAmb

[Lowestoft South Fire Station @LowestoftSouth]

Your local firefighters will be in the town centre next Saturday (23rd December) singing Christmas carols, raising money for charity.
We'll be outside the Britten Centre from 10-12.
Come along and get festive with the firefighters!
Please SHARE
@SuffolkFire @firefighters999

[North Lowestoft Fire Station @NthLowestoft16]

14:48 Crews from North #Lowestoft & @LowestoftSouth were called to a two vehicle RTC allong with colleagues from @EastEnglandAmb @EastAngliAirAmb & @LowestoftPolice A small number of casualties were treated at the scene with one requiring extrication. Crews left at 16:30 🚒🚓🚑🚁

[Lowestoft South Fire Station @LowestoftSouth]

Our specialist swift water rescue team from White watch attended multiple incidents across Suffolk yesterday. The team were sent to the most serious incidents where the water was fast flowing. The crew spent the shift assisting multiple people from cars, homes and businesses. 🚒

[North Lowestoft Fire Station @NthLowestoft16]

Busy day for our crew yesterday. First paged at 10:53 📟
Mobilised to multiple flood related incidents across all of Suffolk, including having to stop and clear vehicles & trees allong the route.
Short break at Woodbridge at 7pm, a few more incidents, finally home at 00:45 🚒

[North Lowestoft Fire Station @NthLowestoft16]

Excellent turn out for our On-call recruitment information event last night. Thanks also to @EveryoneActive at Waterlane Leisure Centre #Lowestoft for supporting us.
For more information about on-call firefighting:
https://t.co/o7numfc1Ga
@SuffolkFire
@CatherinePaddon

[Ian Carter @alerterblog]

Well done, Cap’n Horne!

[North Lowestoft Fire Station @NthLowestoft16]

We hope that you have all enjoyed meeting our crew via our social media pages over the last few days.
If becoming an on-call firefighter appeals to you then why not come along to our recruitment evening on Tuesday June 20th 7pm-9pm
🚒👩‍🚒

[North Lowestoft Fire Station @NthLowestoft16]

'Meet the Ben's'
Watch Manager Ben Whale ⬅️
FF Ben Testoni ↗️
FF Ben Horne ↘️
All 3 Ben's are Whole-time (full-time) @SuffolkFire #Firefighters at @LowestoftSouth working on Blue & Red watches. The Ben's are available to respond on days off and in-between shifts
🧑‍🚒📟 🧑‍🚒📟 🧑‍🚒📟

[North Lowestoft Fire Station @NthLowestoft16]

'Meet the crew'
Meet Firefighter Anthony Etheridge
Years service: 5
Occupation: Self employed roofing contractor.
Ant is on-call (retained) and ready to respond to fire calls whenever he's within 5 minutes of the station. 👷‍♂️🔨🪚 + 📟 = 🧑‍🚒🚒
@SuffolkFire

[North Lowestoft Fire Station @NthLowestoft16]

'Meet the crew'
Meet Crew Manager Seb Herrod:
Seb's been a full-time @SuffolkFire #Firefighter @ @LowestoftSouth for 13 years. He's on-call when he's off duty & he's a keen cyclists. You don't have to be international mountain bike race standard but need to do 8.8 on a beep test

[North Lowestoft Fire Station @NthLowestoft16]

'Meet the crew'
Meet Firefighter Laura Thacker:
Laura is a Sister in A&E at the local Hospital. She has been a @SuffolkFire #Firefighter for almost 3 years.
When Laura is not working at the hospital, she's really to respond to fire calls at a moments notice.
👩‍⚕️🏥+📟👨‍🚒🚒

[North Lowestoft Fire Station @NthLowestoft16]

'Meet the crew'
Meet #Firefighter Richard Harwood: Richard has been a with us for 4 years. He runs his own company installing woodburners and flue systems. Whenever Richard is at home or working locally in North Lowestoft, he's available to respond to fire calls. 👷‍♂️📟👨‍🚒

[North Lowestoft Fire Station @NthLowestoft16]

'Meet the crew'
Meet Crew Manager Ollie Denby:
Ollie has been a firefighter for 7 years. He is an Intermediate Ambulance Practitioner for @EastEnglandAmb and when Ollie's not on shift for the Ambulance, he's on-call ready to respond for @SuffolkFire
🧑‍⚕️🚑 + 👨‍🚒🚒📟

[North Lowestoft Fire Station @NthLowestoft16]

'Meet the crew'
Meet Firefighter Morgan Pawlett:
Morgan is a Trainee Nursing Associate, working shifts at the local Hospital. Morgan has been an on-call firefighter for just over one year and provides cover during the times she's not on shift at the hospital. 👩‍⚕️👩‍🚒

[North Lowestoft Fire Station @NthLowestoft16]

Do you live within 5 minutes of our #FireStation in North #Lowestoft? Could you be available for around 90hrs per week to respond immediately to emergencies? We will be holding a recruitment evening on Tuesday June 20th 7pm-9pm 🚒👩‍🚒👩‍🚒👩‍🚒👩‍🚒👩‍🚒