Josh, Crew Commander

His family have always been involved in the fire service, working at Cleobury Mortimer Fire Station On-Call, so being a firefighter is something he had always wanted to do from a young age. Alongside his teaching, Josh worked as an On-Call firefighter and enjoyed the work so much that he decided to apply for a Wholetime firefighter role. Josh has gain ed an Health and Safety (IOSH) qualification, a level 3 IFE in Incident Command, and a level 3 IFE in Fire Safety.

Josh has played rugby since he was little, and has progressed to coaching the Worcester  Warriers ladies team, as well as men’s senior teams. Working as a team, leadership, mentoring and coaching has therefore developed very naturally for Josh. 

“Being a graduate has helped me in my work as a firefighter and working in education has ensured that I am comfortable in my leadership role as Crew Commander. Gaining additional qualifications has come naturally to me as I feel at home in that environment. Each day is new and exciting, you never know what you will be called to and how you can help your community. I see Wholetime as a long term career and look forward to what the future brings, as I know I can progress in the Service and move into senior management if I want to.”