SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY

A core belief in the Ringlink ethos is to engage with our communities, we do this in a number of ways such as supporting one of our employees (Debbie Henderson) to be a part-time firefighter and who responds to any pager alert during the working day. Debbie responds to emergency calls in working hours for the local fire station at Laurencekirk and out with working hours supports Inverbervie Station. One minute she can be dealing with your training requests in the office, the next minute she is responding to a major road traffic collision… it’s all in a day’s work for Debbie.

Debbie says: “I enjoy everything about being a ‘firie’. I love the feeling of being able to help people when they are struck by disaster whether it be a fire or a road traffic collision or anything else we get called to, knowing our presence as a crew member has made a real difference and helped someone in some way, is very rewarding.”

Debbie’s skills and knowledge gained at the fire service are valuable in the office too, acting as designated first aider and health & safety advisor for any emergencies. If you are interested in becoming a part-time firefighter at your local station, visit www.firescotland.gov.uk or visit the local fire station to discuss further. The Fire service also provide home fire safety advice to the public, however this service is by request only. If you are carrying out burning in a controlled environment, please contact the Fire Control Room on 01382 835804 to inform them of your location, contact details and predicted time of the burn – this will help by not mobilising crews to this type of incident unnecessarily.