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Firefighters Ben Hudson, Jade Crawley, Jess Tucker and Brandon Finnigan all came through the apprenticeship. Please note this recruitment campaign has now closed. An award-winning apprenticeship programme focused...

Anita Atkinson pictured now and during her time as a Control Room Operator in 1975. To mark International Control Room Week (October 21 to 27) former Control Room...

Wholetime firefighter recruit Abi O’Brien. She’s a former HGV driver who spent years travelling the world with the RAF.Now Abi O’Brien is embarking on a new career...

Rob Cherrie, Director of Emergency Response, (second from left) presented a cake to our Control Room staff to celebrate International Control Room Week.It’s International Control Room Week...

Firefighter recruit Jordan Cook. Newcastle dad Jordan is determined to make his son proud as he embarks on a new career as a firefighter. The 28-year-old from Seaton...

Station Manager Gary Tough.Gary Tough once dreamed of being a pilot or a professional footballer but found his true calling in the fire service.The Peterlee dad...

The 10 new recruits who have started training to become wholetime firefighters.Thousands applied for the coveted role of wholetime firefighter at County Durham and Darlington Fire and...

 Vehicle and Equipment Technician Connor Storey. From replacing a tyre at the roadside to installing a new water pump on one of our fire engines, Connor Storey is...

Darlington Firefighter Jon-Paul Chilvers. A Darlington firefighter is set to take on the Great North Run to raise funds for a mental health charity close to his heart...

Fire Dogs Woodie and Twix. Within a matter of minutes, their powerful noses help to sniff out substances that may have been used to start a fire deliberately...