Ever wondered what fire fighters get up to when they’re not attending incidents?

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Or what some of their support staff go to keep the county safe?

%image(15887946, type="article-full", alt=""Yaxley on-call firefighters start their drill night with routine checks of the fire engine and their equipment #OurDay"")

As part of #OurDay – a social media campaign on Twitter – the Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) offered a snap shot of their work over a 24 hour period.

%image(15887947, type="article-full", alt=""Some of our on-call stations will be on their drill nights tonight. Their first job will be checking the equipment on the fire engine is ready to attend an incident when they are called #OurDay #TeamCambs"")

The #OurDay event is a yearly social media campaign to celebrate the diverse work completed by local councils and public bodies on a day-to-day basis.

%image(15887948, type="article-full", alt=""On-call firefighters at #Papworth Fire Station have started their drill night early tonight. They are receiving some training from our ICT and Application Support Group for a new system to track the equipment on the fire engine #OurDay #TeamCambs"")

The event took place last Tuesday (November 21) and the CFRS didn’t miss a minute, documenting every aspect of the day.

%image(15887949, type="article-full", alt=""We have community safety officers based at various locations who not only deliver safe and well visits to vulnerable residents, but also work with partner agencies and officers on other fire prevention activity #OurDay #TeamCambs"")

From the morning meeting to life saving equipment checks, the CFRS updated the #OurDay Twitter blog every step of the way.

%image(15887950, type="article-full", alt=""The community fire safety team covers a wide range of activity to keep people across the county safe. Fire protection officers work with business to ensure they have a thorough fire risk assessment as well as working on complex building control consultations #OurDay #TeamCambs"")

Chief fire officer Chris Strickland said a short video to end the day: “I hope you’ve enjoyed having a look behind the scenes to see what goes on.

%image(15887951, type="article-full", alt=""The car park at SHQ is thinning out as support staff leave for the day. It's drill night for some on-call fire stations this evening so stay tuned as we hear from them later...#OurDay"")

“I hope you’ve got an appreciation that to support that delivery of service there’s a huge range of things that happen behind the scenes.

%image(15887952, type="article-full", alt=""We have community champions that deliver fire safety advice to people across the county. These are volunteers who attend safety events and encourage residents to have safe and well visits. #OurDay"")

“We’re signing off now, but don’t forget, out there, across the whole of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, crews are working 24 hours a day to keep the community safe.”

%image(15887953, type="article-full", alt=""White Watch is now on duty for the night in Control #OurDay #TeamCambs"")

%image(15887954, type="article-full", alt="In a video: "What’s it like working in our Combined Fire Control?" #OurDay #TeamCambs")

%image(15887955, type="article-full", alt=""Barbara has been busy fitting smoke alarms in Peterborough today #OurDay"")

%image(15887956, type="article-full", alt=""A group of watch commanders were at Training Centre today for a Firecraft assessment. Here they are at their intial briefing #OurDay #TeamCambs"")

%image(15887957, type="article-full", alt=""Multistar training over at Dogsthorpe #OurDay #TeamCambs"")

%image(15887958, type="article-full", alt=""Huntingdon Red Watch having a briefing and catching up on emails and any other updates since their last shift #OurDay #TeamCambs"")

%image(15887959, type="article-full", alt=""Red Watch Dogsthorpe carrying out a Safe and Well visit in #Peterborough #OurDay #TeamCambs"")

%image(15887960, type="article-full", alt=""Our Combined Fire Control takes 999 calls from Cambridgeshire and Suffolk #OurDay #TeamCambs"")

%image(15887961, type="article-full", alt=""Budget preparation is the top priority for the Finance team #OurDay #TeamCambs"")

%image(15887962, type="article-full", alt=""The Business Support Group has staff based in different locations across the county. One of the key tasks is to greet visitors to SHQ and ensure the switchboard is covered #OurDay #TeamCambs"")

%image(15887963, type="article-full", alt=""Our newest Control recruits are going through their final bits of training before they join their watches and begin taking 999 calls #OurDay #TeamCambs"")

%image(15887964, type="article-full", alt=""Colleagues from Cambs Cops utilising one of our SHQ conference rooms for a risk management training course. There are facilities available at many of our fire stations for community meetings and courses that are free to use #OurDay #TeamCambs"")

%image(15887965, type="article-full", alt=""The new MDT and asset management database docking station is being fitted to a fire engine at Dogsthorpe #OurDay #TeamCambs"")

%image(15887966, type="article-full", alt=""The Hydrants team welcomed a new member of staff this week. Jess is already getting to grips with role and is out checking the county's hydrants #OurDay #TeamCambs"")

%image(15887967, type="article-full", alt=""Fire Safety Business Seminar in full swing at Stanground Fire Station #OurDay"")

%image(15887968, type="article-full", alt=""Apprentice Daniel is busy checking the oil on the new light portable pumps #OurDay #TeamCambs"")

%image(15887969, type="article-full", alt=""It's always nice to feel appreciated! This one's from a student who completed one of our FireBreak courses #OurDay"")

%image(15887970, type="article-full", alt=""#OurDay is not just for staff in Cambridgeshire. The latest cohort of wholetime firefighter recruits are in the final days of their training course with @SWFireandRescue and will be back in the county next week after their passing out parade #TeamCambs #Training"")

%image(15887971, type="article-full", alt=""Our head of Procurement preparing to present to the National Training Manager’s Forum, as part of a national procurement work package. Practise makes perfect so the rest of team is her captive audience." #OurDay")

%image(15887972, type="article-full", alt=""Group commanders holding their weekly catch up meeting at SHQ to discuss any issues and forward plan #OurDay"")

%image(15887973, type="article-full", alt=""At the training centre in #Huntingdon a level 1 incident command reassessment is underway. It's full role play so the dressing up box comes out! #OurDay"")

%image(15887974, type="article-full", alt=""Busy day with the fleet team - keeping all our vehicles in check" #OurDay")

%image(15887975, type="article-full", alt=""Kevin James from our community fire safety team meeting with Dr Jennifer Marshall, a forensics psychologist to discuss a Project Icarus client, which is our therapeutic arson intervention program #OurDay #TeamCambs"")

%image(15887976, type="article-full", alt=""Our business support team are currently doing a batch of new ID cards. All CFRS employees carry one so ask to see it if we knock at your door." #OurDay")

%image(15887977, type="article-full", alt=""On-call stand-ins at Sawtry Fire Station are helping phase 2s with extra training #OurDay #TeamCambs"")

%image(15887978, type="article-full", alt=""Kit at Papworth Fire Station is ready & the pump is ready to respond. Papworth is one of our on-call fire stations that relies on people providing cover while at their jobs, or in the evenings and weekends. #OurDay"")

%image(15887979, type="article-full", alt=""SC Paul Clarke has been supporting Cambridge City Council's Community Safety Partnership development morning #OurDay #TeamCambs"")

%image(15887980, type="article-full", alt=""Crews from Yaxley and Whittlesey were called flat fire in Stanground this morning. Wearing breathing apparatus, they used hose reels to extinguish the fire and keep damage to a minimum #OurDay #TeamCambs"")

%image(15887981, type="article-full", alt=""Red watch carried out a familiarisation visit at the new TK Maxx store in Huntingdon and had a chat with the manager #OurDay"")

%image(15887982, type="article-full", alt=""Meanwhile the crew left in the car park had a little visitor - think we made his day! #OurDay"")

%image(15887983, type="article-full", alt=""Discussing the key performance stats with the Business Intelligence and Performance team at their monthly meeting #OurDay #TeamCambs"")

%image(15887984, type="article-full", alt=""The Resource Management Unit has the critical job of ensuring there are enough firefighters to crew the fire engines throughout the county #OurDay #TeamCambs"")

%image(15887985, type="article-full", alt=""Meeting at SHQ discussing staff recognition. Can you spot the special visitor that’s joined us? #OurDay #TeamCambs"")

%image(15887986, type="article-full", alt="In a video: "And finally, a word from the chief to draw #OurDay to a close..."")

%image(15887987, type="article-full", alt=""Equipment checks with the Asset Management Scanner at Stanground #OurDay #TeamCambs"")

%image(15887988, type="article-full", alt=""Our Deputy Chief Executive is planning is diary for the rest of the week with the Business Support Group #OurDay #TeamCambs"")

%image(15887989, type="article-full", alt=""Community Safety Officer, Jill has been delivering a Dementia Friends session at a sheltered housing scheme in #Huntingdon #OurDay #TeamCambs #DementiaFriend"")

%image(15887990, type="article-full", alt=""Analysing monthly accident and near miss data is a key role of the health and safety team #OurDay"")

%image(15887991, type="article-full", alt=""Staff from Fire Protection discussing performance statistics moving forward with the STEP Development team, Application Support Group and Business Intelligence and Performance team #OurDay #TeamCambs"")

%image(15887992, type="article-full", alt=""Phil is doing his driving reassessment this morning #OurDay #TeamCambs"")

%image(15887993, type="article-full", alt=""SHQ staff come together for a cup of tea/coffee #OurDay"")

%image(15887994, type="article-full", alt=""The Whittlesey crew have come in from the cold and are now learning about aircraft procedures. #OurDay"")

%image(15887995, type="article-full", alt=""The training exercise is now in full swing at Yaxley as crews test their breathing apparatus skills #OurDay"")

%image(15887996, type="article-full", alt=""Yaxley crew now finalising plans for their info evening and drill demo next Tues. Go along at 7pm if you're interested in becoming an on-call firefighter there. #OurDay"")

%image(15887997, type="article-full", alt="Over at Wisbech CFRS, they started the day with an interview with BBC Radio Cambridgeshire about bad parking in Wisbech #OurDay")

%image(15887998, type="article-full", alt="The Media and Communication team checking what incidents happened overnight #OurDay")

%image(15887999, type="article-full", alt="Followed by the morning debrief and tea break #OurDay")

%image(15888000, type="article-full", alt="Control Red Watch has handed over to Blue Watch for #OurDay")

%image(15888001, type="article-full", alt="An early start for the property team this morning, keeping our SHQ car park tidy #OurDay")