The timing coincides with Bon-fire nights.
Sorry fire-fighters, but your credibility is called into question.It is you who could be said to put the public at risk at the most crucial time of the year.
You're better off not rocking the boat that allows you to have 2 occupations, 5 days on 5 nights on, how about it? yes or no
They are bringing in cheap staff for classrooms now, ready to have cheap support in the fire-brigade?
If you want what someone else has then do that job
If only 1 in 38 applicants become firemen then there's no shortage thus the pay must be O.K., not so in teaching, nor nursing.