Wow, #HowTimeFlys doesnt seem that long ago @Odiham10 #HFRS #Firefighter #19Years #EnjoyingMySleepNow #OnCall #RetainedLife

This is what we are all like, waiting for the pager to go off. #retainedlife #retainedfirefighter #pager #alerter

Tested and good to go, ready to respond for the next 96 hours for @SCAS999 and @hfrs_control #crimboday #retainedlife #tomuchfood

Bzzz, Beep, Beep 🚨📟🚨 Incident under control. 6 BA, 2 HRJ. 5 pumps, ALP & CSU all in attendance. Fire in ceiling void above car showroom. Quick response and positive action prevented the fire from developing and the damage from being significantly worse! #OneTeam #RetainedLife

First drill night as permanent crew commander #RDS #OnCall #Retainedlife @fire_scot

Bzzz, Beep, Beep. Update 🚨🚒🚨 All equipment cleaned and stowed ready for the next one. Fire kit ready & waiting. Home, showered & snooze before a day at work. Meeting at 9. Insurance A R Audit at 11.30. Anything else the day brings. Oh & drill tonight at 7! #RDS #RetainedLife

After acting up for 9 months and interviewed this morning,permanently a CC now #Retainedlife #RDS #OnCall @fire_scot

Luckily the Probie knows how to keep his colleagues sweet. #oncall #firefighter #retainedlife #standardtests #coffee #costa

Bzzz, Beep, Beep. 🚨📟🚨 Informative. 74P1 closing at home station. Six hours on top of a full day of normal jobs/lives. #RetainedLife makes demands of us many think is too much, but for those who live with an alerter it is a way of life we would not change. #AlwaysOnCall OUT.

Another job done for another returning customer and colleague. Done after just 2 and a half hours of sleep. 🤣 #AlwaysOnCall #RetainedLife #valet #WorkM8 #Corsa #Vauxhall #AllKleen

Bzzz, Beep, Beep 🚨📟🚨 - 03:02 Standby to Crowborough to maintain cover. Always good to see the sun rise, (ok behind the clouds this morning). Waiting to be released. Ready for a day in the office!! Yep the day job still happens even after a really early start. #RetainedLife

After returning from #OcadoAndoverFire around 03:00 this morning, the crew set to work cleaning all our equipment and our appliance. It’s paramount that we ensure all of our equipment is clean and safe for use, ready for the next call. #WhoNeedsSleepAnyway #RetainedLife

Battery out of the pager for a week @fire_scot and with Rugby/Boxing and FA Cup games today, going to a nice relaxing day #Oncall #Retainedlife #ItsWhatWeDo

Bzzz, Beep, Beep 🚨📢🚨 Update This evenings chimney fire was particularly complicated. Wood burner removed, flue liner fire & fire in chimney, no access, liner detached at top. 10.5 m, roof ladder, ASK, HRJ, TIC Chimney kits & nearly all small tools used! #RetainedLife #OnCall

BEEP BEEP BEEP — Crew alerted approx 0400 to standby at Chichester before attending this haystack fire in Tangmere.. #retainedlife #proudtobeoncall

Bzzz, Beep, Beep 🚨📢🚨 First rinse of the year (at 3 a.m.) #MaintainingStandards #RetainedLife #RDS

Bzzz, Beep, Beep 🚨📢🚨 Update Only been home 90 minutes since the last shout and.... Alerter buzzes at 23:33 Spent much time "Up on the roof". Home and showered now. Not quite the evening I had planned! #RetainedLife #RDS #OnCall More to follow.....

Not long for our two newbies to wait for their first call and test of early morning reaction times. Droxford 41 mobilised at 05.07 with @Wickham_22 and @Fareham17 to an AFA at The Roebuck, Mislingford. All OK, alarm triggered by nearby bonfire. #RetainedLife #LovingIt

Droxford 41 back from assisting with an embankment fire near Chalcot, Waterlooville. Crew used high pressure lances, supported by the blinged-up wildfire response vehicle from the mighty @Rushmoor02 #TeamHants #RetainedLife #LovingIt

Oh yes..... The Indian takeaway that was my Friday night meal awaits me patiently on the hob, yeah I did nibble the naan before I took the picture.... I am Hank Marvin! @MrsBurwashFf is tucked up asleep, as are the @LittleBurwashFf crew. #RetainedLife #RDS