In addition to receiving turnout and drill-night fees, on-call firefighters do receive a
retaining fee.
An average RDS (retained duty system) firefighter is paid a pounds 2,800
retaining fee each year (and is paid an additional fee for each incident he or she attends).
This level of commitment is rewarded with a
retaining fee of pounds 2,821, or 68p per hour, with additional payments for attending training and incidents.
Retained firefighters are paid a
retaining fee which is between pounds 1,000 and pounds 2,500 a year.
He will receive a
retaining fee, payment for each turnout and a payment for turning out to the station even if he doesn't ride the appliance.