Practical knowledge
Current or former fire-service personnel, land managers, foresters, ecologists and people with relevant rural experience.
Register your interest
Help build readiness the right way.
We are gathering expressions of interest from people who may want to support Wildfire Response UK as the organisation and its future volunteer pathways are developed.
This is not operational recruitment
Registering interest is not an application, appointment, membership offer, training place or commitment to deploy. No live teams or callout capability are being advertised.
What interest means
Join the conversation, not an incident.
At this stage, we want to understand the experience, locations and interests of potential future volunteers—and keep people informed as the model becomes clearer.
No self-deployment
Do not attend a wildfire, incident ground, rendezvous point or affected area on behalf of Wildfire Response UK. If you see a fire or immediate danger, call 999 and follow the instructions of the emergency services.
People we would like to hear from
Different experience. One disciplined approach.
You do not need to have fought wildfires. The eventual model may need a broad mix of skills, subject to role design and appropriate checks.
Voluntary-service insight
People with Mountain Rescue, Search and Rescue, emergency planning, community resilience or humanitarian experience.
Capability behind the scenes
Training, logistics, communications, welfare, safeguarding, fundraising, governance, data and administration experience.
Local connection
People who care about safer communities and landscapes and are prepared to work within clear standards and boundaries.
What comes next
Standards will come before scale.
If future roles proceed, they are expected to involve selection, role-specific training, assessment, ongoing competence, codes of conduct and the relevant health, identity and safeguarding checks.
Now
Record your interest and the skills or perspective you may be able to contribute.
Later
Receive occasional updates when there is meaningful progress or a suitable opportunity to contribute.
If roles open
Choose whether to enter a separate, clearly explained application and assessment process.
Expression of interest
Tell us how you might contribute.
Email a short introduction with your location, relevant experience and the kinds of future activity that interest you. Please do not send sensitive personal documents at this stage.