A TEIGNBRIDGE fire station has welcomed a new firefighter to its team.

Keira James, pictured, has begun her career with Buckfastleigh Fire Station.

A spokesperson for Buckfastleigh Fire Station said: ‘Keira works at Buckfast Abbey who are great friends to the station and have supported a number of firefighters allowing them to attend courses and emergency incidents making our job protecting our community a lot easier and we thank them for all their support.

‘Keira now embarks on a development journey where she will undertake a number of courses and training events which hopefully will lead to a long and successful career’.

Keira’s first outing was on Friday, August 22, volunteering to assist with removing the town’s summer bunting.