A mother of five who spends her spare time working as a retained firefighter says being a mum is “harder than tackling fires”.

Tania Robinson works with the retained crew at Saxmundham Fire Service in Suffolk.

She described herself as “just a normal mum,” adding: “It is definitely harder being a mum than a firefighter.”

He son James, 15, said: “My mum can do five things in one hour, can your mum do that?”