text: He's all three emergency services rolled into one. Andrew Hichens has become the first person to be trained and equipped as a so-called first responder to all types of 999 call. Mr Hichens, 28, will be working with one PC and two Police Community Service Officers in Hayle in Western Cornwall where the emergency services have been brought together under one roof. Jack of all trades: Andrew Hichens is trained to respond to crimes, fires and medical emergencies . New role: Father-of-two Mr Hichens has taken up his unique role in Hayle in Western Cornwall . As 'Tri-service Safety Officer', he does not have the power to make arrests and will mostly be patrolling his beat and spreading safety messages while on hand to respond to most 999 calls. Devon and Cornwall assistant chief constable Paul Netherton said there were plans to introduce the post to other areas. He said: 'The tri-service officer is a ground-breaking idea. It brings together the skills and training of the three emergency services into one individual.' Father of two Mr Hichens said: 'I want to become a familiar face in the community, someone the public are happy to see and who can respond to any incident or enquiry.' He applied for the role after eight years as a fireman, training as an emergency first responder, and completing a PCSO course. Badge of honour: He is called a 'tri-service safety officer' However, Devon and Cornwall Police Federation chairman Nigel Rabbitts said the new role would never be the same as having a fully-trained policeman, paramedic and fireman on call. He dismissed the new job as a 'publicity stunt' designed to reassure the public rather than provide any effective policing. He said: 'I don't see what there is to gain from it apart from some sort of public reassurance. Maybe the money should be better spent on full warranted police officers.' He also said he could not see it catching on, adding: 'To do all three would be impossible and you wouldn't be able to obtain your professional competencies.' Ready to go: Mr Hichens will mostly be patrolling his beat and spreading safety messages in his new role . Former Met officer Chris Hobbs said the job was unlikely to be represent the future of the emergency services as it would only really suit small, quiet, and rural beats. He said: 'If someone is able to accumulate all those numerous skills in becoming a jack or master of all trades that is fine. 'But realistically people join the police to be policemen, the fire service to be firefighters, and the ambulance service to be paramedics. 'Finding a good number of people that are able to qualify in all three is asking an awful lot. 'It is a great idea in a rural community but a bit of a non-starter in bigger towns and cities.'
target: Andrew Hichens on call to deal with crimes, fires and medical emergencies .
  First person to be trained and equipped as a first responder to all 999 calls .
  Emergency services brought together under one roof in Hayle, Cornwall .
  But Devon and Cornwall Police Federation chair called it a 'publicity stunt'