Elvis Cridlington

Elvis Cridlington

Occupation	Fireman
Place of work	Pontypandy Fire Station
Family	Unnamed Mom

Elvis Cridlington is one of the firefighters at the Pontypandy Fire Station. He has also been asigned as the station's cook. He has a crush his fellow firefighter Penny.

Basic Training

Newtown Fire Academy

Further Qualifications

Advanced Driving Certificate
Trained Lifeguard
Winter Training (HQ)

Awards

Medal of Outstanding Bravery
Best Dog Trainer in Pontypandy (Trophy)

Bio

Elvis Cridlington was born and raised in Pontypandy, after completing high school he began his firefighter training at the Newtown Fire Academy. Upon completing his training he returned to Pontypandy and joined the Pontypandy Fire Service.

Personality

Elvis is a friendly firefighter who helps and respects everyone, even if he is a little goofy. He cares a great deal about his friends, even going so far as to try to get himself fired, in order to allowed Penny to keep her job in Norman's Big Fossil Adventure.

He has a heart of gold and is absolutely dedicated to fighting fires and provides a contrast to Sam in both competency and demeanor.

Whilst Elvis is a perfectly competent firefighter, he is still learning the finer points of the job as Sam's apprentice. Elvis is very much in awe of his mentor, Fireman Sam.

Elvis is an avid fan of rock'n'roll and plays the guitar. He is in a band with Mike Flood. Elvis and Mike put themselves forward to play at every opportunity and Elvis is regularly trying to come up with new song ideas, often about whatever happens to be going on in the station.

He doesn't really pay attention in training drills and unlike most of the crew, he is not very aware of fire hazards as seen on several occasions In Safe with Sam, he nearly attempts to go back and relight a firework when it does not go off straight away. During a firefighter drill in A Real Live Wire, he nearly throws water over a burning TV without turning off the power first.

However when it comes to a real emergency he performs the rescue with skill; In Heroes of the Storm for instance, whilst Sam is elsewhere rescuing Penny and the children, Elvis takes on the responsibility of being the team leader and preparing Pontypandy for a hurricane.