Rock star Justin Hawkins has backed a bid to push a fire service charity single up the festive charts this Christmas.

The irreverent rocker jokingly hopes ‘The Fire Safety Dance’ will reach number two when the official charts are published on Friday- behind The Darkness’ own new track, also out this week.

Lowestoft lead singer Hawkins, whose grandfather was a firefighter on London’s iconic Massey Shaw fireboat, joins a growing list of big names to back the campaign.

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Bookies made ‘The Fire Safety Dance’ by Big Shaun and The Steel People third favourites for number one over the weekend- behind Wham! and Tom Grennan.

But fire chiefs hope people power will propel the song to chart glory- with all money raised going to Fire Fighters Charity, which supports the health and mental wellbeing of fire service staff across the UK.

Andy Strelczenie, Deputy Chief Fire Officer at South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said: “It’s incredible to think that South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue could make it to the top of the charts this Christmas- but we need people’s help to get us there.

“The best part of it would be the amount of money that would have been raised for Fire Fighters Charity who do such important work to support firefighters with their health and wellbeing.

“During their working hours, firefighters can be exposed to truly traumatic and difficult circumstances. It’s only in recent years that we’ve begun to appreciate how deeply this can affect our staff and what we can do to help them, and the Fire Fighter’s Charity are a big part of that.”

Alex Byers, Regional Fundraiser at Fire Fighters Charity, says: “On behalf of everyone at Fire Fighters Charity, I want to wholeheartedly thank all those involved in South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service for organising this fantastic fundraiser in aid of us.

“Members of our fire services community can face significant pressures every day, and we’re here to ensure they always have somewhere to turn for support, throughout their lives.

“The funds – and vital awareness – raised through this song, which has such a powerful message, will help us to continue to be there for thousands of them every year. Thank you.”

The best way to get ‘The Fire Safety Dance’ to number one and raise money for charity is to download the song for 99p from Amazon or Apple’s iTunes Store: The Fire Safety Dance – Download now for 99p on Amazon & iTunes