Firefighter recruitment....help please
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Stu-nph26 said:
Yea I know I heard the same thing I have to complete the behavioural assessment this week so through stage 1.
Yep, done mine yesterday. I think the second online test is out tomorrow from memory. If you haven't already, take a look at the physical tests. There is videos on youtube. Get your fitness up, if it's not. Quick turnaround for the tests if you get through 1st stage. Physical is first or second week of Feb.
croggers said:
Yep, done mine yesterday. I think the second online test is out tomorrow from memory. If you haven't already, take a look at the physical tests. There is videos on youtube. Get your fitness up, if it's not. Quick turnaround for the tests if you get through 1st stage. Physical is first or second week of Feb.
How was it, did you pass? I've had the same. Next test sent out after 5 today I believe. The fitness has a lot of timed sections as well, which isn't mentioned in the info pack. The equipment carry section is to be completed within 5 minutes 8 seconds last I'd seen. That's always been the killer bit for me. The rest is pretty straight forward.
croggers said:
I've had the same. Next test sent out after 5 today I believe. The fitness has a lot of timed sections as well, which isn't mentioned in the info pack. The equipment carry section is to be completed within 5 minutes 8 seconds last I'd seen. That's always been the killer bit for me. The rest is pretty straight forward.
Congrats 1 step closer, so what do you have to do in 5 minutes 8 seconds exactly? The equipment carry is a shuttle run, set out over 25 metre shuttles. Total 550 metres. You start with running out a hosereel for 1 shuttle, then 3 shuttles running, then it's a mix of carrying rolled hose, running, carrying hard suction and strainer, running, carrying 30kg weight bar and finish with running.
That's all from memory and I can't remember the exact order, etc. This is all done in full fire kit, so boots, over trousers, tunic, gloves and helmet. When carrying equipment, you are not allowed to run, a fast walk can be done.
The rest of the physical is simple in comparison. Ladder climb is climbing a ladder, doing leg lock and leaning back with no hands, cal out a symbol held by instructor on ground. Casualty drag is dragging a 55kg dummy for 90 metres (walking backwards). Equipment assembly is assembling a piece of equipment as you are shown and how diagrams are, then dis-assembling it. Ladder lift is simulating extending a ladder, lift a bar weighing 25kg above shoulder height (some services have a actual ladder to extend, instead of the bar). BA crawl is going through a rat run with a un-obscured mask, overcoming obstacles. At a certain point, the mask is obscured and you make your way back to the beginning. Some of these tests are timed, some aren't.
All tests are done on the day. They do a rotation, so as soon as you are done with one, you move to the next. Some services also do a bleep test on the same day. Some set the target at 8.4, others 9.6.
That's all from memory and I can't remember the exact order, etc. This is all done in full fire kit, so boots, over trousers, tunic, gloves and helmet. When carrying equipment, you are not allowed to run, a fast walk can be done.
The rest of the physical is simple in comparison. Ladder climb is climbing a ladder, doing leg lock and leaning back with no hands, cal out a symbol held by instructor on ground. Casualty drag is dragging a 55kg dummy for 90 metres (walking backwards). Equipment assembly is assembling a piece of equipment as you are shown and how diagrams are, then dis-assembling it. Ladder lift is simulating extending a ladder, lift a bar weighing 25kg above shoulder height (some services have a actual ladder to extend, instead of the bar). BA crawl is going through a rat run with a un-obscured mask, overcoming obstacles. At a certain point, the mask is obscured and you make your way back to the beginning. Some of these tests are timed, some aren't.
All tests are done on the day. They do a rotation, so as soon as you are done with one, you move to the next. Some services also do a bleep test on the same day. Some set the target at 8.4, others 9.6.
croggers said:
The equipment carry is a shuttle run, set out over 25 metre shuttles. Total 550 metres. You start with running out a hosereel for 1 shuttle, then 3 shuttles running, then it's a mix of carrying rolled hose, running, carrying hard suction and strainer, running, carrying 30kg weight bar and finish with running.
That's all from memory and I can't remember the exact order, etc. This is all done in full fire kit, so boots, over trousers, tunic, gloves and helmet. When carrying equipment, you are not allowed to run, a fast walk can be done.
The rest of the physical is simple in comparison. Ladder climb is climbing a ladder, doing leg lock and leaning back with no hands, cal out a symbol held by instructor on ground. Casualty drag is dragging a 55kg dummy for 90 metres (walking backwards). Equipment assembly is assembling a piece of equipment as you are shown and how diagrams are, then dis-assembling it. Ladder lift is simulating extending a ladder, lift a bar weighing 25kg above shoulder height (some services have a actual ladder to extend, instead of the bar). BA crawl is going through a rat run with a un-obscured mask, overcoming obstacles. At a certain point, the mask is obscured and you make your way back to the beginning. Some of these tests are timed, some aren't.
All tests are done on the day. They do a rotation, so as soon as you are done with one, you move to the next. Some services also do a bleep test on the same day. Some set the target at 8.4, others 9.6.
Sounds harder than I though. Thanks for this mate. That's all from memory and I can't remember the exact order, etc. This is all done in full fire kit, so boots, over trousers, tunic, gloves and helmet. When carrying equipment, you are not allowed to run, a fast walk can be done.
The rest of the physical is simple in comparison. Ladder climb is climbing a ladder, doing leg lock and leaning back with no hands, cal out a symbol held by instructor on ground. Casualty drag is dragging a 55kg dummy for 90 metres (walking backwards). Equipment assembly is assembling a piece of equipment as you are shown and how diagrams are, then dis-assembling it. Ladder lift is simulating extending a ladder, lift a bar weighing 25kg above shoulder height (some services have a actual ladder to extend, instead of the bar). BA crawl is going through a rat run with a un-obscured mask, overcoming obstacles. At a certain point, the mask is obscured and you make your way back to the beginning. Some of these tests are timed, some aren't.
All tests are done on the day. They do a rotation, so as soon as you are done with one, you move to the next. Some services also do a bleep test on the same day. Some set the target at 8.4, others 9.6.
It's certainly no walk in the park. I always hope to get the equipment carry first, so I'm at my freshest for it. Whilst not as taxing, the others add up and make it a killer if it's the last test you do. Passed the situational test. Waiting for ability test that comes out tomorrow now.
croggers said:
It's certainly no walk in the park. I always hope to get the equipment carry first, so I'm at my freshest for it. Whilst not as taxing, the others add up and make it a killer if it's the last test you do. Passed the situational test. Waiting for ability test that comes out tomorrow now.
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