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Firefighter application form questions and answers workbook is the definitive guide to passing the initial stage of the firefighter selection process. Competition for joining the Fire Service has never been so fierce; therefore, it is crucial that you submit application form responses that provide suitable evidence in order to pass. Many Fire Service's will also only accept a small number of applications. your form must be robust, accurate and packed full of evidential responses.

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Publié par	How2become
Date de parution	16 avril 2012
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781909229075
Langue	English

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Firefighter Application Form Questions and Answers

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First published 2012
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INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Firefighter Application Form Questions & Answers. This guide has been designed to help you pass the initial stage of the tough firefighter selection process.
The author of this guide, Richard McMunn, spent over 16 years in the UK Fire Service. He worked at many different fire stations at every position up to Station Manager, and he has also sat on numerous interview panels assessing potential candidates to join the job. You will find his advice invaluable and inspiring in your pursuit to joining what is probably one of the most exciting careers available.
Whilst the selection process to join the Fire Service is highly competitive, there are a number of things you can do in order to improve your chances of success, and they are all contained within this guide.
The way to prepare for a job in the Fire Service is to embark on a programme of ‘in depth’ preparation, and this guide will show you exactly how to do that.
If you need any help with motivation, getting fit or further interview help and advice, then we offer a wide range of products to assist you. These are all available through our online shop www.how2become.co.uk .
We also run a 1-day intensive Firefighter Course. Details of the course are available at the website www.FirefighterCourse.co.uk .
Once again, thank you for your custom and we wish you every success in your pursuit to becoming a firefighter. Work hard, stay focused and be what you want…
Best wishes,
The How2become Team

PREFACE BY AUTHOR RICHARD MCMUNN
I joined the Fire Service on January the 25 th 1993 after completing four years in the Fleet Air Arm branch of the Royal Navy. In the build-up to joining the Fire Service I embarked on a comprehensive training programme that would see me pass the selection process with relative ease. The reason why I passed the selection process with ease was solely due to the preparation and hard work that I had put in during the build-up.
I have always been a great believer in preparation. Preparation was my key to success and it is also yours. Without the right level of preparation you will be setting out on the route to failure. The Fire Service is very hard to join but if you follow the steps that I have compiled within this guide then you will increase your chances of success dramatically.
Remember, you are learning how to be a successful candidate, not a successful firefighter!
The Fire Service has changed a great deal over the past few years and even more so in how it assesses potential candidates for firefighter positions. When I joined in 1993, it helped if you were 6ft tall, built like a mountain and from a military background. Things have certainly changed since then, and rightly so. Yes, the Fire Service still needs people of that calibre but it also needs people who represent the community in which it serves. It needs people from different backgrounds, different cultures, different ages, different sexual orientations and different genders. Basically, the community in which we live is diverse in nature, and therefore so should the Fire Service if it is to provide a high level of service the public deserve. Most of us will thankfully go through life never having to call upon the Fire Service. Those who do call on the Fire Service expect their firefighters to be physically fit, professional and highly competent in their role.
During my time in the Fire Service I attended hundreds of different incidents ranging from property fires, road traffic collisions, chemical incidents, ship fires and even rail accidents. During every single one of them I gave my all, and so did my colleagues. During your time in the Fire Service you will experience many highs and many lows. The highs will come from your ability and influence to save a person’s life and naturally the lows will come from the people whom you sadly could not help. How you handle the low points of your career is crucial. Fortunately, you will experience an amazing level of comradeship during your career that is extremely rare and is not normally found in other jobs or professions. It is this high level of comradeship that will get you through the low points.
The men and women of the UK Fire Service carry out an amazing job. They are there to protect the community in which they serve and they do that job with great pride, passion and very high levels of professionalism and commitment. They are to be congratulated for the service they provide.
Before you apply to join the Fire Service, you need to be fully confident that you too are capable of providing that same level of service. If you think you can do it, and you can rise to the challenge, then you just might be the type of person the Fire Service is looking for.
As you progress through this application form guide you will notice that the qualities required to be a firefighter are a common theme. You must learn these qualities, and also be able to demonstrate throughout the selection process that you can meet them, if you are to have any chance of successfully passing the selection process.
I wish you all the very best in your pursuit to becoming a firefighter.
Richard McMunn
P.S. Attend my 1-Day Firefighter course at
www.firefightercourse.co.uk

ABOUT THE
FIREFIGHTER
APPLICATION FORM

THE FIREFIGHTER APPLICATION FORM
Important disclaimer
Within this guide I have provided you with guidance to help you complete the firefighter application form. Please note that the information provided within this guide is for guidance purposes only. I have provided you with sample responses to some of the questions you may encounter on the application form. These sample responses are for guidance purposes only. It is important to remember that the responses you provide should be based solely on your own individual skills and experiences.
The application form is one of the first stages of the firefighter selection process and it is probably the hardest to get through. You will be applying along with many hundreds of other applicants and therefore your application form needs to be outstanding.
Before we move on to how you should consider completing the form, read the following two important notes:
1. Firefighters do not generally retire before their determined retirement date. The reason for this is because it is an exceptional job. Fire Services rarely advertise firefighter posts, so the competition is very fierce when firefighter vacancies do eventually become available. Therefore your application needs to be very good.
2. Picture the scene – a Fire Service assessor has been marking application forms for the last two weeks. It is late Friday afternoon and they come across your application form. Your application form is hard to read, full of grammar errors and is incomplete in a number of sections.