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Becoming a firefighter.
You have probably already decided you want to become a Firefighter and now you are at the stage of researching how to become a Fire Fighter. By reading the information on this site you will already be ahead of those who haven’t.
Everyone's idea of what Firefighters do is a little different, and if you have read the section on a firefighters role you will already understand that it’s not all about extinguishing fires, the role of a Fire Fighter goes far beyond that and much of your time will be spent preventing fires, preventing accidents, offering fire safety advice, and of course education. Hundreds of children all over the country receive first class fire safety advice. Many grow up ‘wanting to be a Fire Fighter’ because of the lasting impression a school visit made. One day they may even be here asking the same question....How to become a Fire Fighter?
Becoming a firefighter is open to anyone who has the right qualities. There is no discrimination on race, colour, sex or disability. You simply have to apply and complete all the necessary requirements of the Fire and Rescue Service.
All these tests are covered in our recruitment section.
When you are successful in your application to become a Firefighter this is the first stages of evolving into becoming a firefighter. You will get a post to a station and your skills will be challenged in a variety of ways, when dealing with emergency calls. It could be an RTC (Road Traffic Collision), a building alight with persons inside (persons reported), or a flood to name but a few. You will be expected to think calmly and collectively and use your initiative to assist at incidents. Your compassion will be tested when dealing with the public who have been involved. They may be in shock or they may need an understanding and a sensitive approach. All of these qualities, and more, you need to develop to become adept at the job. These skills will be tested at the application stage to become a Firefighter.
