Do you have what it takes?
Firefighters face dangerous situations therefore courage and remaining calm under pressure is essential. You will need to think on your feet, quickly weigh up a situation and act accordingly.
Personal Qualities and Attributes
Do you have the following qualities and attributes?
- A commitment to diversity and integrity
- An openness to change
- Confidence and resilience
- The ability to work well with others
- Effective communication skills
- Commitment to development
- Problem Solving
If you do then have a look at our checklists to find out which operational Firefighter role is right for you.
Wholetime Firefighter Checklist
Are you…
- 18 years or older by the date of commencing training? (The date will be supplied during the recruitment and selection process)
- Able to successfully complete an equivalent test to Maths and English GCSE if you don’t have GCSE grades A-C or equivalent?
- Happy to work clean shaven so you can safely wear breathing apparatus?
- Medically and physically fit?
- Able to work anywhere in Northern Ireland?
- Able to work our shift patterns?
- Able to demonstrate the necessary skills, personal qualities and attributes of a Firefighter?
If so, make sure you check out the Candidate Application Pack for full details of requirements and criteria in our next recruitment drive.
On-Call Firefighter Checklist
Are you…
- 18 years or older by the date of commencing training? (The date will be supplied during the recruitment and selection process)
- Able to respond within 5 minutes of your local On-Call fire station
- Able to provide the minimum levels of availability to your local On-Call fire station
- Able to attend up to 12 days annual training
- Able to successfully complete a numeracy and literacy test
- Happy to be clean shaven so you can safely wear breathing apparatus
- Medically and physically fit
- Able to demonstrate the necessary skills, personal qualities and attributes of a Firefighter?
If so, make sure you check out the Candidate Application Pack for full details of requirements and criteria in our next recruitment drive.
