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So you think you want to be a firefighter?
Ask yourself these questions...
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Are you genuinely interested in people?
Can you get on with people from different backgrounds and cultures? |
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Have you worked as part of a close knit team?
Can you work under pressure without letting the rest of your team down? |
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Can you think on your feet and solve problems when you know a lot depends on the suggestions you come up with? |
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Do you have the sensitivity to deal with members of the public when they are distressed or confused? |
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Can you take responsibility for representing the Brigade when you are at work and when you are not? |
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Are you committed to always maintaining and developing your skills? |
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Are you prepared to study on top of your normal working day? |
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Are you prepared for the demands of working in a disciplined uniformed service in which you will have to take orders from other people? |
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Are you committed to maintaining your physical fitness?
Is regular exercise a part of your everyday life? |
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Are you prepared to work day and night shifts, evenings, weekends, public holidays? |
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Are you a practical person who likes to work with their hands and with equipment?
Do you enjoy making things or finding out how things work? |
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Are you someone who can always be relied on to be somewhere on time?
Are you someone that others see as dependable? |
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Are you prepared commit a minimum of 14 weeks of your life to your initial residential training with no time off for holidays? |
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Are you prepared to work outside for several hours in all types of weather?
When it is wet and cold and you don't know when a job might finish? |
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Are you someone who can cope with routine, knowing that you may have to do the same things at the same time on most days? |
If you gave a yes to all of the above, and can give good examples to back your answers up we would like to hear from you in our next recruitment campaign.
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