Kay 3,709 Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 For the last 5 weeks or so my lads been going to the local firebrigade for 1 day a week as part of a scheme from his school & he loves it, the discipline is doing him the world of good , he has a 12 week course to complete , and is now showing a keen interest in persuing this as a career Any firefighters out there , is it an easy job to get into & is there anything we can do in the meantime to keep the lad keen he is only 14 at the moment but i have never seen him so animated when he comes in , completly knackered but a different kid Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gooner 143 Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 A worth while career i think you have to 18 to get in though. Try talking to local station HR Manager. Not a lot of help i know. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 3,709 Posted February 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 A worth while career i think you have to 18 to get in though.Try talking to local station HR Manager. Not a lot of help i know. I have just found something about fire cadetts so i think thats a starting point , thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littletimmy 71 Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 A worth while career i think you have to 18 to get in though.Try talking to local station HR Manager. Not a lot of help i know. I have just found something about fire cadetts so i think thats a starting point , thanks every area is different. Up here its not the easiest thing to get into. There trying to recruit ethenics at the minute, so when they put their advertisement on there website, for only 6 hours, and told only the ethenics groups whose details they had! By sheer luck, my dad whose retiring soon found out and i got my application in. I went to do my maths and english tests and failed them both. I got b's in my gsces and ive got keyskills in both subjects so im not daft, yet i failed with no epxlaination of my result, only i failed. But im not bitter I cant apply for another 12 months now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SNAP SHOT 194 Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Kay sounder is a fireman he may be able to shed light on a few things for you....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
artic 595 Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Good Luck to your son Kay. Fireman, Police Service both very good careers, i think the police pension is a lot better though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
artic 595 Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Good Luck to your son Kay. Fireman, Police Service both very good careers, i think the police pension is a lot better though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 3,709 Posted February 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Kay sounder is a fireman he may be able to shed light on a few things for you....... Oh ok thanks i will ask him then Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OldTrapCollector 377 Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Both the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force have their own arms of Fire Service - so that might be another option for him Kay OTC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest lurchers n lamps Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 im appling in march so any one thats done it any tips you could give would be great thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 3,709 Posted February 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Both the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force have their own arms of Fire Service - so that might be another option for him Kay OTC Oh right i will bare that in mind thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Strong Stuff 2,171 Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 There trying to recruit ethenics at the minute, Seems a good plan ............ burning the ethnics ............. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bolio 51 Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 I was in the fire service in the 70's. The challenges make the job interesting but at that time we had a lot of streets full of derelict housing in Belfast and the kids made a game of setting them alight in the area where I was stationed so it was hell at times in summer, when you would sometimes be sent from one call out to the next without getting back to the station for hours. The down side is that you're always eating smoke. B.A. sets were only deployed in a minority of instances but smoke was there where ever there was fire. The money etc. has improved a lot since then though, but wereas entry was achieved on merit then, it seems to depend on which minority group you belong to now thanks to the comrades in power. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
donk 12 Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 My uncle introduced me to the brigade when i was about 17-18. He was training merchant navy lads to fight fires on ships and i went down to get an understanding of the kind of work they do. My uncle loved the work,early retirement on a good pension. Wasnt for me though. Once i had seen that metal building they set fire to and then send you into I guess its different in a rescue situation? Training will kick in etcetera,but there was no way on this earth i was going into that thing,f@ck that Got to admire them firemen/women,brave buggers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littletimmy 71 Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 There trying to recruit ethenics at the minute, Seems a good plan ............ burning the ethnics ............. there like rats you get rid of one and 10 more appear Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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