Fire Service

GerryRyan

Any firefighters (retained or full-time) on the Boards.

19 y.o. school leaver in the Kildare area with a genuine interest in joining the fire service.

I'm looking for as much info as I can get on:

• joining
• job opportunites
• requirements
• training
• fitness
• duties
• work load

The few sites I've found don't give much info, bar that you should live a reasonable distance from the local station, have decent eyesite and the usual health.

the_syco

Info: http://www.irishfireservices.com/pages/faq.htm

How to join: http://www.irishfireservices.com/pages/employment.htm

timmywex

if you have a real interest in the fire service, jopin full time i would say, dublin possibly, but you will have to be a paramedic in the dublin fire brigade aswell, meaning you do rotations on the ambulances

Stereophonic

First important this is to get a Full Driving license (Class if you want to work with Dublin Fire Brigade.

Dave!

A good forum
http://irishfireservices.com/forums/index.php?act=idx

mikemac

If you get turned down or maybe there's a long waiting time for your interview, do some volunteer work with the Order of Malta and pass some courses.

It's good craic, interesting and it'll stand to you for your application.
Plus you can go to the race meetings since you're in Kildare.

Jay112

If your interested in getting experience beforehand at a voluntary level, Join the Auxilary Fire Service at your local Civil Defence, would look really good on a CV