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Anybody in the Fire services? Query please!

  • 14-08-2007 12:12AM
    #1
    Dave!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,856 ✭✭✭✭


    Hey folks,

    dunno if I posted this already but I don't think I did.......

    Anyways, I'm considering joining the DFB in a few years, but I have trouble with my ears. My hearing is fine, no problems, but my eardrums are perferated (and have been most of my life), so I'm not able to submerge my head into the water. I don't have to avoid water or anything like that. I can still mess about in the water and can swim, and it doesn't matter if I get a bit of a splash in, but I have to keep the oul ceann outa the water as much as possible or I can get ear infections at worst.

    Not a big hinderance in my life for the most part. But I'm just concerned that training (and indeed operations should I become a full timer) would involve water rescue for example, which could be a problem. I know the FB assist with that sort of thing from time to time, but it's not a daily thing.

    Do ye think it could be a problem?

    I believe there's an operation that I can have to rectify it, but it might be more trouble than its worth if it won't affect my career choice.

    Cheers for any help

    Dave


Comments

  • #2
    boffin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 322 ✭✭boffin


    Not sure about whethe ror not your ears would be a proble but I would look into joining the panal now for DFB as the panal list I believe is currently three years. Try and get up as high as you can in the aptiude test as you get in quicker then. Also if you have a degree (such as engineering) or a trade I've heard it incraeses your chances of getting in


  • #3
    Dave!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,856 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    Cheers

    I'm not planning on joining for a good few years though


  • #4
    Dave!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,856 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    Hope ye dont mind me bumping this but I'm still looking for an answer :)


  • #5
    Beano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭Beano


    not 100% about the current situation but recruits have to take weekly swimming lessons during training. If they can already swim when they join they do lifesaving lessons. If they cannot swim they have to learn to swim. This info is a couple of years old but I would imagine it is still the same. If you can already swim then the lifesaving lessons would involve a fair bit of submerging your head in water.


  • #6
    Dave!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,856 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    hmmm... that's not good...

    Cheers though

    Anyone else?


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