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Dublin Airport Fire Service

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    #632
    1028
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭1028


    Squirrelsnuts wrote: »
    I heard the panel will be used.

    The last panel will not be used for this process, I knwo guys that were on it the lay time and had to go through the whole process again. There is a good chance of whoever makes the panel this time will be taken on in the near future because the airport is constantly growing so if it hits 25m passengers per year with the addition of a new runway, a second fire station has to be built in order to achieve response times


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    #633
    two4two
    Closed Accounts Posts: 101 ✭✭two4two


    1028 wrote: »
    The last panel will not be used for this process, I knwo guys that were on it the lay time and had to go through the whole process again. There is a good chance of whoever makes the panel this time will be taken on in the near future because the airport is constantly growing so if it hits 25m passengers per year with the addition of a new runway, a second fire station has to be built in order to achieve response times


    I was told by an officer up there that the new sub station won't affect manning levels but rather resources will be assigned there so say 1 major with a crew operate out of there each shift rather than all in the one station. I stand to be corrected but this is what I was told


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    #634
    Fire1985
    Closed Accounts Posts: 332 ✭✭Fire1985


    My interview was a month ago and no contact. Unbelievable


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    #635
    two4two
    Closed Accounts Posts: 101 ✭✭two4two


    Have you made contact with HR for an update Fire1985 ? They are really nice people so perhaps they would happily update you on the progress?


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    #636
    Fire1985
    Closed Accounts Posts: 332 ✭✭Fire1985


    two4two wrote: »
    Have you made contact with HR for an update Fire1985 ? They are really nice people so perhaps they would happily update you on the progress?

    I did last week and they said I'd hear by end of this week.


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    #637
    two4two
    Closed Accounts Posts: 101 ✭✭two4two


    I look forward to the end of the week so this hell hole of a situation will officially be over


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    #638
    gsxrballer
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭gsxrballer


    two4two wrote: »
    I look forward to the end of the week so this hell hole of a situation will officially be over

    Why will it be over by the end of the week?? I doubt that very much


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    #639
    two4two
    Closed Accounts Posts: 101 ✭✭two4two


    gsxrballer wrote: »
    Why will it be over by the end of the week?? I doubt that very much


    They want to give people 1 months notice to their current employers is what somebody in DAA told me and the poster above confirmed this with DAA HR during the week. Who knows tho. Are you in the mix or have you had your medical gsxrballer?


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    #640
    gsxrballer
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭gsxrballer


    two4two wrote: »
    They want to give people 1 months notice to their current employers is what somebody in DAA told me and the poster above confirmed this with DAA HR during the week. Who knows tho. Are you in the mix or have you had your medical gsxrballer?

    I have my medical this week and got the call for it late last week....so its going to take a week or two to get back to people about these medicals I assume....and I am nearly sure I heard the start date was a provisional date and subject to slight change .....


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    #641
    Fire1985
    Closed Accounts Posts: 332 ✭✭Fire1985


    gsxrballer wrote: »
    I have my medical this week and got the call for it late last week....so its going to take a week or two to get back to people about these medicals I assume....and I am nearly sure I heard the start date was a provisional date and subject to slight change .....

    Ye she told me in interview that 4th August start but could change if there was any hold ups.


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    #642
    Squirrelsnuts
    Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭Squirrelsnuts


    gsxrballer wrote: »
    I have my medical this week and got the call for it late last week....so its going to take a week or two to get back to people about these medicals I assume....and I am nearly sure I heard the start date was a provisional date and subject to slight change .....

    Did they tell you a panel number by any chance?


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    #643
    gsxrballer
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭gsxrballer


    Squirrelsnuts wrote: »
    Did they tell you a panel number by any chance?

    No never any mention of a panel.....hard to know what's happening


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    #644
    gtodaizza
    Registered Users Posts: 33 ✭gtodaizza


    gsxrballer wrote: »
    No never any mention of a panel.....hard to know what's happening

    I have been told that if you do a Medical and pass it you will be offered and untill there quota for the jobs have been filled with everyone passing the Medical and accepting the job offers it will only be then they will announce if you have made it to the panel however if people don't accept job or fail medical keep ur phone on standby just incase so I'm told


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    #645
    two4two
    Closed Accounts Posts: 101 ✭✭two4two


    They did things backwards. DFB create a panel and everyone is notified of same then when they need a class to start they call up x amount to medicals and you eat up the panel until you achieve the set number for that class. This way everyone knows where they stand and it is clear from day 1 of the panel being released where you are in regards to the last panel number called.

    The way the airport did it was slightly skewed in that nobody knows where they stand except those who got called. Along with this the people left stranded don't know where they stand on the panel and are in limbo.

    I have my job looking to send me away in 2 weeks abroad on business and I don't know what to say to them as I don't have a clue where I stand and if I say no then I need a good excuse and if I say yes I will be out of the country fro 28 days.

    Disaster all round


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    #646
    Squirrelsnuts
    Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭Squirrelsnuts


    is why twofortwo


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    #647
    fire1916
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭fire1916


    Ok guys here is where I stand, as far as I am aware some people have been called for medicals but nobody has been offered a job - as for the Chiefs son, perhaps he has got through- is there any reason why he should not have been as deserving as anyone else to go for a job?

    If he has got through I hope he does not read the above comment, it would make me feel like s h I t e if I was him and read it!


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    #648
    two4two
    Closed Accounts Posts: 101 ✭✭two4two


    my last message was in jest.

    I couldn't care if he got it or not.


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    #649
    Squirrelsnuts
    Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭Squirrelsnuts


    I wasn't talking about any individuals. I was saying Why not just give out panel numbers??


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    #650
    fire1916
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭fire1916


    Squirrelsnuts wrote: »
    When I said nepotism I wasn't talking about any individuals. I was saying that the complete lack of transparency points to nepotism. Why not just give out panel numbers??

    The message that was posted after that has been deleted!


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    #651
    Squirrelsnuts
    Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭Squirrelsnuts


    fire1916 wrote: »
    The message that was posted after that has been deleted!

    Oh right. That's the first I heard the chiefs son was going for the job and if he's following in his fathers footsteps I don't think anyone can begrudge him. There's been generations of firefighters as long as there's been forefoghting. Same as gardai, electricians or any profession so best of luck to him.


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    #652
    megabantz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 199 ✭✭megabantz


    Anyone hear anything more since last week?

    I didn't realise this chat existed until today! Looks a lot to take in.


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    #653
    Fire1985
    Closed Accounts Posts: 332 ✭✭Fire1985


    Can't believe that I've not heard a word yet. Joke


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    #654
    gtodaizza
    Registered Users Posts: 33 ✭gtodaizza


    A few guys I know got word back last Friday to say they were unsuccessful I have also heard of 2 guys failing the medicals so I think the starting group still hasn't been finalized yet hopefully by the end of this week we will all be put in our place


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    #655
    megabantz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 199 ✭✭megabantz


    great thanks, yeah I heard a guy turned it down and another failed the medical so I would say it's not going as smoothly as they would have liked! Hopefully hear soon.


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    #656
    megabantz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 199 ✭✭megabantz


    I received a panel number via snail mail. in the top 10 on that panel.

    How did the rest of you chaps fair out?

    David.


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    #657
    Bombero
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭Bombero


    megabantz wrote: »
    I received a panel number via snail mail. in the top 10 on that panel.

    How did the rest of you chaps fair out?

    David.


    Really? In the post!!? What date is the course starting? I got nothing in the post this morning.. I wonder can I ring them and find out... Anyone else get a panel number?


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    #658
    Fire1985
    Closed Accounts Posts: 332 ✭✭Fire1985


    I got top 10 also . It says the first intake of recruits starts in August and the panel is for future vacancies.

    Panel active until January 2017


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    #659
    Bombero
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭Bombero


    So did you guys do medicals last week? Are you starting in August? Or are you on the panel for future jobs?

    Did anyone get a job offer yet?


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    #660
    Fire1985
    Closed Accounts Posts: 332 ✭✭Fire1985


    Bombero wrote: »
    So did you guys do medicals last week? Are you starting in August? Or are you on the panel for future jobs?

    Did anyone get a job offer yet?

    No I didn't do a medical. Not starting in August either.

    Panel number is for future jobs.

    If they're taking on 18 in August I'm placed between 18 and 30 overall


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    #661
    Bombero
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭Bombero


    Thanks for the update, I had medical last week so just waiting to hear hopefully good news :)


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