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Dublin Fire service recruitment? Anyone know??

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    #4952
    Royal87
    Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭Royal87


    Anyone received their contract for this months class


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    #4953
    TheButcher
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭TheButcher


    Dant1986 wrote: »
    So dose that mean the 3rd clasd will also be running back to back after 2nd class and also be only 4 weeks training?

    As of now the 2nd class will not go ahead until next year so 3rd class will be 2022. They hope to keep class 1/2020 in the obi for 6 months . They’ll only take them out early if numbers are decimated which at the moment they’re not.


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    #4954
    Dant1986
    Registered Users Posts: 24 ✭Dant1986


    Cheers pal. Are you in Dfb? If its only 38 off panel in each class and im 125th i might not be called atall what you reckon? I thaught i was in cos i thaught it was 48 per class from panel


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    #4955
    Royal87
    Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭Royal87


    Dant1986 wrote: »
    Cheers pal. Are you in Dfb? If its only 38 off panel in each class and im 125th i might not be called atall what you reckon? I thaught i was in cos i thaught it was 48 per class from panel

    Not only 38 from panel cause im in early 40s and starting end of april unless there taking more for first class


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    #4956
    VirgilVD
    Registered Users Posts: 28 ✭VirgilVD


    I thought 48 was called from the panel?


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    #4957
    Royal87
    Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭Royal87


    VirgilVD wrote: »
    I thought 48 was called from the panel?

    Some are coming directly from the control room apparently


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    #4958
    Atlantic101
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭Atlantic101


    38 from panel with 10 ESC’s. They’ve gone passed 38 in the order of merit as people have deferred/turned the offer down due COVID 19


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    #4959
    VirgilVD
    Registered Users Posts: 28 ✭VirgilVD


    So does anyone know what number they went up to?


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    #4960
    Royal87
    Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭Royal87


    Atlantic101 wrote: »
    38 from panel with 10 ESC’s. They’ve gone passed 38 in the order of merit as people have deferred/turned the offer down due COVID 19

    They went pass the 38 well before the COVID 19


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    #4961
    TallGlass2
    Registered Users Posts: 683 ✭✭✭TallGlass2


    Atlantic101 wrote: »
    38 from panel with 10 ESC’s. They’ve gone passed 38 in the order of merit as people have deferred/turned the offer down due COVID 19

    I don't get why people are applying for these roles in a front line service only to turn them down. You'd really wonder how these people filtered into the panel and the first thing they do is pull a legger. Yet people like myself highly interested are left off the panel. If DFB rang me up tomorrow and said are you ready to go, I would say what time do you want me and where.

    It's a job about helping others in exactly times like these, risking your own point blank because you won't see someone else left helpless.


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    #4962
    Royal87
    Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭Royal87


    TallGlass2 wrote: »
    I don't get why people are applying for these roles in a front line service only to turn them down. You'd really wonder how these people filtered into the panel and the first thing they do is pull a legger. Yet people like myself highly interested are left off the panel. If DFB rang me up tomorrow and said are you ready to go, I would say what time do you want me and where.

    It's a job about helping others in exactly times like these, risking your own point blank because you won't see someone else left helpless.

    True but some people could actually be infected with the cornavirus and unwell or family circumstances could of changed over the last few weeks due to cornavirus.


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    #4963
    TallGlass2
    Registered Users Posts: 683 ✭✭✭TallGlass2


    Royal87 wrote: »
    True but some people could actually be infected with the cornavirus and unwell or family circumstances could of changed over the last few weeks due to cornavirus.

    Sorr wasn't thinking of that angle, that would be acceptable alright and I would actually feel very sorry for someone in that position.

    It's just hearing of lads going over all these stages and then saying no cause they have suddenly realised it won't suit them! It is just utterly bizzare, they have killed off the chance of someone really willing to take the role from doing so.


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    #4964
    didds
    Registered Users Posts: 92 ✭✭didds


    TallGlass2 wrote: »
    I don't get why people are applying for these roles in a front line service only to turn them down. You'd really wonder how these people filtered into the panel and the first thing they do is pull a legger. Yet people like myself highly interested are left off the panel. If DFB rang me up tomorrow and said are you ready to go, I would say what time do you want me and where.

    It's a job about helping others in exactly times like these, risking your own point blank because you won't see someone else left helpless.

    100% with you on that brother!


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    #4965
    TheButcher
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭TheButcher


    Just to be clear lads , only 38 have been taken from dfb panel . Now that doesn’t mean 1-38 have taken job . The reason why people in early 40’s on the panel are in this 1st class is because a few people in the top 38 deferred or didn’t accept job offer for whatever reason . When this happens they call the next panel number & so on until they fill the agreed class size (38 in this case as there’s 10 escs joining the recruit class 1/2020) .Then people who deferred their place are then placed on top of the panel for the next class. Afaik there’s 9 escs to join the 2nd class off this current panel so you can expect the next 39 to be called for that class either this year (depending on numbers ) or next year .

    Also there’s a few retained firefighters from Kildare doing the 1st few weeks with the dfb recruits. They then will go on call in Kildare while dfb recruits hopefully stay in the ob1 for 6 months .


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    #4966
    Carter 212
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭Carter 212


    TheButcher wrote: »
    Just to be clear lads , only 38 have been taken from dfb panel . Now that doesn’t mean 1-38 have taken job . The reason why people in early 40’s on the panel are in this 1st class is because a few people in the top 38 deferred or didn’t accept job offer for whatever reason . When this happens they call the next panel number & so on until they fill the agreed class size (38 in this case as there’s 10 escs joining the recruit class 1/2020) .Then people who deferred their place are then placed on top of the panel for the next class. Afaik there’s 9 escs to join the 2nd class off this current panel so you can expect the next 39 to be called for that class either this year (depending on numbers ) or next year .

    Also there’s a few retained firefighters from Kildare doing the 1st few weeks with the dfb recruits. They then will go on call in Kildare while dfb recruits hopefully stay in the ob1 for 6 months .

    So does that mean if for arguments sake you are 83rd place on panel and just about making it in class 2 and 5 people deffered there place in 1st class...... Would the 5 deferrals jump ahead of you in 83rd place pushing you back up the list to 88th place and possibly knocking you out of class 2? Or would defferals go to back of class 2 list if that makes sense. Cheers


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    #4967
    Royal87
    Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭Royal87


    Carter 212 wrote: »
    So does that mean if for arguments sake you are 83rd place on panel and just about making it in class 2 and 5 people deffered there place in 1st class...... Would the 5 deferrals jump ahead of you in 83rd place pushing you back up the list to 88th place and possibly knocking you out of class 2? Or would defferals go to back of class 2 list if that makes sense. Cheers

    As far as i know it does work like that


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    #4968
    Awordofadvice
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭Awordofadvice


    Carter 212 wrote: »
    So does that mean if for arguments sake you are 83rd place on panel and just about making it in class 2 and 5 people deffered there place in 1st class...... Would the 5 deferrals jump ahead of you in 83rd place pushing you back up the list to 88th place and possibly knocking you out of class 2? Or would defferals go to back of class 2 list if that makes sense. Cheers

    Your position on the panel does not change,
    If you are 83rd you stay 83rd.

    If people choose to defer it is only them who are pushed to the start of next class and and other people are moved forward to take there place in the first class.

    People deffering does not effect your position on the panel, it can only bring you forward.

    Also nobody deferred because of covid-19. First class were emailed before pandemic. People deffer classes to finish degrees or apprenticeships and are well in their right to do so.


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    #4969
    Carter 212
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭Carter 212


    Awordofadvice wrote: »
    Your position on the panel does not change,
    If you are 83rd you stay 83rd.

    If people choose to defer it is only them who are pushed to the start of next class and and other people are moved forward to take there place in the first class.

    People deffering does not effect your position on the panel, it can only bring you forward.

    Also nobody deferred because of covid-19. First class were emailed before pandemic. People deffer classes to finish degrees or apprenticeships and are well in their right to do so.

    Cheers bud, appreciate it


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    #4970
    Dooj
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭Dooj


    Are the first class in OBI today?


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    #4971
    Royal87
    Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭Royal87


    Dooj wrote: »
    Are the first class in OBI today?

    No starting 27th just waiting on contracts


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    #4972
    Edgod83
    Registered Users Posts: 29 ✭Edgod83


    Does anyone know of anyone that have actually just said no it's not for me and walked away?


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    #4973
    UniquePatch
    Registered Users Posts: 70 ✭✭UniquePatch


    Edgod83 wrote: »
    Does anyone know of anyone that have actually just said no it's not for me and walked away?

    Yep two retained firefighters did in 2007


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    #4974
    TheButcher
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭TheButcher


    Edgod83 wrote: »
    Does anyone know of anyone that have actually just said no it's not for me and walked away?

    Yes , a few years back after all firefighter & paramedic trading and only w short time on a shift a lad left. Shift work isn’t for everyone. A night on the ambulance is no joke.


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    #4975
    Royal87
    Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭Royal87


    TheButcher wrote: »
    Yes , a few years back after all firefighter & paramedic trading and only w short time on a shift a lad left. Shift work isn’t for everyone. A night on the ambulance is no joke.

    Yea i heard you earn your money on nights in the ambulance


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    #4976
    Atlantic101
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭Atlantic101


    Anyone know it there’s an app etc. with the DFB roster? This wait till the 27th is endless!


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    #4977
    5500
    Registered Users Posts: 3,375 ✭✭✭5500


    Dublin fire brigade rota on android, have heard lads using saisuke on iphone


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    #4978
    Royal87
    Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭Royal87


    Guys can i just ask anyone thats due to start on 27th what are we expected to wear?

    Is sports gear like trackie ok or what is the best?

    I thought we would of got a list of things that we would need to bring.


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    #4979
    James_86
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭James_86


    Royal87 wrote: »
    Guys can i just ask anyone thats due to start on 27th what are we expected to wear?

    Is sports gear like trackie ok or what is the best?

    I thought we would of got a list of things that we would need to bring.

    Hi Royal

    I'll be starting there myself on the 27th, I'll be wearing a suit and tie, full respect for the job on the first day

    Looking forward to seeing you all.


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    #4980
    Atlantic101
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭Atlantic101


    Royal87 wrote: »
    Guys can i just ask anyone thats due to start on 27th what are we expected to wear?

    Is sports gear like trackie ok or what is the best?

    I thought we would of got a list of things that we would need to bring.

    I remember Watching the Firefighters show on RTE and the recruits appeared to be quite casual in the first day. We will be getting our uniforms then so I don’t think formal attire is required? I stand to be corrected though


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    #4981
    Royal87
    Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭Royal87


    Atlantic101 wrote: »
    I remember Watching the Firefighters show on RTE and the recruits appeared to be quite casual in the first day. We will be getting our uniforms then so I don’t think formal attire is required? I stand to be corrected though

    Yea thats what i was also going off too.


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