Dublin Fire service recruitment? Anyone know??

DalkeyDiver · 21-11-2020 11:53am

Carter 212 wrote: »

Anyone any idea when class one are due to finish/hit the stations? There will probably be more clarification on class 2 when the first class finish.

Week after next

Carter 212 · 21-11-2020 2:05pm

DalkeyDiver wrote: »

Week after next

Thanks

Jim Royle · 07-01-2021 4:07pm

Anyone get any mails/post about the second class

Edgod83 · 07-01-2021 7:17pm

Jim Royle wrote: »

Anyone get any mails/post about the second class

Something tells me it's gonna be as late as they can possibly hold it, with the numbers being so high, I've a terrible feeling they aren't
gonna make it to me before the panel is closed, I'm 132.

Carter 212 · 07-01-2021 9:29pm

I spoke to HR the other day and was told there's no date set. They said covid has thrown a spanner in the works and could not give any definite dates for next class unfortunately. Really hoping it's before the summer. Anyone any idea how much notice is normally given for medical if they do email?

lunanambuna · 11-01-2021 4:23pm

Hopefully it'll be the same timing as the first class. If they ease restrictions mid Feb as in my opinion they may extend it, it will give us a few weeks to do medical & fitness test in time for April. Training is going to different anyway and I'm sure its going to be smoother with the 2nd batch and onwards. We just got to be patient, its on its way

DevonKE13 · 11-01-2021 5:35pm

Seeing as I'm 126 on the panel - I am NOT holding my breath over it unfortunately...

lunanambuna · 11-01-2021 6:42pm

DevonKE13 wrote: »

Seeing as I'm 126 on the panel - I am NOT holding my breath over it unfortunately...

You could be all good for a 3rd class!

VirgilVD · 11-01-2021 9:44pm

Any idea why they will call to? Think they called up to 42/44 in first round

DevonKE13 · 12-01-2021 6:35pm

Told lots of different things, so never know what to believe. Was told they'd use the full panel - but that was before covid...

TheButcher · 12-01-2021 10:28pm

VirgilVD wrote: »

Any idea why they will call to? Think they called up to 42/44 in first round

They took 38 off the panel lads.

TheButcher · 12-01-2021 10:31pm

Carter 212 wrote: »

I spoke to HR the other day and was told there's no date set. They said covid has thrown a spanner in the works and could not give any definite dates for next class unfortunately. Really hoping it's before the summer. Anyone any idea how much notice is normally given for medical if they do email?

So class 1 were contacted not long after Christmas & it started 27th April . They rushed the start date because of COVID. I think because class one going so well that they’ll run another in the summer. Nothing confirmed yet. New lads are struggling to get 3rd man hours done on the ambulance because there’s 100+ currently out on COVID leave . The job needs more firefighters

lunanambuna · 12-01-2021 11:05pm

TheButcher wrote: »

So class 1 were contacted not long after Christmas & it started 27th April . They rushed the start date because of COVID. I think because class one going so well that they’ll run another in the summer. Nothing confirmed yet. New lads are struggling to get 3rd man hours done on the ambulance because there’s 100+ currently out on COVID leave . The job needs more firefighters

Cheers for the info Butcher. So you reckon it won't be rushed this time and could be pushed back a bit. Sure if we're still in lockdown in Feb what can ya do.

Do you know if medical comes first then physical?

lunanambuna · 12-01-2021 11:08pm

Also with alot of lads out of the job at the moment prob means be hard to get lads out of the station to train too

VirgilVD · 13-01-2021 11:15am

TheButcher wrote: »

They took 38 off the panel lads.

Ah right, I just heard a few people differed there place so they had to go higher up the panel.

TheButcher · 13-01-2021 11:33am

VirgilVD wrote: »

Ah right, I just heard a few people differed there place so they had to go higher up the panel.

Yes that’s true , they took 38 but 1 or 2 deferred until next class but there was still 38 regardless. Say they took 39 & 40 because 2 deferred .

TheButcher · 13-01-2021 11:40am

lunanambuna wrote: »

Cheers for the info Butcher. So you reckon it won't be rushed this time and could be pushed back a bit. Sure if we're still in lockdown in Feb what can ya do.

Do you know if medical comes first then physical?

The union want recruits, it’s all in dcc hands. I’ve know idea when the class will be , if I was to guess I’d say it’d start in may . COVID needs to die down though. With the amount of staff out at the moment they couldn’t get enough lads out to be instructors as well ye know . They’re needed on station for now.

Medical first then physical. The last class was rushed in without the physical completed . They did half of it and finished it in the first few weeks of recruits training . Apparently it’s a far easier physical test than previous so happy days. The old cpat was a very intense 5 mins running with equipment.

They things are you lads could get contacted out of the blue someday when you least expect it . I hope you lads can start in the summer . I know it’s not nice waiting to be called but keep the head down and try not think about it because when you do get in it takes over your life for a long 6 months. Firefighter training then straight into paramedics course

VirgilVD · 13-01-2021 12:20pm

TheButcher wrote: »

Yes that’s true , they took 38 but 1 or 2 deferred until next class but there was still 38 regardless. Say they took 39 & 40 because 2 deferred .

Ah right thats grand, im in the 80s so it will be close for me for this class, just depneding on if more people defer it or not.

TheButcher · 13-01-2021 1:05pm

VirgilVD wrote: »

Ah right thats grand, im in the 80s so it will be close for me for this class, just depneding on if more people defer it or not.

You might be ok as there’s not that many escs left to join the recruit classes. They should have 48 in total including escs . It just depends on how many of them they’ll release

lunanambuna · 13-01-2021 1:12pm

TheButcher wrote: »

The union want recruits, it’s all in dcc hands. I’ve know idea when the class will be , if I was to guess I’d say it’d start in may . COVID needs to die down though. With the amount of staff out at the moment they couldn’t get enough lads out to be instructors as well ye know . They’re needed on station for now.

Medical first then physical. The last class was rushed in without the physical completed . They did half of it and finished it in the first few weeks of recruits training . Apparently it’s a far easier physical test than previous so happy days. The old cpat was a very intense 5 mins running with equipment.

They things are you lads could get contacted out of the blue someday when you least expect it . I hope you lads can start in the summer . I know it’s not nice waiting to be called but keep the head down and try not think about it because when you do get in it takes over your life for a long 6 months. Firefighter training then straight into paramedics course

Just a waiting game now but you know yourself been a long year and just eager to get going! Its on the way that's the main thing!

Hopefully we're all keeping busy running around a 5k radius of our homes.

I heard the old testing was far harder, im not giving out about that anyway! Keep some of the energy for training ðŸ‘

kingstevii · 13-01-2021 1:15pm

TheButcher wrote: »

You might be ok as there’s not that many escs left to join the recruit classes. They should have 48 in total including escs . It just depends on how many of them they’ll release

Is there not another 10 esqs for the next class?

Thom_hemp · 13-01-2021 1:22pm

I am sitting at 80 on the panel but haven't heard anything. Really hoping to make it the second class.

lunanambuna · 13-01-2021 1:30pm

Thom_hemp wrote: »

I am sitting at 80 on the panel but haven't heard anything. Really hoping to make it the second class.

You might be in with a shout. Just stay positive about it. Hopefully some might defer or not want it now and get you in the door

If they take another 38 off the panel it goes to #74, if some have already deferred like The Butcher says it brings it to #76. If there's less esqs also brings it up higher!

Carter 212 · 13-01-2021 2:58pm

lunanambuna wrote: »

You might be in with a shout. Just stay positive about it. Hopefully some might defer or not want it now and get you in the door

If they take another 38 off the panel it goes to #74, if some have already deferred like The Butcher says it brings it to #76. If there's less esqs also brings it up higher!

You're right let's stay positive and keep the eye on the prize it will come eventually.
If they recruit another 38 it goes to #76 but if 2 deffered from last time then it will hit #78 and if there are more deferals/less escs then it will go into the #80s. So ladies/gents in the early to mid #80s still in with a shot.
Lets hope cases drop fast and the next class starts this half of 2021

TheButcher · 13-01-2021 4:44pm

kingstevii wrote: »

Is there not another 10 esqs for the next class?

There’s about 8-10 between 2 classes I think . Haven’t been in there in a while .

TheButcher · 13-01-2021 4:48pm

lunanambuna wrote: »

You might be in with a shout. Just stay positive about it. Hopefully some might defer or not want it now and get you in the door

If they take another 38 off the panel it goes to #74, if some have already deferred like The Butcher says it brings it to #76. If there's less esqs also brings it up higher!

Ye so one lad who didn’t take the 1st class was an esc who applied externally and he decided to wait and join the class when he’s called from the room & also a lad swapped up from cork so there’s 2 lads gone from the panel .

I think at the maximum they’ll take between 38-45 from the panel . Then add the escs on . The only thing is that they might take all the escs out . If I hear anything solid I’ll post it

Carter 212 · 13-01-2021 5:40pm

TheButcher wrote: »

Ye so one lad who didn’t take the 1st class was an esc who applied externally and he decided to wait and join the class when he’s called from the room & also a lad swapped up from cork so there’s 2 lads gone from the panel .

I think at the maximum they’ll take between 38-45 from the panel . Then add the escs on . The only thing is that they might take all the escs out . If I hear anything solid I’ll post it

So if 2 lads gone from the panel does that mean peoples order of merit decreases in their favour? For example if you were originally oom #50 then you are now #48 and stand a better chance of getting next class?

TheButcher · 13-01-2021 10:40pm

Carter 212 wrote: »

So if 2 lads gone from the panel does that mean peoples order of merit decreases in their favour? For example if you were originally oom #50 then you are now #48 and stand a better chance of getting next class?

Yes I believe so . You could always email dcc to ask your new position on the panel

DevonKE13 · 14-01-2021 12:56pm

TheButcher wrote: »

Yes I believe so . You could always email dcc to ask your new position on the panel

This isn't actually a bad idea at all! Anybody do it - out of curiosity? Zero point in me doing it atm!

I hope ye all get in asap lads and ladies. Keep the faith

Carter 212 · 22-01-2021 1:25pm

Spoke with dcc and was told they got up to 42 on the panel. oom on panel doesnt change so if they take 38 from panel next it will go to place 80 and if less escs or some deferr place it will go higher again. With the way Covid is going who knows when next class will be brought in. Hope that helps and fingers crossed for next class to be brought in ASAP

22-01-2021 4:54pm

Whats the story in control with all the ESC's who are now out or due out? Did they have to pull lad's in from stations to replace them? iirc there wasn't that big a panel left from the last ESC recruitment

Grahamfire · 23-01-2021 12:33am

An ERCC class started Monday gone. There are ESCs due out into the next recruit class. This is a good sign that they are preparing for them to progress into FF class during summer most probably. Last years recruit class was run during the pandemic so no reason why they won’t this year once things are better. All ESCs in current ERCC class are/where operational FF. There is no current ERCC panel to draw from.

Carter 212 · 23-01-2021 11:04am

Grahamfire wrote: »

An ERCC class started Monday gone. There are ESCs due out into the next recruit class. This is a good sign that they are preparing for them to progress into FF class during summer most probably. Last years recruit class was run during the pandemic so no reason why they won’t this year once things are better. All ESCs in current ERCC class are/where operational FF. There is no current ERCC panel to draw from.

What is an ERCC class? Can ERCC get picked for FF class or is it just escs and then the panel? Also do you have any idea how many escs are due out in the next class? Will it be 10 like first class? Thanks

TheButcher · 23-01-2021 2:55pm

Carter 212 wrote: »

What is an ERCC class? Can ERCC get picked for FF class or is it just escs and then the panel? Also do you have any idea how many escs are due out in the next class? Will it be 10 like first class? Thanks

Ercc is eastern region control centre (DFB ctrl room). Escs work there along side firefighter paramedics. Only escs transfer out to next class. There’s 12 escs left to leave the ercc. Think 8 or 9 in the next class

Carter 212 · 23-01-2021 3:58pm

TheButcher wrote: »

Ercc is eastern region control centre (DFB ctrl room). Escs work there along side firefighter paramedics. Only escs transfer out to next class. There’s 12 escs left to leave the ercc. Think 8 or 9 in the next class

I get you now thanks for the clarification . So I'm assuming the 8 or 9 escs in next class have their time done in control room to join next class and the other 3 or 4 don't is that right.

Dazzer32 · 23-01-2021 9:14pm

I heard today that its to the point that the chief just has to sign off on the class starting so should be very soon lads and lassies !! They are really short staffed as you could imagine and are crying out for new recruits but like everything in this world its about the dollar . Im number 74 on the panel so fingers crossed ill be in this class its looking good by what people are saying on this thread my big bro is 50 odd so would love to be training with him and i've had enough of the poxy building sites too haha

TheButcher · 24-01-2021 3:00pm

Carter 212 wrote: »

I get you now thanks for the clarification . So I'm assuming the 8 or 9 escs in next class have their time done in control room to join next class and the other 3 or 4 don't is that right.

Ye the 9 have their time done & are due out in next class, the other 3 still have time left in the room

TheButcher · 24-01-2021 4:03pm

Dazzer32 wrote: »

I heard today that its to the point that the chief just has to sign off on the class starting so should be very soon lads and lassies !! They are really short staffed as you could imagine and are crying out for new recruits but like everything in this world its about the dollar . Im number 74 on the panel so fingers crossed ill be in this class its looking good by what people are saying on this thread my big bro is 50 odd so would love to be training with him and i've had enough of the poxy building sites too haha

If they take the same size class as the last class then you’ll be in it.

Dooj · 26-01-2021 11:25am

How are yous finding training/keeping fit with the gyms being closed?

Carter 212 · 26-01-2021 1:19pm

Dooj wrote: »

How are yous finding training/keeping fit with the gyms being closed?

Getting through it but I'd rather gyms open ha. Diet is key trying to keep or get to a healthy weight. I find it annoying as there's no time frame as to when they will recruit so there's no date to work towards as a goal

TheButcher · 26-01-2021 5:07pm

Carter 212 wrote: »

Getting through it but I'd rather gyms open ha. Diet is key trying to keep or get to a healthy weight. I find it annoying as there's no time frame as to when they will recruit so there's no date to work towards as a goal

Best advice I can give you lads is to be cardio fit ... it’s key for getting through the course & enjoying it more than you would if you can’t run . If you’re cardio fit and really strong then it’s a bonus

Dooj · 26-01-2021 6:42pm

Carter 212 wrote: »

Getting through it but I'd rather gyms open ha. Diet is key trying to keep or get to a healthy weight. I find it annoying as there's no time frame as to when they will recruit so there's no date to work towards as a goal

Yes 100% get you! If i was told its 10 weeks or 20 weeks away it would be better for target. Its so close ðŸ€žðŸ€ž

Carter 212 · 26-01-2021 7:30pm

Cheers butcher will defo work on all aspects. Wel get there soon I'm sure

ON123 · 29-01-2021 3:47pm

Seems paramedic exams booked in for DFB for end of November 21 again on PHECC calendar, so more than likely working backwards a potential start date in mid summer maybe ?

TheButcher · 29-01-2021 5:12pm

ON123 wrote: »

Seems paramedic exams booked in for DFB for end of November 21 again on PHECC calendar, so more than likely working backwards a potential start date in mid summer maybe ?

That’s great news , mcq & osce booked in for end November. Counting back it looks like month of may start date . 17 weeks fire training & 12 week paramedics

Carter 212 · 29-01-2021 9:06pm

TheButcher wrote: »

That’s great news , mcq & osce booked in for end November. Counting back it looks like month of may start date . 17 weeks fire training & 12 week paramedics

That's great its looking up now........ But could that be just booked in provisionally or generically by PHEC?

lunanambuna · 29-01-2021 9:58pm

Happy Days! Great news to hear on a Friday & thanks for the heads up!

3 months is no time nowadays sure they all seem to roll into one!

I'm sure we're all raring to go

lunanambuna · 29-01-2021 10:00pm

Carter 212 wrote: »

That's great its looking up now........ But could that be just booked in provisionally or generically by PHEC?

No Negatives Carter! We're in like Flynn, its happening! I don't even know what provisionally or generically mean?? They didn't ask in the interview

Carter 212 · 29-01-2021 10:13pm

lunanambuna wrote: »

No Negatives Carter! We're in like Flynn, its happening! I don't even know what provisionally or generically mean?? They didn't ask in the interview

My bad it's just public sector and don't wanna get my hopes up cause anything csn happen. I'm very much praying for it to be soon though ha

TheButcher · 30-01-2021 10:00am

Carter 212 wrote: »

That's great its looking up now........ But could that be just booked in provisionally or generically by PHEC?

Ye it could just be provisional & is open to change but fingers crossed .

Dublin Fire service recruitment? Anyone know??

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