When A New Hopefull Canditate Decides

 

There is a lot of stages he/she must go through before that can actually happen.

Here is an Idea of what is actually Involved in

" Becoming a Fire-Fighter "

 

 

Interview with County Council Fire Service Personnel.

Garda Vetting.

Full Medical Examination.

Suitability Test.

Recruitment Training Course.

Breathing Apparatus Training Course.

Manual Handling Course.

Hot-Fire Behaviour Training Course.

Road Traffic Collision Course.

Occupational First Aid Course.

First Responder Course.

Incident Command Course.

 

Interview with Fire Personnel

Each candidate will go through an interview stage with Fire Brigade personnel to unsure that candidate is suitable to proceed in becoming a fire-fighter.

General requirements:

Candidates should be of good character and be able to supply references as required by the fire service.

They must be free from any illness that might make them unsuitable to carry out any task, that will arise while on duty and have a reasonable level of fitness.

Candidate must , Live, Work, within a reasonable distance of the Fire Station, so that He/She can respond quickly to incidents.

Candidates must be at least 18 years of age, but there is no height restriction.

Many brigades prefer taking candidates with a few years experience of life under their belt as the work of firefighters is both dangerous and the nature of some of the incidents we see can be very traumatic.

The Fire Service is an equal opportunity employer.

Candidates must be available 24/7 to respond to all Emergency Calls.

Successful candidate will then proceed to next step.

 

Garda Vetting

Medical Examination

The successful Candidate will have to under go a rigorous Full Medical Examination.

Checking Fitness, Flexibility, Breathing, Blood-Pressure, etc..

This Medical is performed by a specific Doctor appointed by the Fire Service.

If candidate passes Full medical he/she then progresses on to the next stage.

Recruitment Training Course

Recruitment Training is a two week duration course,

Where the candidate will undergo varies aspects of fire-fighting.

It involves doing Ladder Drills, Pump Drills, and later on doing Combined Ladder and Pump drills.

The Candidate will be through various Fire - Fighting Skills and Fire Safety throughout this course.

The Candidate is introduced to most of the Equipment that Fire-fighters use in every day operations.

There is both Practical and Theory involved in this course.

The candidate will undergo assessment throughout the two weeks of the course, and will sit a theory test at the end of the two weeks.

If the candidate successfully passes the recruitment course he/she will then go on active duty at his/her fire Station.

 

Breathing Apparatus Training

The Breathing Apparatus Training Course is a two weeks duration course.

This course is designed to facilitate the delivery of Breathing Apparatus training to produce safe and effective Breathing Apparatus Wearers. The Fire-fighter are assessed on their ability to present technical information, perform risk assessments, their ability to work in a very stressful environment.

The Fire-fighters are sent into the buildings with varies tasks to perform, i.e. , Search and Rescue or Fire-fighting. Teams of fire-fighters can be made up of two or three persons teams. Each team will be designated a team leader and the team leader is responsible for his/her team to perform varies tasks whilst in the building.

He or She will be responsible for keeping in touch with the Entry Control Officer over the Radio.

This is most probably "the toughest course" in the Fire Service Training.

Each Candidate must successfully pass this course to progress in his / her career in the Fire Service.

The B.A. Sets that is used by Wicklow Fire Service is Drager.

 

Manual Handling Course

This is a one day course.

This Course outlines the management of manual handling hazards to assist in the prevention of sprain/strain injury.

Manual handling is any activity requiring the use of force exerted by a person to lift, push, pull, carry or otherwise move, hold or restrain any object.

Employees are responsible for: NOT placing themselves or others at risk of injury.

Reporting hazards associated with manual handling and consulting with Crew Members in relation to appropriate risk control measures.

 

Road Traffic Collision Course

R.T.C. as its known is a three day course.

R.T.C. training is designed for fire-fighters who will be required to use specialist equipment, techniques and procedures for dealing with road traffic accidents and casualty care.

R.T.C. is a favourite of nearly all Fire-fighters as it is a very hands on course.

In this course the fire-fighters get to use a wide range of the tools used at R.T.C.'s , i.e. the cutting gear, spreaders, rams, etc..

In this course fire-fighters are thorough safe handling of all the equipment used in R.T.C. Incidents and safe handling of Casualties.

Fire-fighters are trained in Casualty Care and save removal of casualty from the vehicle.

 

Fire Behaviour Training Course

Fire Behaviour Training is a three day course.

One of the significant hazards facing Fire-fighters involved in tackling fires in buildings is the possibility of a sudden increase in the burning rate and severity of fires through phenomena such as Flashover or Backdraught.

Fire-fighters will see all the stages in Fire development and witness what is known as Dancing Angels.

This Training helps the Fire-fighter to Understand how fire develops and spreads within a compartment and how it can be extinguished.

The Fire-fighter will be taught how to enter a building in a safe manner and what to expect when he/she enters the building .

This is probably one of the most enjoyable courses the Fire-fighter will do in his/her Training.

 

Occupational First Aid Course

First Aid is a three day course.

First Aid is the immediate care given to a injured person or suddenly ill person.

In First Aid course Fire-fighters are giving CPR and AED training.

Fire-fighters are taught how to access patients on first arrival at scene and how to deal with the injured or sick patients.

Fire-fighters are taught how to deal with several different scenarios such as, shock, heart attack, electrocution, stroke etc..

Fire-fighters learn how to bandage patients with fractures and wounds.

 

First Responder Course

First Responder Course Picks up where the first aid course leaves off.

In The First Responder Course The Fire-fighter learns a wide range of Skills such as:

Diagnosis & principles of treatment.

Oxygen administration.

Suctioning.

Use of an Oropharyngeal airway.

Assistance with some self-administered medication is approved for the EFR .

Chain of Survival. F.A.S.T.

 

Incident Command Course

 

Incident Command System is a One day Course.

Incident Command System teaches Fire-fighters that No individual should be responsible for so many aspects of an incident that it is difficult or impossible to give sufficient attention to each.

Incident Command System teaches how to Sectorise Incidents and how to spread out Responsibilities to different Personnel.

 

Pump Operators Course

Pump Operator course is a three day Course

 The aim of the course is to assist fire fighters in developing and updating their ability and skills operate Pumps in a safe manner.

At the end of the course participants will have improved their knowledge of the types of pumps in general use in the Fire Service and the procedures for their efficient operation.

Be aware of the practical and theoretical elements of the construction of the equipment.

After this Course fire-fighters will know the Theory of Pump Operation and Water Pressure Delivery Appliance Based and Portable Operational Procedures for Pumps – incl. Standard Tests

Use of Pumps and Related Equipment Practical Exercise Practical Examination Trouble Shooting on Site.