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Registrations have now closed for this wholetime firefighter recruitment campaign.

Please find the timeline for our upcoming wholetime firefighter recruitment campaign. The dates for our wholetime firefighter recruitment process are subject to change and will be updated as soon as the information is available.

Registration*:Opens: 9am on 6 January 2025
Closes: 9am on 9 January 2025
Behavioural Style Questionnaire (online)**:Opens: Midday on 13 January 2025
Closes: Midday on 16 January 2025
Situational Judgement Tests (online)**:Opens: Midday on 20 January 2025
Closes: Midday on 23 January 2025
FRS ability tests (online)**:Opens: Midday on 27 January 2025
Closes: Midday on 30 January 2025
Online application form:Opens: Midday on 3 February 2025
Closes: Midday on 10 February 2025
Shortlisting:11-18 February 2025
Fitness and strength tests:24 and 25 February and 3 March 2025 (candidate to attend on one of these dates)
Practical physical tests:10-14 March 2025
Interview:21, 24, 25, 28 and 31 March 2025 (candidate to attend on one of these dates)
Medicals:9, 10, 16 and 17 April 2025 (candidate to attend on one of these dates)
Job offer decisions:6 May 2025
Training school:23 June-19 September 2025
This table outlines the timeline for the upcoming wholetime firefighter recruitment campaign, beginning on 6 January 2025.

*You cannot submit an application without registering.

**We will not provide extensions for these tests unless there are mitigating circumstances.

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