[DFB] Temporary Emergency Services Controller

TJHooker2016

Robbie154 wrote: »

Last time no one was used over 28th

28 placed used out of 50? that low.

Jim Royle

I asked in the interview. How many places and was told 3 classes of 8 for deffo and not a certain number for how many will be on the panel. So 8 are going to start at the start of Sept for deffo to compensate the class of internal going out training in Jan

TJHooker2016

yeah bare in mind their will be a few people that got both panels and might drop out.

Robbie154

Yeah TJ, last time it was a class of 10,10 & 8

Is the first class confirmed for Sept, the class of recruits that are in there now are passing out on October 6th so the OBI will have more room then for the first class of ESC's to start, I would have thought

TJHooker2016

Robbie154 wrote: »

Yeah TJ, last time it was a class of 10,10 & 8

Is the first class confirmed for Sept, the class of recruits that are in there now are passing out on October 6th so the OBI will have more room then for the first class of ESC's to start, I would have thought

what class are passing out on October 8th? i thought there was only the first class from the open recruitment in there at the moment and were not due to finish until December??

Robbie154

Yeah there is, my brother is in there on the first class of recruits, started (June 27th) and he says that they are just doing there FF training and passing out on October 6th. They'll go back at a later date to do Paramedic training

Robbie154

And when I visited ERCC lads in there told me there was 10 of them going into OBI in January to start FF training with second class of recruits

TheTeainEMT

Robbie154 wrote: »

Last time no one was used over 28th

The whole panel was used. A fair few drop outs or those that failed CPAT. But numbers 1 to 50 did end up getting called. 37 or 38 ESCs trained in total

Robbie154

TheTeainEMT wrote: »

The whole panel was used. A fair few drop outs or those that failed CPAT. But numbers 1 to 50 did end up getting called. 37 or 38 ESCs trained in total

OK cool, I scrolled back through this thread from 3 years back and someone posted that all the 28 on the panel took their jobs

TJHooker2016

Robbie154 wrote: »

Yeah there is, my brother is in there on the first class of recruits, started (June 27th) and he says that they are just doing there FF training and passing out on October 6th. They'll go back at a later date to do Paramedic training

Robbie154 wrote: »

And when I visited ERCC lads in there told me there was 10 of them going into OBI in January to start FF training with second class of recruits

ok, so the FF class finishes October 8th. which means the OBI is more or less empty from then until January? that seems a bit strange. i know it would be tough to have a class break for christmas so i suppose thats the reason. Im hoping the FF second class gets called in January and im in it. Interesting times ahead lads....

Robbie154

TJHooker2016 wrote: »

ok, so the FF class finishes October 8th. which means the OBI is more or less empty from then until January? that seems a bit strange. i know it would be tough to have a class break for christmas so i suppose thats the reason. Im hoping the FF second class gets called in January and im in it. Interesting times ahead lads....

No it won't be empty, I'd say the first class of ESC's will start then, their 10 week course will bring them nicely up to Christmas

TJHooker2016

Robbie154 wrote: »

No it won't be empty, I'd say the first class of ESC's will start then, their 10 week course will bring them nicely up to Christmas

10 weeks, its mad when you think about it a retained firefighter does 2 weeks and is operational all be it without the RTC & BA course done

Jim Royle

OBI will have the ESC in there in Sept for 10 weeks to relieve the lads going FF training in Jan.


Lads whats the story on eyesight ? Do we need 20 20 vision ? I wear glasses but its only a light subscription.. something like 1.25/1.50.. Im not lampy but I cant read the bottom line of the eye test

TJHooker2016

Jim Royle wrote: »

OBI will have the ESC in there in Sept for 10 weeks to relieve the lads going FF training in Jan.


Lads whats the story on eyesight ? Do we need 20 20 vision ? I wear glasses but its only a light subscription.. something like 1.25/1.50.. Im not lampy but I cant read the bottom line of the eye test

if you read the original paperwork for the role its written there. did you save a copy? i know this was covered to death on the other thread maybe read back on there

Robbie154

What did yis say for the proudest achievement question

Mine was, family, completing apprenticeship and some charity fundraising I have done

TJHooker2016

Wedding day as it was a fairly recent affair.

Robbie154

TJHooker2016 wrote: »

Wedding day as it was a fairly recent affair.

My condolences lolol

You'd be surprised with people saying that they saved 6 babies from a burning crèche or some waffle like that, and it's seen straight through as waffle

TJHooker2016

ah sure if it wasent going to be me it would have been some other poor ejit!! I took one for the team!!

Jim Royle

I said running the Dublin marathon

NeuronalJoe

I didn't get the greatest achievement question, I did however get the Next 5 years question, the standard stressful situation question and and another question similar to the stress one but I can't remember how it was worded. Also got the other standard questions about the brigade and ERCC.

Luckily, people seem to injure themselves when I'm around (coincidentally !) so I have plenty of stories for the empathy and sympathy questions :P

Jim Royle

Anyone say for the next 5 years that they see themselves in the DFB as a FF after doing their time in the ERCC

Robbie154

I had to give 2 scenarios, if I did get it and of I didn't get it lol

For the did part, that's exactly what I said

Jim Royle

Yeah I had to give 2 scenarios if I got it and didnt get it...


Said I would have my C licence too for when I went to be a FF

If I didnt get it I was still working in construction with after applying for Dub Apprt FB And still trying to get into the DFB

Robbie154

Jim Royle wrote: »

Yeah I had to give 2 scenarios if I got it and didnt get it...


Said I would have my C licence too for when I went to be a FF

If I didnt get it I was still working in construction with after applying for Dub Apprt FB And still trying to get into the DFB

Yeah same stuff really, really hope them letters are out by Friday, they only have 78 to send ffs :-)

TJHooker2016

Robbie154 wrote: »

Yeah same stuff really, really hope them letters are out by Friday, they only have 78 to send ffs :-)

they told me it would be early next week. manage your expectations on the day they arrive.

Jim Royle

I know I will be out and off to work before the Postie gets here... when I see you lads start posting on here I wont be able to contain myself and will need to know straight away... dreading/looking forward to Dday (D is for delivery ! ) next week

TJHooker2016

my guess will be dispatch monday arrive tuesday and wednesday next week

Harryhoofer

TJHooker2016 wrote: »

I did say i was on the FF panel. I applied for both at the same time. I asked DCC what i should do. they told me that i should complete the interview process. there words were "You are not in until you have the contract signed, so take nothing for granted its an open competition" so i followed through to the end.

Didn't you say you never got the letter from DCC inviting you for interview?

Robbie154

Get with the programme Harry lol scroll back a few pages ;-)

Jim Royle

Page 70 or 71 *cough cough* ;-)