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Dublin Fire service recruitment? Anyone know??

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  • #1922
    Mcmuffin81
    Registered Users Posts: 97 ✭✭Mcmuffin81


    Grahamfire wrote:
    You not think it would be a bit cheeky? Being successful should be enough feedback for you


    No not really. I'd still like to know my weaker points as I was further down the panel.


  • #1923
    Squirrelsnuts
    Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭Squirrelsnuts


    Letters for Medicals posted today,


  • #1924
    honreal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 246 ✭✭honreal


    Squirrelsnuts wrote: »
    Letters for Medicals posted today,


    Really?


  • #1925
    Squirrelsnuts
    Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭Squirrelsnuts


    honreal wrote: »
    Really?

    Yes for first 50 on panel.


  • #1926
    thatboy1
    Registered Users Posts: 75 ✭✭thatboy1


    Good luck to the first group in your medicals.


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  • #1927
    IT_wannabe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭IT_wannabe


    Squirrelsnuts wrote: »
    Yes for first 50 on panel.

    Reputable source?


  • #1928
    Squirrelsnuts
    Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭Squirrelsnuts


    IT_wannabe wrote: »
    Reputable source?

    HR themselves.


  • #1929
    IT_wannabe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭IT_wannabe


    Squirrelsnuts wrote: »
    HR themselves.

    Nice one, thanks for the info :) good luck everyone


  • #1930
    honreal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 246 ✭✭honreal


    Lovely stuff! Looking forward to getting this process COMPLETELY over with so I can relax and chill out!

    What a day it will be signing that dotted line and seening the DFB crest on the headed paper with the city council logo :)


  • #1931
    Chungwun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 198 ✭✭Chungwun


    honreal wrote: »
    Lovely stuff! Looking forward to getting this process COMPLETELY over with so I can relax and chill out!

    What a day it will be signing that dotted line and seening the DFB crest on the headed paper with the city council logo :)

    Can't wait to see how relaxed ya are after rolling up 50 lengths of hose during basic training ;-)


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  • #1932
    IT_wannabe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭IT_wannabe


    Chungwun wrote: »
    Can't wait to see how relaxed ya are after rolling up 50 lengths of hose during basic training ;-)

    The fitness tests will catch a few people out I think. Not easy by any means.


  • #1933
    OffalyMedic
    Registered Users Posts: 1,512 ✭✭✭OffalyMedic


    IT_wannabe wrote:
    The fitness tests will catch a few people out I think. Not easy by any means.


    Do you know what's actually involved in fitness training ? Need to start training :)


  • #1934
    IT_wannabe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭IT_wannabe


    shaunac93 wrote: »
    Do you know what's actually involved in fitness training ? Need to start training :)

    There's a video on YouTube called 'Compound Fitness CPAT Mock Test' that is as close as you'll get to the current DFB CPAT. I wouldn't think you'd need to train with them specifically but it gives you a great idea of what to expect and then tailor your own training towards it.


  • #1935
    honreal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 246 ✭✭honreal


    Chungwun wrote: »
    Can't wait to see how relaxed ya are after rolling up 50 lengths of hose during basic training ;-)

    Bring it on! I'm under no illusions as to what the fire service entails!


  • #1936
    honreal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 246 ✭✭honreal


    IT_wannabe wrote: »
    There's a video on YouTube called 'Compound Fitness CPAT Mock Test' that is as close as you'll get to the current DFB CPAT. I wouldn't think you'd need to train with them specifically but it gives you a great idea of what to expect and then tailor your own training towards it.

    Get the cardio going and build up stamina. Get used to carrying weights 100m at a time and build it up. The hard part is the end with the 30kg weight as that's when you have just ran 425 metres upto this point carrying various types of equipment so you can be burnt out! You will smash it tho!


  • #1937
    Chungwun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 198 ✭✭Chungwun


    honreal wrote: »
    Bring it on! I'm under no illusions as to what the fire service entails!

    How are ya at making tea?


  • #1938
    IT_wannabe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭IT_wannabe


    Anyone else get their email this morning?


  • #1939
    honreal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 246 ✭✭honreal


    IT_wannabe wrote: »
    Anyone else get their email this morning?


    Did anyone get the letter in the post?


  • #1940
    IT_wannabe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭IT_wannabe


    honreal wrote: »
    Did anyone get the letter in the post?

    Won't know till I get home from work. Posted yesterday so hopefully it's there 2day.


  • #1941
    honreal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 246 ✭✭honreal


    Nothing at home, must have went out late yesterday


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  • #1942
    Squirrelsnuts
    Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭Squirrelsnuts


    I got an email this morning. No post yet.


  • #1943
    Grahamfire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 509 ✭✭✭Grahamfire


    Squirrelsnuts wrote: »
    I got an email this morning. No post yet.

    Doesn't anyone know what the lung tests entail?


  • #1944
    IT_wannabe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭IT_wannabe


    Grahamfire wrote: »
    Doesn't anyone know what the lung tests entail?

    Lung test is generally a spirometer test which normally is a simple pass and fail based on you falling inside or outside a pre determined standard set by DFB


  • #1945
    Grahamfire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 509 ✭✭✭Grahamfire


    IT_wannabe wrote: »
    Lung test is generally a spirometer test which normally is a simple pass and fail based on you falling inside or outside a pre determined standard set by DFB

    Is that like peak flow and that ? I had asthma as kid haven't been prescribed inhaler in 10+ years tho. Don't peak flow today 675


  • #1946
    IT_wannabe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭IT_wannabe


    Grahamfire wrote: »
    Is that like peak flow and that ? I had asthma as kid haven't been prescribed inhaler in 10+ years tho. Don't peak flow today 675

    It depends entirely what scale they're using. There's different measurements for different tests of the lungs. Some measure peak flow, some measure volume over a set number of seconds or consistency over a set time. It'll all depend what DFB are asking the medical team to look for.


  • #1947
    Grahamfire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 509 ✭✭✭Grahamfire


    IT_wannabe wrote: »
    It depends entirely what scale they're using. There's different measurements for different tests of the lungs. Some measure peak flow, some measure volume over a set number of seconds or consistency over a set time. It'll all depend what DFB are asking the medical team to look for.

    Your in for medical soon ?


  • #1948
    IT_wannabe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭IT_wannabe


    Grahamfire wrote: »
    Your in for medical soon ?

    Yeah top 50


  • #1949
    Grahamfire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 509 ✭✭✭Grahamfire


    IT_wannabe wrote: »
    Yeah top 50

    Keep me updated of details please thanks. Best of luck


  • #1950
    IT_wannabe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭IT_wannabe


    Grahamfire wrote: »
    Keep me updated of details please thanks. Best of luck

    Cheers. Anything I can find out I'll send to you


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  • #1951
    TJHooker2016
    Registered Users Posts: 221 ✭✭TJHooker2016


    Hey lads, I should be in the second class (placed 60-70) would you mind keeping us updates so we know what to expect? I think its fair to say we can take off the "competition" hats and start working as a team of trainee firefighters. Pooling info would be great for all candidates. I dont see a downside. Nobody is going to benifit to somones disadvantage asfar as i can see


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