Dublin Fire service recruitment? Anyone know??

IT_wannabe

JDigweed wrote: »

Just checking out the DFB twitter page. Some great snaps of Class 1 passing out day.
I notice it says 14 weeks training. Are they doing the Paramedic training at a later date or is it away from the OBI.

For the first class it's done at a later stage according to DCC HR. Not sure about the other classes

TJHooker2016

other classes are due to do paramedic in the first training. This class is being turned out quickly due to minimum crew numbers dropping in stations due to retirements etc.

TJHooker2016

JDigweed wrote: »

Just checking out the DFB twitter page. Some great snaps of Class 1 passing out day.
I notice it says 14 weeks training. Are they doing the Paramedic training at a later date or is it away from the OBI.

Savage pics. Id say its a proud day for them and their families. Cant help but think about getting started

IT_wannabe

TJHooker2016 wrote: »

Savage pics. Id say its a proud day for them and their families. Cant help but think about getting started

Same here! To think that this time 6 months, I'll be in a station responding to calls is already getting the adrenaline going!

JDigweed

Lads/Ladies a great video up on independent.ie on the DFB training put together by Donal Corkery.
Can't post the link because my account is new.

Also watched a good video on YouTube, you might have seen it......Dublin Fire Brigade Uncut uploaded by Laura Berrigan.
Should add to the excitement!!

TJHooker2016

JDigweed wrote: »

Lads/Ladies a great video up on independent.ie on the DFB training put together by Donal Corkery.
Can't post the link because my account is new.

Also watched a good video on YouTube, you might have seen it......Dublin Fire Brigade Uncut uploaded by Laura Berrigan.
Should add to the excitement!!

Here ya go!

http://www.independent.ie/videos/life/video-take-a-look-inside-the-rigorous-training-of-the-dublin-fire-brigade-34665843.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQsUgwfgzHQ

both great videos

TJHooker2016

Another great video of the marching from yesterdays passing out. https://www.facebook.com/Brannmanndan/posts/10153441606057027

Liamalone

All that marching melarkey, what a waste of time imo

Chungwun

Liamalone wrote: »

All that marching melarkey, what a waste of time imo

Why do you think it's a waste of time? I'd be interested to know if your on the panel because if you don't understand what the marching is designed to do your in for a big surprise

honreal

Chungwun wrote: »

Why do you think it's a waste of time? I'd be interested to know if your on the panel because if you don't understand what the marching is designed to do your in for a big surprise

I may be wrong but I don't think mr Malone realises DFB is a uniformed, disciplined organisation.

Liamalone

I do realise that it's a uniformed organisation and a bit of basic marching for the passing out parade is fine but that is too much imo. Getting that down to a tee as they done so impressively would've taken a fair bit of time, time that could've been better spent carrying out actual core skills training.

Yes it's lovely for the family on the day but those 'skills' will never be utilised again.

Chungwun

Liamalone wrote: »

I do realise that it's a uniformed organisation and a bit of basic marching for the passing out parade is fine but that is too much imo. Getting that down to a tee as they done so impressively would've taken a fair bit of time, time that could've been better spent carrying out actual core skills training.

Yes it's lovely for the family on the day but those 'skills' will never be utilised again.

OK

Yeah you definitely don't get it so. Best of luck pal

honreal

Liamalone wrote: »

I do realise that it's a uniformed organisation and a bit of basic marching for the passing out parade is fine but that is too much imo. Getting that down to a tee as they done so impressively would've taken a fair bit of time, time that could've been better spent carrying out actual core skills training.

Yes it's lovely for the family on the day but those 'skills' will never be utilised again.

I guess then you don't realise that ALL 'core skills training' is complete at this stage and time is not taken away from 'core skills training' to learn marching...

TJHooker2016

Liamalone wrote: »

I do realise that it's a uniformed organisation and a bit of basic marching for the passing out parade is fine but that is too much imo. Getting that down to a tee as they done so impressively would've taken a fair bit of time, time that could've been better spent carrying out actual core skills training.

Yes it's lovely for the family on the day but those 'skills' will never be utilised again.

Liam with all due respect your talking out of your rear. Marching is a core fundamental, its not so friends and family can come see and watch. ts to build a team as well as an individual. Its designed to get people used to taking orders and carring them out at a specific time. Each person works as a team and as an individual during the entire marching. coming out with a statement like your is simply ridiculous, as for "Time better spend on core skills" i think its fair to say that marching is a core skill apart from that DFB is one of the most highly trained and diversified brigades in the world, telling them they should be concentrating on "core skills" is laughable...

GoProGaming

Liamalone wrote: »

All that marching melarkey, what a waste of time imo

I'll shave my head and die my chest hair pink if it comes to it during training. Im just happy to have a spot on the panel.

JDigweed

Hope this doesn't seem like a daft question but when you get the uniform and turnout gear in the OBI, is that carried with you to whatever station you're assigned to?

u2gooner

JDigweed wrote: »

Hope this doesn't seem like a daft question but when you get the uniform and turnout gear in the OBI, is that carried with you to whatever station you're assigned to?

Yes

Mccabe96

Does the recruits not have to stay in the control room for 3 years before joining a station?

IT_wannabe

Mccabe96 wrote: »

Does the recruits not have to stay in the control room for 3 years before joining a station?

God no.

Mccabe96

IT_wannabe wrote: »

God no.

It was that way years ago, thinks it's still the same.

IT_wannabe

Mccabe96 wrote: »

It was that way years ago, thinks it's still the same.

Not this time. They hold separate recruitment competitions for both firefighter and control room ops. Times have changed

Squirrelsnuts

Has anyone heard anything regarding physical tests?
They are starting on 4th of May?

IT_wannabe

Squirrelsnuts wrote: »

Has anyone heard anything regarding physical tests?
They are starting on 4th of May?

Yeah everyone should have their date by now that was successful at the medical. Got mines last week.

thesamster

Doing mine in 2 weeks . Got the email last Wednesday . Letters in the post

Mcmuffin81

Has anyone heard did many people not pass the medical?

speedbird777

jim bo c wrote: »

Just heard today from friend in dfb that 2 of people from first class of fifty have asked to go second class and that sum people might have failed so they are working there way thru d list any body else hear anything ?? How did medical go for anybody who has done it ?

Has anyone heard anything more on this ?? Curious myself to know how many ppl have deferred training or failed the medical. Wonder have dcc started to move down the order of merit.

oneway1

speedbird777 wrote: »

Has anyone heard anything more on this ?? Curious myself to know how many ppl have deferred training or failed the medical. Wonder have dcc started to move down the order of merit.

I heard there's at least 7 gone so far , 3 deferred 3 failed medicals 1 just pulled out all rumours of course but that's what I heard

speedbird777

oneway1 wrote: »

I heard there's at least 7 gone so far , 3 deferred 3 failed medicals 1 just pulled out all rumours of course but that's what I heard

Heard similar numbers to that. But like you said, all rumours.

honreal

speedbird777 wrote: »

Heard similar numbers to that. But like you said, all rumours.

That's a high number if true and I would imagine one or two will fall down in physical assessment but you would have to wonder how people are getting these figures as the communication is from CHI to DCC HR so no firemen come into the picture. Unless the figures are coming from inside HR themselves

honreal

Some people will have this process all over with tomorrow morning.... lucky people.. Im up next week. nearly there.