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Dublin Fire service recruitment? Anyone know??

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  • #2462
    Banana peel
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭Banana peel


    Hi All,

    would any of you know what exactly is involved in Manual Dexterity Assessment for ERCC?
    Please :)

    Thank you


  • #2463
    thatboy1
    Registered Users Posts: 75 ✭✭thatboy1


    speedbird777 wrote: »
    Best of luck to all starting Monday. Keep the heads down and help each other out. It's goina be tough, but it will be worth it. Keep us informed of your progress and any updates about proposed dates for class 2 and 3.

    Couldn't agree more. Good luck to everyone.


  • #2464
    Johner1982
    Registered Users Posts: 94 ✭✭Johner1982


    Banana peel wrote: »
    Hi All,

    would any of you know what exactly is involved in Manual Dexterity Assessment for ERCC?
    Please :)

    Thank you

    Hi banana peel to the best of my knowledge manual dexterity test involves reconstruction of a patern or object. Let's say your shown a bolt with a nut on the end it's disassembled and you have to put it back the way it was. It won't be hard it should be fairly basic hope that helps. Good luck


  • #2465
    TJHooker2016
    Registered Users Posts: 221 ✭✭TJHooker2016


    Good luck lads! set the bar as high as possible class 2 will be right in behind you :P looking forward to meeting you all on the Job, Best of luck to all!


  • #2466
    Johner1982
    Registered Users Posts: 94 ✭✭Johner1982


    Best of luck to all of class 1 your time has arrived. Give it socks lads and lassies . And if we beat the french tommorow don't forget to go home. Early start Monday ;) roll on class 2


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  • #2467
    Chungwun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 198 ✭✭Chungwun


    Like Christmas eve for some of you guys tonight. Some exciting and tough times ahead of you. Remember play the game and keep your head down.

    Turn up early and on time, you don't want to be late on the first day. Don't stress, even the little things like where to park your car, you'll be shown.

    Probably just paperwork and lectures to go thru tomorrow so don't expect to be out fighting fires straight off the bat.

    Enjoy the training and see yas on the other side because I doubt you'll been on here much more ;-)


  • #2468
    cathalmonk
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭cathalmonk


    Best of luck to everyone starting in the morning.

    When your facing tough times in the next few months just remember how many of us would give our left leg to be in your position.


  • #2469
    Johner1982
    Registered Users Posts: 94 ✭✭Johner1982


    Chungwun wrote: »
    Like Christmas eve for some of you guys tonight. Some exciting and tough times ahead of you. Remember play the game and keep your head down.

    Turn up early and on time, you don't want to be late on the first day. Don't stress, even the little things like where to park your car, you'll be shown.

    Probably just paperwork and lectures to go thru tomorrow so don't expect to be out fighting fires straight off the bat.

    Enjoy the training and see yas on the other side because I doubt you'll been on here much more ;-)

    Any idea when their gonna start calling class 2 for medicals chungwun??


  • #2470
    Chungwun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 198 ✭✭Chungwun


    Johner1982 wrote: »
    Any idea when their gonna start calling class 2 for medicals chungwun??

    I'd say it will be middle of January at this stage. Was originally ear marked for November but that's when this class was meant to start in May. So I can't see ithe start for a couple of weeks before Christmas.


  • #2471
    JDigweed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 228 ✭✭JDigweed


    I was hoping that the medicals and CPAT for class 2 might be starting this year, if anything to get the excitement going again.
    Seems like a distant memory now all the preperation and fire station visits before the interview.
    It's going to be a very long year.


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  • #2472
    Chungwun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 198 ✭✭Chungwun


    JDigweed wrote: »
    I was hoping that the medicals and CPAT for class 2 might be starting this year, if anything to get the excitement going again.
    Seems like a distant memory now all the preperation and fire station visits before the interview.
    It's going to be a very long year.

    We'll if the plan would be to start a class in January they would have to get all the cpat and medicals done before the new year.

    The lads who just started would give you a better indication as to when all the process started to the start of training. Maybe 3 months at a guess without looking back over it all. So you'd be talking late September or October. All speculation of course because if anything is certain about the fire brigade is that nothing is predictable.


  • #2473
    steve-collins
    Closed Accounts Posts: 144 ✭✭steve-collins


    Great to get going all the lads were sound . Bit of an eye opener at home buffing the boots at the minute which doesn't seem to easy but suppose I will get the hang of it in no time.


  • #2474
    JDigweed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 228 ✭✭JDigweed


    steve-collins wrote: »
    Great to get going all the lads were sound . Bit of an eye opener at home buffing the boots at the minute which doesn't seem to easy but suppose I will get the hang of it in no time.

    Keep us posted on how you and the class are going throughout the training!
    Best of luck.


  • #2475
    stringbox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 294 ✭✭stringbox


    Any ESCs in this class? Is it all DFB?


  • #2476
    cathalmonk
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭cathalmonk


    Well has anyone heard anything about the second class??

    The wait is killing me


  • #2477
    IT_wannabe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭IT_wannabe


    cathalmonk wrote: »
    Well has anyone heard anything about the second class??

    The wait is killing me

    According to our instructors it won't be until January at the earliest.


  • #2478
    Chungwun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 198 ✭✭Chungwun


    The last class and a small amount of the current class will be doing the ems training in October.

    So it's a question of whether they decide to run the new class along side the ems course or they just wait till January to start the next class. It would be a huge amount of lads in the obi to run concurrently.


  • #2479
    Chungwun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 198 ✭✭Chungwun


    IT_wannabe wrote: »
    According to our instructors it won't be until January at the earliest.

    I'd tend to agree with this line of thinking


  • #2480
    IT_wannabe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭IT_wannabe


    Chungwun wrote: »
    The last class and a small amount of the current class will be doing the ems training in October.

    So it's a question of whether they decide to run the new class along side the ems course or they just wait till January to start the next class. It would be a huge amount of lads in the obi to run concurrently.

    Just to add to that, we were told today that none of our current class will be doing ems in October as it stands. Subject to change obviously


  • #2481
    Chungwun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 198 ✭✭Chungwun


    I wouldn't be surprised. Job is down the whole time practically


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  • #2482
    Johner1982
    Registered Users Posts: 94 ✭✭Johner1982


    IT_wannabe wrote: »
    Just to add to that, we were told today that none of our current class will be doing ems in October as it stands. Subject to change obviously

    Does that mean there's a chance if class 2 starting Oct I wonder. Then again as chungwun said earlier it's unlikely they'll start a class before Christmas


  • #2483
    speedbird777
    Registered Users Posts: 67 ✭✭speedbird777


    Realistically it's January. Can't see much left in the budget for another class this year. Ideal scenario would be have both Class go though the obi between and january giving both classes 2017 to concentrate on the paramedic crse and class 3 can begin fire training.


  • #2484
    GoProGaming
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 374 ✭✭GoProGaming


    I know the wait is a killer but you get used to it in this game. January suits me fine as ive two trips away booked in october.


  • #2485
    Handsome Brute
    Registered Users Posts: 122 ✭✭Handsome Brute


    Just thought I would throw this here. It won BAFTA short film of the year award and was made in partnership with the London Fire Brigade. Its more towards the ESC's but i'd say it would appeal to you all.

    https://vimeo.com/160795942


  • #2486
    JDigweed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 228 ✭✭JDigweed


    Can anyone of the DFB crew that follow this thread shed a bit of light on the Sports and Social club. What kind of stuff can you get involved with.....soccer or GAA teams etc


  • #2487
    Grahamfire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 509 ✭✭✭Grahamfire


    Does anyone think the panel might not be fully used ? I'm in the 120-130 area and a little worried !


  • #2488
    Paulzx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,978 ✭✭✭Paulzx


    Next class will not be before January. It could be a bit later. I would be very surprised if the panel is not used up. It's a numbers game. The existing shortage of firefighters plus a Subbies panel to be made up in the next 6-8 months and retirements means that 150 recruits will be required.


  • #2489
    Grahamfire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 509 ✭✭✭Grahamfire


    Paulzx wrote: »
    Next class will not be before January. It could be a bit later. I would be very surprised if the panel is not used up. It's a numbers game. The existing shortage of firefighters plus a Subbies panel to be made up in the next 6-8 months and retirements means that 150 recruits will be required.

    Realistically now when do you think class 3 will be ?


  • #2490
    Paulzx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,978 ✭✭✭Paulzx


    Grahamfire wrote: »
    Realistically now when do you think class 3 will be ?


    Ideally it would be soon after class 2 has finished. Other factors have to be taken into consideration such as the availability of Officers to instruct.


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  • #2491
    Chungwun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 198 ✭✭Chungwun


    Grahamfire wrote: »
    Does anyone think the panel might not be fully used ? I'm in the 120-130 area and a little worried !

    Graham your gonna drive yourself round the bed if you keep thinking about ifs buts and maybes.

    Just get on with what your doing and just wait and see. Easy to say but nothing else you can do.

    And for what it's worth I personnel think it will be used. And needed very quickly


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