Experience Days

Have you been thinking about becoming a Firefighter for a while?

Maybe you haven’t managed to take the leap yet!

Attending a Fire Service Experience Day is a great way of helping you make an informed decision before applying.

While some require advance registration or expression of interest, others are more informal with an open day approach.

Either way, their purpose is to raise awareness and encourage members of the community to see if they’ve got what it takes to join the Fire and Rescue Service.

The aim is to provide a casual, friendly setting in which interested members of the public can try out different aspects of the job.

There will be current Wholetime or On-Call Firefighters who will be available for informal chats about their day-to-day responsibilities and the realities of the profession. For experience days with pre-registered attendance there will often be a designated question and answer session with crew, recruitment teams and HR staff.

The aim of our Experience Days is for you to learn about the various roles and entry requirements within the Fire and Rescue Service, and the wider role that the Service plays in the community, including:

• the role of a modern-day firefighter
• trying on the firefighting kit and equipment
• the various aspects of the recruitment process
• the importance of fitness and maintaining fitness
• the various types of equipment and PPE
• career pathways and role map