The following may assist your decision as to whether being an On-Call Firefighter is the right career for you:
Have you got what it takes to be an on-call firefighter?
The following may assist your decision as to whether being an On-Call Firefighter is the right career for you:
Are you:
- someone who can always be relied on to be somewhere on time?
- committed to maintaining your physical fitness?
- committed to always maintaining and developing your skills?
Do you
- have the sensitivity to deal with members of the public when they are distressed, confused, or being obstructive?
- enjoy making things or finding out how things work?
Can you
- get on with people from different backgrounds and cultures?
- work as part of a close-knit team?
- work under pressure?
- think on your feet and solve problems?
- take responsibility for representing the Fire and Rescue Service in Wales, even when you’re not working?
- take instructions from other people?
Could you
- communicate important information to groups of children and adults?
Firefighter Rolemap
- Inform and educate your community to improve awareness of safety matters
- Take responsibility for effective performance
- Save and preserve endangered life
- Resolve operational incidents
- Protect the environment from the effects of hazardous materials
- Support the effectiveness of operational response
- Support the development of colleagues in the workplace
- Contribute to safety solutions to minimise risks to your community
- Drive, manoeuvre and redeploy fire service vehicles