Wholetime recruitment

Applications for the Wholetime Firefighter process have now closed. Please refer to the table of dates below for details of when applicants will receive correspondence. Applicants should continue to check their junk email and email [email protected] immediately if they haven’t received the emails by the deadlines outlined below.

The table below provides an overview of the dates for different stages in the process; however, more comprehensive information regarding dates and deadlines is available in the candidate information pack.

Please note we are unable to offer any rescheduled dates. All stages of the recruitment process are held during usual office hours, we are unable to offer evening or weekend sessions.

*In unforeseen circumstances, dates may be subject to change

For successful candidates who are offered a Firefighter role immediately after the interviews, the anticipated start date will be Tuesday 27 May 2025 for a 4-day induction, followed by a 10-week Basic Skills Course which will be held on weekdays from Monday 2 June 2025 – Friday 8 August 2025. Please note candidates will not be able to take annual leave during these periods.

There’s a huge amount of helpful information amongst these pages to support you with preparing for and going through our recruitment process to become a wholetime firefighter. You might also find it helpful to work through our six recruitment guides.

What the process looks like

Below is an example of what a process might look like. More detailed information can be found under Recruitment process.

• Online tests
• Bleep tests
• Practical assessment and verification testing
• Presentation and interview
• Eyesight tests and medicals
• Appointments made

Privacy Information

For information on how we use your personal data in this process, please see the following privacy notices:

• Overarching privacy notice
• DWFRS employee and volunteer privacy notice
• Registration and psychometric testing for wholetime recruitment privacy notice

Code of Ethics

Please be aware that candidates’ attitudes and behaviours are assessed throughout the process in line with our values and Code of Ethics which can be found here.

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