My partner has recently applied to join the fire service, so far he has passed the psychometric tests and has a physical test mid February. Please could you give me any information about the recruitment process and being in the fire service? Please?

He's tried emailing the fire service about some queries but others are a bit more personal. Some things we'd like to know are:

~ approximately how long does it take from the physical tests to start training should he pass them

~ how fit and strong do you have to be to pass the physical (is it really really hard?)

~ in the two weeks compulsory residential do you get time off to visit home or meet up with friends outside the training centre?

~ what's the interview like? Any good questions to ask them?


Please, anything you can think might be useful. Not getting many answers from elsewhere.

Thanks