Firefighter Application - Psychological Tests to Become Firefighter in the UK

Firefighter Application Psychological Tests.reflects what you would do. You do not need any
As a part of your UK Firefighter Application youknowledge of operational procedures to complete
will undergo the National Firefighter Psychologicalthe test just a common sense approach to
Tests and complete the National Firefightersafety of yourself and others around you.
Questionnaire. There are three tests to completeYou will also have to complete the National
in a given time and to be successful in yourFirefighter Questionnaire as a part of the
firefighter application psychological tests you mustFirefighter Application Psychological testing phases.
pass all three tests.National Firefighter Questionnaire.
The Firefighter application Psychological tests areThe National Firefighter Questionnaire is an
as follows:assessment of your motivations and attitudes
Fire Fighter Application Psychological Test 1.around seven scales based on the Personal
Working with numbers.Qualities and Attributes of the role of Fire Fighter
This test is designed to assess your ability to(PQA's). This is a National standard of assessment.
work with the type of numerical data a firefighterThe National Firefighter questionnaire assessment
might experience in day to day work. Addition,itself consists of 127 questions designed to look at
subtraction, multiplication, and division are all testedcertain areas of the seven scales. Each question
along with estimation of numerical data. The testlooks at a specific area of one of the scales. The
comprises of six scenarios each has a number ofareas are :-
questions within 32 question in total.Working with Others - you can work effectively
Fire Fighter Application Psychological Test 2.with others either within the FRS (Fire &
Understanding information.Rescue Service) or within the community.
This test is designed to assess you reading abilityCommitment to Diversity and Integrity - you
and also your understanding of what you haveunderstand and respect diversity and you can
read. The reading material will be of a type youadopt a fair and ethical approach towards other
will experience as a firefighter in your day to daypeople.
work. You will be tested in six scenarios and beConfidence and Resilience - you can maintain a
expected to retrieve the relevant informationconfident and resilient attitude in highly challenging
from the reading materials. There is a total of 25and difficult situations.
questions in all. Reading materials may includeCommitment to Excellence -you can adopt a
training course notes, memos, fire safetyconscientious and proactive approach to your
information, and newsletters.work thus achieving and maintaining excellent
Fire Fighter Application Psychological Test 3.standards.
Situational awareness and problem solving.Commitment to Development - you are
This test is designed to assess your ability to lookcommitted to self development and you are
after you own safety and that of others who arecommitted to developing others.
around you. It also assesses your ability to solveSituational Awareness - you maintain an active
problems with information provided. You will readawareness of the environment to promote safe
scenarios you are likely to face in your day toand effective working.
day work as a fire fighter before choosing one ofOpenness to Change - you are open to change
four available answers that would reflect whatand you actively seek to support it within the
you would do in the given situation. 30 questions inFRS and within the community.
all asking you to choose the answer that most