| Firefighter Application Psychological Tests. | | | | reflects what you would do. You do not need any |
| As a part of your UK Firefighter Application you | | | | knowledge of operational procedures to complete |
| will undergo the National Firefighter Psychological | | | | the test just a common sense approach to |
| Tests and complete the National Firefighter | | | | safety of yourself and others around you. |
| Questionnaire. There are three tests to complete | | | | You will also have to complete the National |
| in a given time and to be successful in your | | | | Firefighter Questionnaire as a part of the |
| firefighter application psychological tests you must | | | | Firefighter Application Psychological testing phases. |
| pass all three tests. | | | | National Firefighter Questionnaire. |
| The Firefighter application Psychological tests are | | | | The 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 firefighter | | | | The 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 tested | | | | certain areas of the seven scales. Each question |
| along with estimation of numerical data. The test | | | | looks at a specific area of one of the scales. The |
| comprises of six scenarios each has a number of | | | | areas 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 ability | | | | Commitment to Diversity and Integrity - you |
| and also your understanding of what you have | | | | understand and respect diversity and you can |
| read. The reading material will be of a type you | | | | adopt a fair and ethical approach towards other |
| will experience as a firefighter in your day to day | | | | people. |
| work. You will be tested in six scenarios and be | | | | Confidence and Resilience - you can maintain a |
| expected to retrieve the relevant information | | | | confident and resilient attitude in highly challenging |
| from the reading materials. There is a total of 25 | | | | and difficult situations. |
| questions in all. Reading materials may include | | | | Commitment to Excellence -you can adopt a |
| training course notes, memos, fire safety | | | | conscientious 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 look | | | | committed to self development and you are |
| after you own safety and that of others who are | | | | committed to developing others. |
| around you. It also assesses your ability to solve | | | | Situational Awareness - you maintain an active |
| problems with information provided. You will read | | | | awareness of the environment to promote safe |
| scenarios you are likely to face in your day to | | | | and effective working. |
| day work as a fire fighter before choosing one of | | | | Openness to Change - you are open to change |
| four available answers that would reflect what | | | | and you actively seek to support it within the |
| you would do in the given situation. 30 questions in | | | | FRS and within the community. |
| all asking you to choose the answer that most | | | | |