fireservice

The site has provided many visitors with the information they have needed to help them achieve their dream of joining the UK Fire Service. Once a candidate has passed all the tests and gone through the recruitment procedure, they will end up on a basic firefighter training course. This is when the hard work begins.

The days of shouting and bawling at recruits in militaristic fashion has now gone. Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing is open to discussion. However, the facts remain, recruit courses are now very different to what they were.

Below are the diaries of those who have been through the process and have been successful on basic recruit courses in Fire and Rescue Services throughout the UK. The diaries are very different as different brigades offer different styles of training. By downloading and reading the diary of each recruit firefighter, you will be able to see what you can expect should you be successful.

Steve Mosley

Steve Mosley from Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service applied to a number of brigades and was successful on his fifth attempt. He started his training on the 23rd April 2007. Steven says that since being on station, he has thoroughly enjoyed the job from training to being posted. It is everything he expected and more.

Download Steve's Recruit Diary

Annette Carrington

Annette Carrington is the first female to submit a diary. Annette started her course on the 3rd March 2005 with West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service. She successfully passed out 14 weeks later on the 24th June 2005.

Download Annette's Recruit Diary

Steve Behan

Steve Behan is from Reading in Berkshire and started his recruits course with London Fire Brigade on the 18th May 2004.

Steve got into London Fire Brigade on his 7th attempt and previously worked for Daewoo.

Download Steve's Recruit Diary

Would you like to appear on this page?

If you would like to write your own diary based on your recruit course and want to see your diary on these pages, please use our contact form to express your interest.

All we ask is you send it in a similar format as the existing ones, either in a weekly format, or send it to us complete at the end of your course, either in Word or Notepad. Once we receive the full diary we will then add it to the site.

On receipt of the full diary we will put it onto a CD for you, complete with any photos you submit. We will also send you a printed copy for you to keep along with a free gift.