To join the Fire Service, there are certain physical, medical and educational requirements you will have to satisfy, including statutory age and height limits.

You will have to:

• be aged over 18
• have good eyesight without contact lenses or glasses
• have a good level of all-round fitness
• take both general written and practical tests
• height limit's See note

Recruitment is undertaken by each local fire brigade and they are responsible for their own recruiting procedures.

If you are interested in a career in the Fire Service, you can obtain further information by contacting the Chief Fire Officer (or Firemaster in Scotland) or Recruitment Officer of the brigade in which you are interested. Check in Brigade directory for the address.

Suggested Reading
"How To Succeed in Psychometric Tests"
David Cohen, Published by Sheldon Press
ISBN 0-85969-658-8

"How to pass Numeracy Tests"
Harry Tolley and Ken Thomas, Published by Kogan Page
ISBN 0-7494-1839-7

"How to pass Verbal Reasoning Tests"
Harry Tolley and Ken Thomas, Published by Kogan Page
ISBN 0-7494-1838-9

The height restrictions no longer apply nationally.
This is as a result of a case brought in Northern Ireland where a 5'5" female appealed to the Home Office and then to the European Court that the height limit was discriminatory and was upheld.

South Wales Fire Service has recently recruited and has dropped the height specifications.

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