How to pass the UK's national firefighter selection process

Published:  01 September, 2008

On average there are 40 people applying for every firefighter position at any given UK Fire brigades The UK’s national firefighter selection process has been written with those aspiring firefighters in mind who want to step ahead of the game and prepare themselves better for the new UK firefighter selection process.

On average there are 40 people applying for every firefighter position at any given UK Fire brigades The UK’s national firefighter selection process has been written with those aspiring firefighters in mind who want to step ahead of the game and prepare themselves better for the new UK firefighter selection process.


As an expert in employer’s tests, Mike Bryon wrote this book based on his considerable experience in training applicant firefighters through every stage of the demanding recruitment process.


Packed with reliable and practical advice to help future firefighters succeed in the tests and assessments, this book provides a strategy for every stage of the application process, including the application form, the written test, the interview, team exercises and the physical test.


Bryon provides the reader with hundreds of practice psychometric test questions, including answers and explanations, which mimic the questions of the real selection process. He also outlines how scores are interpreted.
In addition, the book contains realistic, timed practice tests to help assess and gain skills in order to improve scores.

All in all, for those who are serious about becoming a professional firefighter this book is an essential tool. Available online from Kogan Page, the book costs £10.99 (ISBN: 978 0 7494 5161 5).

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