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Congratulations and thank you very much for the kind words. Really pleased this video helped you out. Good luck with the next stages 🙌🏼

Congratulations mate, should be really proud of yourself. You’re going to love it

Yeah I see your point. I still find it odd that the police bleep test is even lower than fire service. Would think you’d need to to be the same at least

Hi Joe, no they weren’t included when I did my test. Not sure if this has changed since but I doubt it

Is there anyone you know at the station you are looking to join? I always think it’s great to see if you can come down and speak with the team and see if they can show you things there

@stevengetsfit782 I would feel a little silly to just turn up and start asking questions, or is that OK to do? There is people I can ask but just trying to get in touch with them now

That’s why I asked if there was someone you knew who already worked there. I was lucky enough to know someone which meant I went down and learned a lot about he process at the time

@stevengetsfit782 I actually do, I've just not been in touch with him for a couple years. I could try reach out to him and hope from there haha

You wouldn’t be the only one mate, a lot of people struggled as it was a difficult period of time. One day at a time, small changes and you’ll get where you want to be 💪🏼

Unfortunately not, I did complete a marathon though and loved all the training for that. I think I’m built for distance not speed. Thanks for the comment mate and well done for the 19min 5k, that’s insane 🙌🏼

It was around 2/3 months worth of recruitment process from start to finish from application sent in to starting training. This includes things like interviews, medical, uniform fit etc

What do you mean?

Good luck with it! The bleep test is done as a group so hopefully that will help give you the support you need to push through

Hi, well done for passing mate! Interesting that you say that, I had a feeling that each location would be different. Lucky that you didn’t have to do the bleep test haha. Not sure if this will be different to yours, but they did things like a urine sample, eye test, took my height and weight. You have lungs/breath tested by blowing on a something that’s tests the capacity of your lungs (tricky then you think, but they’ll tell you what to do) and a hearing test where you sit in a booth and press a button every-time you can hear a beep. That’s as much as I remember!

Thank you Benny, really appreciate it 🙌🏼

Sorry that it triggered you mate, was just a joke. I have friends and family within the police, but you’re clearly rattled by a joke. Have a good day 😂

Well done and good luck!

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Congratulations Shane, you should be really proud of yourself. Thanks for the comment too mate, I am really pleased that the video helped you!

So you can have a second chance?(:

@@AndrewLee55K Not sure how it works where you are, but yes, you could get one!

@@shanehewitt8956 in Manchester!(:

Loads of people have reached out to my Instagram that I show at the end of the video

I’m sorry mate I don’t, I’d check online on the recruitment part of their website, or try their social media. If not you can always go down to the station and ask face to face. Good luck!

Hi mate, I don’t think I’ll be able to help but good luck

@@stevengetsfit782 where are you based

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I’m sorry to hear that mate, but you’ll no doubt smash it the next time. It’s so frustrating as it proves that fitness or strength wasn’t the issue for you. Head up and I promise when you pass second time, you will enjoy it even more

No worries Jack, thanks for watching. I’m glad it has been helpful, good luck!

Thank you, I'm hoping for the best

Pleased to hear it!

Thanks for watching Rebecca. Good luck, I’m sure you’ll smash it

That’s amazing, well done mate! I really appreciate you coming back to comment to, love when people get in touch to say they passed. Good luck with the interview, I’m sure you’ll breeze that. Nothing planned yet but thanks to the views on this video I might have to. Good luck mate and keep safe

Any tips fopr passing the practical tests? in particular closed space?

@@richardm9879I think the best advice I can give is to just try to stay calm and focus on your breathing. You’ll be wearing a BA set and mask, but there won’t be air flowing through the set. You’ll be able to breathe of course, but it is sort of through a filter, which does come as a surprise to a lot of people. You’ll also be blindfolded for half of it which of course doesn’t help 🙄 You complete the course the first time without the blindfold, then once you reach the end the timer is paused while they fit the blindfold and send you in again to complete the same course in reverse. My advice (and really the only reason I did it in time!!) is to get through the first half AS FAST AS YOU CAN. I absolutely sped through it while I could see where I was going, then in the second half when I was blindfolded I had a lot more time to negotiate it blind. If your course is the same as mine, it was a “cage” structure. I found it helped me go faster if I put my fingers in the cages and used them to propel me forwards. I did bang my head a few times, but you’re wearing a helmet and to be honest nobody cares how you do it, it’s just that you do! Remember that everyone there wants you to succeed. If you’ve put in the work and you have good cardio fitness, you CAN do this. Just use your time wisely, get through the course fast when you can see where you’re going, then when you’re blindfolded just close your eyes and do the best you can. The mask you wear is surprisingly comfortable considering what it is. Do you have any concerns in particular?

@@moreattractionvideos Thank you so much for the advice. My main worry is getting disorientated and not completing it in time. I'm reading about people coming back out the same way they came in without realising

⁠@@richardm9879ugh what a nightmare. If I’m honest I can’t imagine how that would happen. With the BA set on your back, it’s quite tight in there. Most of it is crawling room only (I assume every service has similar?) - so being able to turn around completely would be very hard work! When I did mine I remember it being sort of a case of feeling around from left to right to find where the course goes next - and if there wasn’t a way out, checking above. There wasn’t really a lot of room to physically turn around if you know what I mean? The truth is though that you can’t really prepare for this very much because there’s no way to practice or try it out. I think the fact you’re researching this shows that you’re doing all the prep you can. Good luck with it all mate - I’m sure you’ll smash it 💪

Tell me about it 😂

That’s brilliant, did you even consider joining yourself?

How so?

@@stevengetsfit782 an average heart beat of 172 for a 22 min run seems a bit high. whats your heart beart after a 100m dash? 250? thumps up for your accomplishment

My average resting heart beat is 42bpm over the last month and 165bpm average for a 28 min run yesterday. At the time I was 25, so max heart rate would of been around 195? Thanks for the thumbs up, it was a tough challenge

Hi George, thanks for the nice comment, means a lot! I’m glad you found it helpful. Fingers crossed you pass mate

do you have any tips for the enclosed space one please?

Hi Frank, thank you! If you are on call it will be at your local station, if you are whole time you apply for a station but this may not be your local one. It depends on if you get the job at that station, you may be in a different county to where you live. Good luck!

@@stevengetsfit782 thanks mate I have many dyscalculia traits so I find math extremely hard which is my biggest challenge but eager to tackle it for the career, how was your experience with the mathematical tests ??

I didn’t need to take it as my GCSE results were recent enough I believe

Thank you! Good luck with everything Charlie, I’m sure you’d make a great fire fighter

Busy man unfortunately

For the fitness test, no. But when you get past this and the medical and get on your basic training then yes. You’ll have 2 week training course for on call followed by a number of weekends or week day night over 12 weeks. They teach you everything and then assess you to make sure you’re safe to ride (do the job)

@@stevengetsfit782 will they allow me to join the fire brigade if I have asthma

R.I.P Zyzz

Hey mate hope you are doing good, and are getting on a solid routine of exercise and cardio. If you are still wanting to get into the fireservice make sure you look a lot into the requirements and buy the guides. Knowing you are ready for all stages of the process really helps. Good luck.

Good spot 😂

Yeah I can’t see any problems with that, would be an amazing achievement. Good luck!

@@stevengetsfit782 Cheers mate, good to hear it from someone who knows what they're talking about.

@@ht-ve9fe Hey man I think its a great idea, my gym instructor was in the Royal Marines, when he retired from the Marines he joined the fireservice. Haha. My friend is trying to get into the Royal Marines too and I'm trying to join the fireservice. So in a wired way the Fireservice and the Royal Marines a kind of connected for some reason.

@@studentaviator3756 Thanks for letting me know. Yes I agree, I think they both attract people with similar goals and achievments in mind. I always think it's strange going from learning to save lives to learning to end them.

Pleased you enjoyed the video! Good luck if you try it, it’s a great challenge

No, not that I know of. The fire engines can be lowered so that it’s easier for shorter people to get the ladder off the top

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How did it go mate? I’m sure you smashed it! The assembly is awkward but it’s very doable, so I hope it went well for you

@@stevengetsfit782 Smashed it mate. Equipment assembly was a skoosh. On to the interview stage. Absolutely buzzing. What a grueling day. Well deserved Chinese and some beers tonight x

Class mate, really pleased for you!

Thank you!

Hi Dom, I’m sorry but I didn’t have to do the English and maths tests as my school grades were recent enough to count as a pass

@@stevengetsfit782 Yep I recently had my taster day and got told the same by some firefighters, I was told you just have to pass the acceptable threshold within your two year "apprenticeship" I can start my application in two weeks! Any advice? & thanks for the reply.

Thanks, glad you liked it mate! When I failed I had another test with a couple of months. It might be different for whole time though. You might need to wait for application dates

Congratulations! I’m really pleased that my video helped. Should be really proud of yourself mate, see you at the big one 👨🏼‍🚒

Congrats Ben!

I applied yesterday. But I'm a little scared of heights. The issue of stairs gives me a lot of respect. I have never been to heights or climbed stairs that high. 😢

Congratulations mate. I have my tests tomorrow. Any tips on how to pass? particularly the enclosed space and equipment assemble? what equipment did you have to assemble?Cheers

Thank you

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Smashed it BUD, 19 mins 30 seconds, class time

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Mate I’m rapid, did a boot camp with Bolt. Thanks for watching my first video and commenting on the last about it, great support 🤡

Congratulations Tom! It really is so difficult, physically and mentally. Make sure you rest up, I had bad shin and ankle pain for a couple of weeks but I was still out walking daily 🙃