Firefighter fitness
All applicants will have to pass our assessment day in order to progress through their application to become an on-call or wholetime firefighter.
Getting firefighter fit
Many people worry that they aren’t fit enough or strong enough to be a firefighter when this probably isn’t the case. Being a firefighter is a physical job, but with the right training most people can reach the average level of fitness that we require.
Our Fitness Team are here to support you throughout the National Firefighter Selection Tests to make sure you understand what’s involved and inform you on how you can improve your fitness level.
The exercises test your level of cardiovascular and muscular strength/endurance.
Some of this may sound intimidating but don’t forget that you’ll be invited to try some of these activities out before a full assessment day so that you’re confident and informed. And if you struggle we’ll support you in understanding where your weak areas are so you can come and try again another time.
Make sure to follow our Fitness Team on Instagram for more fitness advice.
Have you seen our new fitness training programme? Starting from the very first warm-up, it gives tips on how to improve both aerobic fitness and strength and helps you create a personalised plan to prepare for our tests and get yourself firefighter fit.
Support to help you train for the assessment day
Have you seen our new fitness training programme? Starting from the very first warm-up, it gives tips on how to improve both aerobic fitness and strength and helps you create a personalised plan to prepare for our tests and get yourself firefighter fit. You can download a copy to keep.
You can also watch the video below where our Fitness Advisors have given demonstrations of exercises you can do at home or the gym to train for the assessment day.
Make sure to follow our Fitness Team on Instagram for more fitness advice.
What to expect on the assessment day
To help make sure you're firefighter fit and to ease any nerves about the assessment day, our Fitness Team has put together a video to show you what the assessment day would look like: