Firefighter Career Coaching

Are you prepared to write for your OFM/NFPA Pro Board firefighter test? Have you completed your college Pre-Service Firefighter program, but were unsuccessful in passing the standardized provincial fire marshals testing?

This one day OFMEM practical and written test prep tutoring session is specially designed to help students who have recently graduated from a Pre-Service Fire Fighting program, or those who have completed college graduation requirements in the past, but have yet to achieve the required OFMEM written and practical performance competencies. This one-day, custom prep tutoring session will assist those looking for future employment in the fire service, and fully complete the standardized NFPA Level I and II provincial testing requirements.

This tutoring session will improve the preparedness of the firefighter candidate, and emphasize key study areas, which will be evaluated on the OFMEM NFPA Level & II standardized provincial test.

Key Study Preparation Topics Include:

• Fire Department Communications
• Building Construction and Fire Behaviour
• Firefighter SCBA and Personal Protective Equipment
• Structural Search, Victim Removal and Firefighter Survival
• Ground Ladders and Forcible Entry
• Tactical Ventilation and Water Supply
• Basic Tools and Equipment
• Ropes, Webbing and Knots
• Fire Hose and Fire Streams
• Fire Loss Control and Fire Protection Systems
• Hazardous Materials/ Weapons of Mass Destruction Operations

Upon successful completion of this practical and written test tutoring session, each firefighter candidate will receive a reference letter of completion, to place within their professional application portfolio. Inquire with Firehouse Training for upcoming session availability, pricing and dates.

• First Aid, CPR and Automated External Defibrillator Training (WSIB Certified)
• Fire Safety and Fire Extinguisher Training
• Confined Space Entry and Rescue
• Trench Rescue Awareness
• Hazardous Materials Spill Response
• Technical Rope Rescue Courses
• High Rise Fire Safety

• Printable certificates from anywhere
• Flexible training – no scheduling classroom sessions. Train at home or work.
• Free online tracking of courses on our easy-to-use system.

The fire service recommends specific guidelines and layouts in regards to your overall application profile. We can help customize your resume and cover letter to highlight your fire service related education, experience and community volunteerism. Our resume customization methods are based on previous feedback from Fire Chiefs and Human Resource hiring panels from across the industry.

We can help the candidate navigate the process of submitting an online, mailed or in-person applications by utlizing the candidates resume, cover letter and portfolio of certificates and education to ensure that nothing is overlooked, prior to submitting your application to a fire service.

Do you have a professional portfolio prepared to highlight your skills? This is an often overlooked part of the hiring process on behalf of the candidate. Firehouse Training will assist the candidate in organizing and preparing a professional portfolio of certifcations, education and experience to present to the fire department during the application process and/or live interview. This professional portolfio will include highlighting specific education, training certifications and licences, proof of employment, community involvment, volunteering and reference letters.

Firehouse Training can provide the candidate with hands-on practice scenarios based on the testing requirements by many of the major testing facilities in the country. Practical skills training can prepare the candidate for the following recruitment testing companies:

• OFAI Ontario Fire Administration Inc. (Practical Fire Skills, Fitness and Written Skills Testing, Medical Scenario Practice)
• Gledhill Shaw Candidiate Testing Services and Occupational Screening (CPS/OS Recruitment Test)
• Brock University Firefighter Recruitment Testing Services
• York University Firefighter Recruitment Testing Services
• Candidate Physical Abilities Testing (CPAT)

Firehouse Training can assist and tutor candidates to achieve the desired results they will need to be successful and pass a firefighter recruitment written entry exam. Common Subjects on Firefighter Tests include:

• Mathematicals and Numerical Aptitude
• Written and Reading Comprehension
• Oral Comprehension
• Situational Judgment and Human Relations
• Map Reading
• Mechanical Aptitude
• Spatial Reasoning

Written aptitude test coaching can prepare the candidate for the following recruitment testing companies and types using various practice tests and study material:

• OFAI Ontario Fire Administration Inc. National Fire Select Test (NFST/OS Style Testing)
• Gledhill Shaw Candidiate Testing Services and Occupational Screening (CPS/OS Recruitment Test)
• Fire Department Custom Testing (NFPA/IFSTA Firefighter Tests)

Many career coaching companies spend a great deal of time critiquing the mock interview after it has taken place, rather than taking the time to prepare the candidate efficiently for it.

At Firehouse Training, we will provide the candidate with specific interview question preparation and analyze key words and quality attributes, to get you to that next level. Our training is based on fire department behavior based soft-skill question preparation, as they anticipate the practice for the mock panel interview. Our mock interview sessions will be complete with suit and tie, and/or appropriate dress required for the candidate, just as they would on the big day. The candidate will understand the importance of warm eye contact and posture, appropriate dress and behaviors, including the various tips and strategies that will ensure a perfect first impression.

Feedback provided from various human resource divisions and hiring panels from both the private and public emergency services management have been given to help the candidate be as prepared as possible…so they can “Smoke their Fire Service interview”! Our coaching staff have experience and knowledge working with a majority of fire services across the country, in regards to the expectations and hiring process’ to guide the candidate, for the specific fire department they are applying for.