DFES WA Career Firefighter Aptitude case studies
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The DFES WA Career Firefighter Aptitude Test is the cognitive and behavioural screening step used in recruitment for career firefighter roles with Western Australia's Department of Fire and Emergency Services. It is intended for candidates who have already decided to pursue a paid firefighting career and need to demonstrate the reasoning speed, mechanical understanding, situational judgement and hazard awareness that the job demands. The DFES WA Career Firefighter Aptitude case studies are 5 cases and about 2,771 words.
1The Wind Change at the Ridge Road Interface
It is 14:20 on a Total Fire Ban day with a Severe fire danger rating. You are the crew leader of a 4WD light tanker with 600 L of water, tasked to a rural-residential estate of 40 properties strung along Ridge Road.
622 words, about 3 min2The Kitchen Fire and the Oxygen Cylinder
You are a career firefighter on a two-pump response to a single-storey home. On arrival, smoke is issuing from a kitchen window and a neighbour says an elderly man lives alone inside.
581 words, about 3 min3The Storm-Damaged Roof and the Live Line
A severe storm has passed. You are on a crew tasked to a two-storey brick home where a large tree has fallen, bringing down a powerline that now lies across the driveway and against the metal gutter of the house.
527 words, about 3 min4The Flooded Causeway and the Ambulance Request
Overnight rain has closed the main road. You are the officer in charge of a single pump and crew of four.
538 words, about 3 min5The Chemical Drum in the Garage
You attend a residential fire that is out on arrival. In the garage, a 200 L drum has split and a clear liquid is pooling; there is a strong solvent smell, and vapours are visible as a shimmer near the floor.
503 words, about 3 min