FENZ General Ability Screen case studies
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The FENZ General Ability Screen is a pre-employment cognitive and behavioural assessment used in recruitment for Fire and Emergency New Zealand roles. It is not a firefighting skills test and it does not measure physical fitness; instead it samples the underlying abilities that predict trainability in a safety-critical, team-based organisation. The FENZ General Ability Screen case studies are 5 cases and about 3,874 words.
1Tanker shuttle water supply at a woolshed fire
At 14:20 on a dry nor'wester, a scrub fire is running up a pine block toward a woolshed holding 400 round bales and two tractors. There are no hydrants within 6 km; water must be shuttled from a river fill point 4.2 km from the fire.
741 words, about 4 min2Setting pump discharge pressure for a first-floor attack line
You are the pump operator at a two-storey commercial building fire. The officer in charge has called for one attack line: 60 m of 45 mm hose with a combination nozzle flowing 230 L/min at 700 kPa nozzle pressure.
765 words, about 4 min3A long-serving volunteer, a new recruit, and a driver shortage
You are the chief fire officer of a volunteer brigade of 14, with a minimum responding strength of 8. Dean, a 15-year member, is the brigade's only Class 2 driver for the tanker and has a strong operational record, but he habitually mocks newer members.
771 words, about 4 min4Reading an operational notice on warning devices
Read the extract below from an internal operational notice, then answer the questions. Use of warning devices - Operational Notice 7.3 Appliances responding to an emergency must use red lights and siren continuously while travelling, except that the officer in charge may authorise siren silence between 2300 and 0600 in residential areas where the road ahead is clear and red lights alone give adequate warning.
786 words, about 4 min5Filling the breathing apparatus crew at 21:40
ComCen is filling the breathing apparatus crew for a house fire at 21:40. The appliance seats six: one driver and up to five BA wearers.
811 words, about 4 min