Recruitment process

Wholetime process - September 2025

The recruitment process will run differently to how it has done previously.

Below lists the timeline for the process.

You must live within one of these Borough/District Council areas: Mansfield District Council, Ashfield District Council, Bassetlaw District Council, Newark & Sherwood District Council, Gedling Borough Council, Broxtowe Borough Council, Rushcliffe District Council, Nottingham City Council. Unless you are or have been in the last three years, a serving member of the Armed Forces (or you are the direct relative of somebody who serves or has served).
You must be aged 18 or over on the date, your training course begins.
Hold a level 2 qualification in Maths and English (GCSE A* - C or 4-9 or equivalent). You will be required to provide evidence of this if your application is successful. Existing Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service on-call firefighters will not be expected to provide evidence of qualifications.
You must be confident in and around water and be able to swim the length of a pool - minimum 25 metres.
Have no known phobia of heights or confined spaces.
You must be able to attend a three-month-long training course at our Service Development Centre. The dates of this course are non-negotiable.
You must have a valid UK driving licence. This is because you can be required to serve anywhere within the county and will regularly be detached to different stations.