Fire Services Examinations Board

Candidate Handbook

Leading Firefighter

This page contains the handbook for candidates taking the statutory promotion examination for the Leading Firefighter qualification. You may access the individual sections of the handbook using the contents list below or download the complete handbook as a single PDF document.

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Contents

• Contents Page and Foreword *
• Section One - The Rules for the Written Examination **
• Section Two - Syllabus and Bibliography for the Written Examination **
• Section Three - Preparing for the Written Examination
• Section Four - Index to Study Notes **
• Study Note 1101 "Emergency Evacuation Procedures"
• Study Note 1102 "Powers to Extinguish Fires"
• Study Note 1103 "Proceeding to an Incident"
• Study Note 1105 "Asbestos"
• Study Note 1106 "Dust Explosions"
• Study Note 1107 "Rural Firefighting - Use of Appliances"
• Study Note 1108 "Incidents in Premises Involving Radioactive Substances"
• Study Note 1109 "Incidents Involving Lifts"
• Study Note 1110 "Respiration"
• Study Note 1111 "The Identification of dangerous substances"
• Study Note 1201 "The Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997 - Awareness" - deleted October 2004
• Study Note 1202 "The Fire Precautions Act 1971 - Awareness" - deleted October 2004
• Study Note 1203 "Fire Safety in the Home" **
• Study Note 1204 "Unnecessary Fire Calls"
• Study Note 1301 "Employment Rights Awareness"
• Study Note 1302 "Equal Opportunities"
• Study Note 1303 "Fire Services Code of Discipline" - deleted October 2004
• Study Note 1304 "Informal Discipline"
• Study Note 1305 "Leadership, Motivation & Communication"
• Study Note 1306 "Performance Standards and Role Maps"
• Study Note 1307 "Operational Training"
• Study Note 1308 "The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 - Awareness"
• Study Note 1309 "Inspection of Local Risks" - deleted December 2003
• Study Note 1310 "The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992"
• Study Note 1311 "The Personal Protective Equipment at Work - Regulations 1992"
• Study Note 1312 "Risk Assessment"
• Study Note 1313 "Safe Person Concept"
• Study Note 1314 "COSHH"
• Study Note 1315 "Dynamic Management of Risk"
• Study Note 1401 [ 224KB ] "Written Communications"
• Section Five - The Rules for the Practical Test
• Section Six - Syllabus and Bibliography for the Practical Test
• Section Seven - Preparing for the Practical Test
• Section Eight [442KB ] - Appendices **

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* Updated May 2004.
** Updated October 2004.