Applying to Surrey Fire & Rescue Service?
What Surrey Fire & Rescue says about its firefighter selection process, and how to prepare — with practice for reasoning tests, situational judgement, questionnaires and interviews.
Surrey Fire & Rescue
Surrey Fire & Rescue Service is run by Surrey County Council. When we checked in September 2026, its selection process page said the wholetime recruitment campaign was paused, while on-call applications were still encouraged.
Surrey describes an application with an online behaviour-based assessment provided by SHL, which it says focuses on behaviours and values rather than literacy and numeracy, uses a series of mini-tasks and is not timed.
The fitness and physical stage starts with the bleep test at level 8.8, followed by what Surrey calls the National Firefighter Selection physical and practical tests: enclosed space, ladder climb, ladder lift, equipment assembly and a fire ground assessment.
The interview is assessed against the job profile and the Core Code of Ethics, and Surrey recommends the STAR method. A medical and references follow, with successful candidates placed in a pool. Surrey's job description asks for five GCSEs at grades 9–4 including maths and English, and a manual category B driving licence.
Because the online stage is behaviour-based, the interview and your understanding of the Code of Ethics carry real weight. Use our interview preparation for Code of Ethics questions, and keep your reasoning skills practised in case the process changes when recruitment reopens.
What full access includes
Fire services use different tests, so one £14.99 payment covers all 9 practice tests on the site — over 700 questions with answer explanations, and unlimited attempts.
New to selection? Read our guide to the online firefighter tests or the National Firefighter Ability tests.
Reasoning tests
Verbal · numerical · mechanical
Timed practice in the style of the online reasoning tests many services use.
Judgement & questionnaires
SJT · behavioural styles · NFA-style
Situational judgement scenarios, questionnaire practice and the NFA-style tests.
Interview preparation
Leadership Framework · Code of Ethics
Model STAR answers plus guidance on written questions, role-plays and presentations.
Surrey Fire & Rescue — common questions
Is this page official?
No. Firefighter Tests is independent and not affiliated with Surrey Fire & Rescue. This page summarises what the service's own recruitment pages said when we checked them (September 2026); processes change between campaigns, so always follow the official information linked below.
How much does it cost to practise?
Full access to every practice test — verbal, numerical and mechanical reasoning, situational judgement, the behavioural styles questionnaire, NFA-style tests and interview preparation — is £14.99, one-time. That is 9 full-length tests and over 700 questions with explanations. No subscription, and access never expires.
What online test does Surrey Fire & Rescue use?
Surrey's selection process page describes an untimed online behaviour-based assessment provided by SHL, made up of mini-tasks focused on behaviours and values rather than literacy and numeracy.
Is Surrey Fire & Rescue recruiting wholetime firefighters?
When we checked in September 2026, Surrey said its wholetime campaign was paused but on-call applications were still encouraged. Check the official page for the latest status.
What is the Surrey firefighter interview based on?
Surrey says candidates are assessed against the job profile and the Core Code of Ethics, and recommends structuring answers with the STAR method.
Official sources
Checked September 2026. Recruitment processes change, so the official pages always take priority over this summary.
Preparing for Surrey Fire & Rescue
Practise every test they could set you
Surrey Fire & Rescue sets its own selection tests and they change between campaigns, so full access covers every type — one payment, no subscription.
No subscription. Access never expires. Unlimited attempts.
What you get — 9 full-length practice tests, over 700 questions with explanations:
- Mechanical Reasoning177 diagram questions on gears, levers, pulleys and pressure — 20 per timed test
- Numerical Reasoning9 fire-service data scenarios, freshly generated each attempt — calculator allowed
- Verbal Reasoning30 passages and 120 True / False / Cannot Say statements
- Situational Judgement25 scenarios and 100 rated actions, each explained
- Behavioural Styles Questionnaire66 statements with a full reflective profile — no pass or fail
- Working with NumbersNFA-style — 12 scenarios and 96 questions; each sitting draws 32, 45 minutes, no calculator
- Understanding InformationNFA-style — 25 passage questions, 35 minutes
- Situational AwarenessNFA-style — 30 questions, 35 minutes
- National Firefighter QuestionnaireNFQ-style — 77 statements across the 7 PQA areas, with feedback
- Interview Preparation28 NFCC-style questions with model STAR answers, plus 6 preparation guides
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