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1:1 coaching

TRAIN WITH A FIREFIGHTER RECRUITMENT COACH

Personal guidance through every stage of a Canadian fire service hiring process — physical preparation, written and aptitude testing, and the interview panel. One plan, one focus, one test date.

Limited spots each intake — applications are reviewed individually.

Firefighter in full protective equipment and helmet beating out a grass fire with a hand tool in thick smoke
Two firefighters in protective clothing and helmets using hand tools to knock down a grass fire at the edge of a birch wood

About the team

FROM THE FIRE HALL, NOT A TEXTBOOK

We are serving career firefighters from a public fire service. Our operational experience informs a practical approach to written testing, aptitude and psychometric screening, timed physical evaluations and panel interviews. The coaching is built around diagnosis rather than motivation.

Firefighter Ready is the third preparation platform built by our team.

We help candidates prepare for department-specific recruitment processes. The work is unglamorous: measure where you are, fix the limiting factor, retest, repeat until the standard is comfortable rather than borderline.

We will not promise a job or claim inside access to any hiring list. What we can do is make sure nothing on test day is the first time you have seen it.

Background

WHAT WE BRING TO YOUR PREPARATION

Serving career firefighters

Firefighter Ready is built by serving career firefighters from a public fire service.

CPAT-focused conditioning

Programming built around stair climb, drags, carries and grip endurance rather than generic gym work.

Recruitment-focused preparation

Preparation for the skills and behaviours commonly assessed during firefighter recruitment.

Individual plans

No template programs. Every plan starts from your benchmarks, your test date and your department.

Who it is for

COACHING FITS THESE CANDIDATES

First-time applicants

You have never gone through a fire service hiring process and want a clear order of operations instead of scattered advice.

Re-applicants

You were cut at the written, physical or interview stage and need an honest diagnosis before the next window opens.

Career changers

You are working full time and need a realistic weekly structure that survives shift work and family.

Close to test day

You have a date booked and need a focused peaking block, technique review and interview rehearsal.

How it works

A COACHING CYCLE, STEP BY STEP

01

Assessment

Intake questionnaire, benchmark week and a review of your target department's stages and standards.

02

Written plan

A weekly plan covering conditioning, strength, test practice and study blocks — with clear priorities.

03

Weekly check-ins

You report your numbers, and we adjust load, volume and focus. Video review covers technique on carries and drags.

04

Test-day peaking

Simulation runs, taper, interview rehearsal with STAR answers and a plan for the day itself.

READY TO START YOUR PREPARATION?

Begin with the readiness assessment. It takes a few minutes, gives you a baseline score, and it is the first thing we look at when reviewing a coaching application.

FAQ

COACHING QUESTIONS

Who is the coaching for?

Candidates preparing for a Canadian fire service hiring process — from first-time applicants to people re-applying after a failed stage. You do not need to be an athlete to start.

How does a coaching cycle work?

It starts with an assessment call and a benchmark week. From there you get a written plan, weekly check-ins and adjustments based on the numbers you report back.

Is coaching remote?

Yes. Everything runs remotely through written plans, video review of your technique and scheduled check-in calls, so it works from any province.

Do I still need the platform?

Coaching runs on top of the platform. Your practice tests, fitness benchmarks and readiness score are the data the plan is built from.