On-call recruitment - Exercise 1 - Dictation Test

An on-call Firefighter must be able to listen to, retain, process and understand information quickly. This often involves following instructions without delay, safely in pressurised situations.
The following exercises will test your ability to retain and record information accurately.
For the first exercise (this video), I will dictate information to you, which you are required to write down exactly as it is spoken. Marks will be awarded for accurate recording of the information. The passage will be read through twice. The first time will be at a normal reading pace, the second time will be at dictation speed which is much slower. On the second reading, you will be expected to write down the passage that is being read out.