If you are applying to become an on-call firefighter in 2026, the recruitment timetable is:
| Information | Event | Date |
| Application | On Call applications open | Monday 24th November 2025 |
| On Call applications close | Sunday 4th January 2026 | |
| Window for Application Sift and Fitness Testing | Initial Sifting, Bleep Testing and Formal Interview | Monday 5th January 2026 |
| Closing Date for Initial Sift, Bleep Testing and Formal interviews | Friday 22nd February 2026 | |
| Written Testing (Only need to attend one of these sessions) |
Written Testing (Bodmin) | Monday 9th March 2026 |
| Written Testing (St Austell) | Wednesday 11th March 2026 | |
| Written Testing (Tolvaddon) | Thursday 12th March 2026 | |
| Assessment Centre Hub (only need to attend one of these sessions) | Assessment Centre Hub – Liskeard | 18th March 2026 (0800 – 1200) |
| Assessment Centre Hub – Bodmin | 18th March 2026 (1300 – 1700) | |
| Assessment Centre Hub – Truro | 19th March 2026 (0800 – 1200) | |
| Assessment Centre Hub – Falmouth | 19th March 2026 (1300 – 1700) | |
| Assessment Centre Hub – St Austell | 24th March 2026 (0800 – 1200) | |
| Assessment Centre Hub – Newquay | 24th March 2026 (1300 – 1700) | |
| Assessment Centre Hub – Penzance | 25th March 2026 (0800 – 1200) | |
| Assessment Centre Hub - Tolvaddon | 25th March 2026 (1300 – 1700) | |
| Conditional Offer Submission Deadline | Thursday 2nd April 2026 | |
| Official Employment with Cornwall FRS begins | Induction Weekend (1st Course) | 27th & 28th June 2026 |
| Official Employment with Cornwall FRS begins | Induction Weekend (2nd Course) | 14th & 15th November 2026 |