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City of Delta
Description
We are looking for applicants who are community-minded, positive, energetic, active and looking for a fulfilling career as a professional firefighter.
Minimum Qualifications
- Legal entitlement to work in Canada shown by submitting a clear copy of one of the following:
- Canadian Birth Certificate
- Canadian Passport
- Current Permanent Resident Card
- Current Landed Immigrant Card
- Certificate of Completion of NFPA 1001 Levels 1 and 2 from an approved Pro Board or IFSAC accredited firefighter training program
- High School graduation or equivalent
- Valid BC Driver’s Licence, Class 3 with Air Brake endorsement
- Driver’s Abstract providing your most recent five year driving history dated within 15 days prior to application submission date. Candidates must demonstrate safe and responsible driving behaviour. More than six points may eliminate an application from further consideration in the current process. Other aspects of your driving record will also be considered.
- Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Licence or higher. Licence must be kept valid throughout recruitment process. See the Emergency Medical Assistants Licensing Board website for licensing information.
- Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents - Operations Level (NFPA 472)*
- Community Volunteer Experience
- Physically and medically fit to perform the job of a Firefighter according to the standards set out in NFPA 1582, including:
- Vision and hearing that meets the criteria listed in NFPA 1582 Chapter 6:
- Colour and peripheral vision safe for the position of Firefighter;
- 20/30 corrected binocular vision and 20/100 uncorrected binocular vision or better;
- Normal hearing without artificial aids.
- Vision and hearing that meets the criteria listed in NFPA 1582 Chapter 6:
- No conviction for a criminal offence related to the job of a Firefighter.
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Preferred Qualifications
- Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents – Technician Level (NFPA 472)*
- Technical High Angle Rope Rescue – Awareness, Operations or Technician Level (NFPA 1006)*
- Confined Space Rescue – Awareness, Operations or Technician Level (NFPA 1006)*
- Wildland Fire Fighting Certification
- Completion of other Fire Service related courses or programs
- Fire related work and/or volunteer experience related to firefighting
- Post-secondary education and/or building construction training or experience, mechanical training or experience, or heavy equipment operation training or experience
- 2 years of accumulated work experience after the completion of high school
- Fluency in languages other than English
- Ability to swim and related life saving certificates
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