Job Duties
1. Respond to fire alarms and other calls for assistance, such as automobile and industrial accidents, bomb threats and other emergencies
2. Rescue victims from burning buildings and accident sites
3. Control and extinguish fires using manual and power equipment, such as axes, water hoses, aerial ladders and hydraulic equipment and various firefighting chemicals
4. Administer first aid and other assistance
5. Ensure proper operation and maintenance of firefighting equipment
6. Prepare written reports on fire incidents
7. Inform and educate the public on fire prevention
8. Train to maintain high level of physical fitness
9. Assist the public, the police and emergency organizations during times of major disasters
10. May participate as members of a trauma or emergency response team and provide paramedical aid to accident victims or ill persons
11. May supervise and co-ordinate the work of other firefighters
12. May conduct building inspections to ensure compliance with fire code.
Education Requirement
1. Completion of secondary school is usually required.
2. Completion of a college program in fire protection technology, fire science or a related field and a period of supervised practical training is usually required.
3. Firefighting and emergency medical care training courses are provided and vary in length depending on the requirements of different fire departments or services.
4. Certification for firefighters is compulsory in Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
5. Experience as a volunteer firefighter may be an advantage.
6. Physical agility, strength, fitness and vision requirements must be met.
7. Several years of experience are required for senior firefighters, such as lieutenants and captains.
1 to 8 years experience required 
62,578 CAD to 95,300 CAD P.A. 
Canada
