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A career as a Firefighter puts you on the front line of emergency response in the Province of Ontario! Becoming a firefighter is one of the most challenging, fast-paced and rewarding professions available – and it might be just what you have been seeking for in a career!
On a daily basis in the Province of Ontario, firefighters safeguard the health, safety, welfare and property of Ontarians! Based on the five pillars of Emergency Management, namely Prevention, Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery, Ontario Firefighters respond to fires, medical emergencies, are engaged in public awareness and public education, complete training activities, conduct post-fire salvage and cleanup, conduct pre-planning activities, as well as equipment and station maintenance.
Firefighters work together in close quarters throughout a shift. Working in the interest of public safety, firefighters are responsible for rapidly and efficiently performing various duties under emergency conditions. These emergency conditions frequently involve considerable hazard. How does a day-in-the-life of a firefighter look?
A day can consist of starting your shift with apparatus checks, morning station duties and basic gear preparation.
Gear preparation includes personal protective equipment and medical gear as well as all the basic firefighting gear. A day at a typical fire station may involve scheduled training, fire prevention duties such as in-service fire inspections, attending public education events in the community, preplanning of buildings in your response area and response area familiarization. Scheduled training throughout the day may include physical fitness training, practical training, theory training of emergency operations, medical, fire or rescue training. Sometimes fire trucks are taken out of service for a few hours in order to go off-site to perform training, such as water rescue training. Other times, training is conducted in the station. Throughout the day, meal preparation and clean up occurs. Typical station duties involve daily station chores like cleaning of floors, apparatus checks and equipment inventory. At anytime during the day, you may be called upon to respond to an emergency or even non-emergency request for help. What do firefighters say is the most satisfying aspects of their job?
Interview skills are essential
Take the time to prepare yourself and practice mock interviews so that you can show the hiring municipality what a great contribution you can be to a municipal fire service.
