Required Qualifications:
Applicants must meet all of the following required qualifications to be considered for employment:
- 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
Applications without a Class 3 with Air Brake endorsement will be accepted at time of application. However, applicants will be required to obtain and provide proof of this qualification prior to the start of Stage 3 (Interview Stage) of the recruitment process.
- 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.
Applications without an EMR Licence or higher will be accepted at time of application. However, applicants will be required to obtain and provide proof of this qualification prior to the start of Stage 3 (Interview Stage) of the recruitment process.
- 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.
- No conviction for a criminal offence related to the job of a Firefighter.
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
* Pro Board or IFSAC accredited certification not required; must provide documented proof that training meets or exceeds the appropriate NFPA standards.
Please note this schedule is subject to change.
Candidates moving onto the next stage of the recruitment process will be notified via email or telephone. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure email addresses and phone numbers are current and up to date. All testing and assessment stages are in person and cannot be faxed, emailed or taken online. The City of Delta reserves the right to limit the number of candidates that proceed to any stage of the recruitment process.
