Website Hamilton Fire
Full-time Probationary Firefighter recruitment is open
Interested applicants must submit your application online by 4 pm on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
The Hamilton Fire Department is looking for individuals who value and can demonstrate trust, honesty, integrity, compassion and empathy and teamwork. The successful candidate must perform a number of tasks including: fire protection and rescue services, fire inspection and public education within established policies and guidelines. We are committed to enhancing equity, diversity and inclusion in our Department. We encourage you to join the Hamilton Fire Department as a Probationary Firefighter and experience one of the most rewarding, engaging and exciting careers you could choose.
Application process
If you would like to become a firefighter with the City, apply online during the recruitment window by answering the mandatory online questionnaire and attaching your resume. Once you register or log-in please ensure that “My Profile” is updated to include your current address, phone number and email address. All form of communication will be sent to you based on your profile information. If you do not fully complete the questionnaire or do not attach your resume, your application will be disqualified. It is your responsibility to ensure that you answer the mandatory on-line questionnaire correctly. Please ensure you have checked your answers before submitting your application as changes cannot be made after the application process is closed.
Firefighters are responsible for a wide variety of duties including, but not limited to:
- Applying first aid to stabilize and prepare patients for transport to medical care facilities.
- Assisting with the development of pre-fire plans.
- Controlling hazardous materials to prevent injury or loss of life and to minimize property and environmental damage.
- Maintaining fire equipment.
- Operating fire apparatus such as pumpers, aerial devices, tankers, rescue trucks, and support vehicles within the structure of the Highway Traffic Act.
- Participating in fire safety inspections.
- Participating in public relations activities.
- Performing administrative duties.
- Performing communication duties including operating mobile and portable radios, computers, and other equipment.
- Performing fire ground operations under the direction of a supervisor.
- Performing rescue operations as part of a team and individually.
- Performing station duties.
To become a firefighter with the City, you must:
- Be able to communicate in English both orally and in writing.
- Be able to conduct routine maintenance and cleaning of stations, apparatus, and equipment.
- Be able to make decisions and react calmly and quickly in emergency situations.
- Be able to successfully complete the Applicant Assessment with Firefighter Services of Ontario upon request.
- Be able to provide photo identification.
- Be able to work in a highly structured work environment, on rotating shifts, following the rules, regulations and procedures of the department.
- Be capable of learning and performing the various methods and techniques used in extinguishing and preventing fires and in rescue techniques.
- Have a valid Class “DZ” licence with 0 demerit points and satisfactory to the City of Hamilton at time of application.
- Have a willingness to participate (on-duty) in a professionally regulated physical fitness program and in training courses directly related to the duties of the job.
- Have an Ontario High School Diploma or approved equivalent.
- Have the ability to acquire a general knowledge of hazardous materials, poisonous substances, arson detection, life safety systems and other job-related subjects, and be familiar with the procedures associated with these subjects.
- Have the ability to work within confined spaces or high places.
- Have visual requirements of at least 20/30 corrected OR 20/40 uncorrected both eyes tested together, normal depth perception and colour vision.
- Have, at minimum, a Basic Rescuer or Level “C” Certificate (Heart and Stroke) and Standard First Aid Certificate (Canadian Red Cross, Canadian St. John’s Ambulance or WSIB approved training is acceptable, dated no more than 12 months before the date of your application. Any training that exceeds these minimum requirements would be considered an asset. You must present both certificates at the time of interview.)
- Relevant Provincial Certifications as per the Province’s Firefighter Certification legislation.
- Maintain the physical strength and agility to perform hard work and operate all firefighting/rescue apparatus and equipment, as well as safety equipment under adverse conditions, frequently, for prolonged periods of time.
- Not have any criminal convictions for which a pardon has not been granted.
