🚒 Penticton Firefighter Recruitment 2026

Penticton Fire Services

City of Penticton

Full-Time Career Firefighter Opportunity
Application Deadline: February 22, 2026 (4:00 PM)

The City of Penticton Fire Services is seeking highly skilled, physically fit, and community-focused individuals to join our team of professional Career Firefighters.

Fire Services supports a safe community by responding to emergencies, minimizing injury and property loss, conducting fire prevention inspections, and delivering public education programs.

This role involves 24-hour shifts, day and night rotations, and schedule flexibility in accordance with the department’s Flex Firefighter Policy.

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🔥 Key Responsibilities

🖐 Emergency response and fire suppression
🖐 Medical first response
🖐 Public education and fire prevention inspections
🖐 Apparatus and equipment maintenance
🖐 Team-based emergency operations
🖐 Availability for short-term emergency callouts

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✅ Required Qualifications

✔ Secondary School Graduation
✔ NFPA 1001 Levels I & II (IFSAC or PROBOARD, including HazMat)
✔ NFPA 1582 medical, hearing & vision standards
✔ Valid BC Class 3 Driver’s Licence with Air Brake Endorsement
✔ Current BC EMA Licensing Board First Responder (or EMR, PCP, ACP)
✔ 5-year Driver’s Abstract (within 15 days of application)
✔ Criminal Record Check (Vulnerable Sector)
✔ Exceptional swimming ability
✔ Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident
✔ Ability to reside within the Fire Protection Area or adjacent municipality
✔ Commitment to maintaining physical fitness

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⭐ Assets Considered

✔ Post-secondary education (academic, trades, technical)
✔ Minimum 2 years work experience post-secondary school
✔ Bronze Medallion
✔ Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC)
✔ Fire service related training
✔ Volunteer or community involvement
✔ Strong physical health and substance-free lifestyle

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🧪 Recruitment Process

✔ Written Test
✔ Swim & Physical Abilities Test
✔ Formal Interviews
✔ Resiliency Test

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💰 Compensation & Benefits

💵 $39.51 per hour (IAFF – averages 42 hrs/week)

Comprehensive benefits package includes:

✔ Extended health, dental & vision
✔ Municipal pension plan
✔ $5,000 annual mental health benefits
✔ $200 annual fitness rebate
✔ Relocation assistance
✔ Free recreation pass
✔ Professional development funding
✔ Wellness events & team activities

Enjoy a waterfront lifestyle with world-class outdoor recreation and a progressive, community-oriented work culture.

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📌 Application Checklist (Required Documents)

✔ Proof of legal entitlement to work in Canada
✔ High School Diploma
✔ NFPA 1001 I & II (IFSAC/PROBOARD with HazMat)
✔ BC EMA License (FR/EMR/PCP/ACP)
✔ 5-year Driver’s Abstract
✔ BC Class 3 with Air Brakes
✔ Resume & Cover Letter
✔ 3 Supervisory References
✔ Police Information Check (Vulnerable Sector)

Submit your complete application package in one attachment by 4:00 PM, February 22, 2026.