Website Big White Fire Department

The Big White Fire Department is seeking candidates for the Work Experience Program (WEP 24). We are accepting applications from January 1, 2025 until the end of the business day, February 28, 2025 with the program to run from the end of May 2025 until the end of the ski season 2026 (usually mid to late April).

Do you want to serve as a full time firefighter, gain firefighting experience, continue your fire service education, live in the fire station, and be part of a progressive team? If so, this might be the position you’re looking for!

Being a firefighter is a challenging and rewarding career for both men and women. A firefighter today must be skilled, competent, professional and able to deal with any kind of emergency. Being a WEP firefighter you will have the opportunity to continually maintain and upgrade your skills through specialized training and emergency situations.

Through the 11 month program your responsibilities as a WEP firefighter will include but not be limited to:

  • Fire Suppression
  • Fire Prevention
  • Fire Inspections
  • Motor Vehicle Incidents
  • Emergency Medical Responder
  • First Responder
  • Public Education
  • Public Assists
  • Fire Station & Equipment Maintenance
  • Duty Shifts
  • Volunteerism
  • Fundraising

To apply for this job please visit bigwhitefire.com.