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Firefighter Resume & Cover Letter Guide | 2025 Hiring Success

Crafting a strong firefighter resume and cover letter is essential to succeeding in today’s competitive fire service hiring process. These documents are often your first introduction to a fire department, and they must clearly demonstrate your skills, certifications, and readiness for the demands of firefighting. Your resume must successfully pass the gatekeepers—whether that’s a Fire […]

Firefighter Physical Fitness

Every Fire Department across Canada will have a fitness test in which you must meet standards to move on in the qualification process.  Why are there fitness standards that must be met to qualify? Firefighting is a physically demanding job. You must be physically capable of performing demanding tasks. Strains and sprains are the number one injury […]

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Firefighter Written Test

The written test measures critical mental capacities required in the fire service, such as mathematical reasoning, interpersonal skills, teamwork, commitment, honesty, integrity, and emotional stability.  You will see the OFAI’s written test, Firefighter Aptitude and Character Test™ (FACT™), used in central Ontario departments, and the Cooperative Personnel Services (CPS) Firefighter Entry-Level aptitude examination offered through […]

TRANSFERABLE JOBS FOR ASPIRING FIREFIGHTERS

Look for Jobs that Have Transferable Skills Service industry – retail, restaurants, and office type jobs don’t offer many transferable skills into firefighting Jobs that involve hands-on where what you are doing is a benefit to you and your department when you join.

Volunteering in the Community

Volunteering in the community is critical to receive an interview with a career fire department. Although job postings may not state this as a requirement however it is one of the first things fire chiefs or HR will typically look for.  True volunteer work is making a difference and providing a benefit to others in […]

Courses and Education

Life-long learning is at the foundation of the fire service. You’ll be constantly training, learning new, and revising old skills. Showing an interest in continuing education is something departments are looking for. Have you been keeping up with renewing your certifications and taking new ones? or did you graduate pre-service and be idle for months […]

Becoming a Firefighter in Canada: 2025 Requirements Guide

Becoming a Firefighter in Canada: 2025 Minimum & Preferred Requirements (Full Guide) Updated using data from 30 municipal firefighter job postings across Canada as of August 28, 2025. If you’re researching how to become a firefighter in Canada, understanding the minimum and preferred qualifications is the most important first step. Municipal fire departments across the […]

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