Volunteer Firefighters

**Division**: Fire Services
**Department**: Community Safety
**Initial Reporting Location**: Various

Volunteer firefighters play an important role in keeping the community safe from fire and other hazards. If you are dedicated, have excellent team work skills and good health and physical fitness then consider joining our team Volunteer firefighting is a great way to learn valuable skills, give back to your community and make extra income.

**Recruitment Dates**

**Recruitment Process**

You will be evaluated by Fire Services administration and the City of Greater Sudbury Human Resources department, as mandated by the volunteer firefighter’s union, the Christian Labour Association of Canada.

**Which Stations Need Volunteers?**
The Chief of Fire and Paramedic Services determines which volunteer firefighter stations have the greatest need for recruits by looking at the number of volunteers at each station versus how many are required under the Fire Services Volunteer Station Staffing Policy.

Priority is given to the stations that do not meet Fire Underwriters Survey (FUS) requirements for minimum numbers of volunteers and need participating members in order to meet minimum staffing levels.

**Can Current Volunteers Help Recruit?**

**Applications**

**Physical Testing**

The physical testing will be set up as a circuit style test within the fire training grounds at the Lionel E. Lalonde Centre.

The steps to completion will be in the following order to maintain testing consistency:
**Volunteer Firefighters are required to attend and respond to**:

- fire calls
- medical calls
- water rescue calls
- hazardous material incidents
- wild fires
- motor vehicle collisions
- weekly or bi-weekly training nights
- incidents that are traumatic and could involve members of your community
- volunteer activities such as Muscular Dystrophy Boot Drives and Christmas Food Drives

**Volunteer Firefighters should be**:

- comfortable with small or tight spaces
- comfortable with heights
- calm under pressure
- good at following and understanding directions
- willing to wear a pager 24/7
- respond to calls at all hours of the day and night, in all weather conditions
- aware of the physical demands of the job, including wearing approximately 100 lbs of gear at emergency incidents.

**How To Apply**:
We must receive your resume before 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, December 31, 2023. For those providing a French language resume, please also include an English version.
- Ensure you attached a cover letter and resume. Acceptable file types are:

- .doc
- .docx
- .txt
- .pdf
- .rtf

All applicants are thanked for their interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. If contacted, and you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process you must advise the Hiring Manager.

**Live outside Canada or new to Canada?**
The City of Greater Sudbury is dedicated to maintaining a fair, inclusive, and equitable work environment and our City welcomes qualified applicants from anywhere. To learn more about working in Canada, visit this webpage: Applicants Living Outside of Canada (greatersudbury.ca)

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