Firefighters

**Firefighters**
**Delta, British Columbia, Canada**:
**Location**:Fire and Emergency Services
**Employment group**: IAFF 1763
**Hours of Work**: 42 Hour Work Week
**Job ID**:23-173 EX

One of the sunniest regions in BC’s Lower Mainland, Delta embraces three unique communities - Ladner, North Delta and Tsawwassen. The City of Delta is looking for dedicated individuals to join our team and share in our commitment to lead the way in public service excellence.

We are looking for applicants who are community-minded, positive, energetic, active and looking for a fulfilling career as a professional firefighter.
- You will need to maintain your licences and certifications during all stages of the recruitment process as well as throughout employment.

**Required Qualifications**:
Applicants must meet all of the following required qualifications to be considered for employment:

- Legal entitlement to work in Canada shown by submitting a clear copy of one of the following:

- Canadian Birth Certificate
- Canadian Passport
- Current Permanent Resident Card
- Current Landed Immigrant Card
- Certificate of Completion of NFPA 1001 Levels 1 and 2 from an approved Pro Board or IFSAC accredited firefighter training program
- High School graduation or equivalent
- Valid BC Driver’s Licence, Class 3 with Air Brake endorsement
- Community Volunteer Experience
- Physically and medically fit to perform the job of a Firefighter according to the standards set out in NFPA 1582, including:

- Vision and hearing that meets the criteria listed in NFPA 1582 Chapter 6:

- Colour and peripheral vision safe for the position of Firefighter;
- 20/30 corrected binocular vision and 20/100 uncorrected binocular vision or better;
- Normal hearing without artificial aids.
- No conviction for a criminal offence related to the job of a Firefighter.

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Technical High Angle Rope Rescue - Awareness, Operations or Technician Level (NFPA 1006)*
- Confined Space Rescue - Awareness, Operations or Technician Level (NFPA 1006)*
- Wildland Fire Fighting Certification
- Completion of other Fire Service related courses or programs
- Fire related work and/or volunteer experience related to firefighting
- Post-secondary education and/or building construction training or experience, mechanical training or experience, or heavy equipment operation training or experience
- 2 years of accumulated work experience after the completion of high school
- Fluency in languages other than English
- Ability to swim and related life saving certificates
- _Pro Board or IFSAC accredited certification not required; must provide documented proof that training meets or exceeds the appropriate NFPA standards._

The City of Delta’s Covid-19 Vaccination Policy has now been suspended. However, we reserve the right to reinstate it in response to changes in the public health landscape, including public health orders. We are committed to the protection, health, and safety of our employees and our community, and our Communicable Disease Plan and related protocols remain in place.

We thank all applicants for their interest; only those under consideration will be contacted.