Career as a Firefighter

  Career as a FirefighterEvery workday has meaning.  Every workday makes a difference.  Firefighting is suited to people with a genuine desire to serve the community, and who thrive on working closely in a team.  Firefighters need to - 

• have appropriate all-round strength and fitness
• exhibit problem solving skills
• demonstrate high level interpersonal skills
• genuine desire to work with the community
• have appropriate physical and psychological capability

There is a diverse range of roles available to firefighters, with great opportunities for specialisation and career progression.

Emergency response activities may include:

• suppression of all types of fires
• search and rescue
• high angle rescue
• road accident rescue
• emergency medical response (EMR)
• marine Response
• industrial accidents and hazardous material handling and storage incidents
• assisting other agencies in emergencies
• fire investigation analysis

Community resilience activities may include:

• educating the community about fire safety
• working with diverse community groups, across all age groups, to promote emergency prevention and preparedness activities through a variety of community resilience programs.

Other activities may include:

• training - skills maintenance and acquisition
• involvement in exercises with the public through evacuation drills
• installing smoke alarms for senior Victorians
• participation in joint emergency training exercises (Victoria Police, Ambulance Victoria, Forest Fire Management and SES)
• building inspections
• checking water supplies, cleaning vehicles and maintenance of fire station.

Find out more, including salary scales and work hours, by browsing Victorian Fire Services.