Fire Chiefs and Senior Firefighting Officers
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Job description
These individuals organize, direct, and evaluate firefighting and fire prevention.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
Main tasks
- Develop, implement, and evaluate policies and procedures related to the operation of a fire department.
- Plan, direct, and coordinate firefighting activities.
- Assess the nature of the fires, the extent of possible damage, and the danger to neighbouring buildings.
- Lead operations at the scene of a fire.
- Estimate the damage and investigate the potential causes of the fire once the fire is out.
- Organize and lead fire prevention campaigns.
- Represent the department to the government, media, and public.
- Lead the training of personnel in firefighting methods.
- Manage budgetary resources.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to a position as a senior officer.
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
600
All of Québec
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Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 5.5% Female
- 94.5% Male
Not available.
- 5.5% Female
- 94.5% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$99,000
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 9198% of jobs
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NAICS 232% of jobs
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NAICS 232% of jobs
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NAICS 232% of jobs
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NAICS 232% of jobs
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Others0% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 9198% of jobs
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NAICS 232% of jobs
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NAICS 232% of jobs
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NAICS 232% of jobs
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NAICS 232% of jobs
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Others0% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Numerous training and study programs lead to managerial or executive positions.
Secondary
DVS in intervention en sécurité incendie
Code : 5322
Placement rate: 25%
74.5% of graduates pursue further studies
College
DCS in techniques de sécurité incendie
Code : 311A0
Placement rate: 89%
6.8% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
- Training certificate from the École nationale des pompiers du Québec [Quebec National Firefighting School].
Sometimes required
- Knowledge of the existing computerized system often required.
- A minimum of 10 years of experience as a firefighter is often required to advance to a senior officer position.
- A Class 4A driver's licence is often required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Coordination
- Critical thought
- Result evaluation
- Solving complex problems
- Active listening
- Oral expression
- Information processing
- Social perception
- Active learning
- Written expression
- Human resource management
- Time management
- Judgment and decision-making
- Reading comprehension
- Service oriented
- Teaching
- Learning strategies
- Systems evaluation
- Monitoring operations
- Operations and control
- System analysis
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
- Operation analysis
- Quality control analysis
- Equipment maintenance
Abilities
- Awareness of issues
- Oral comprehension
- Deductive reasoning
- Verbal skills
- Information organization
- Written comprehension
- Distance vision
- Inductive reasoning
- Near vision
- Processing flexibility
- Speech clarity
- Perception speed
- Written expression
- Time sharing
- Speech recognition
- Classification
- Limb coordination
- Manual dexterity
- Idea generation
- Control accuracy
- Static muscle power
- Hand-arm stability
- Information processing speed
- Originality
- Physical flexibility in extension
- Reaction time
- Auditory attention
- Selective attention
- Colour perception and distinction
- Depth perception
- Endurance
- Response orientation
- Visualization
- Basic numeracy
- Core strength
- Digital dexterity
- Mathematical reasoning
- Memorization
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to establish and maintain interpersonal relations
- Capacity to work under pressure
- Diplomacy
- Leadership
- Political sense
- Knowledge of administration and management
- Knowledge of personnel and human resource management
- Strategic sense
- Rigour
- Availability
Interests
- Direct, organize, and manage
- Watch, defend, and secure
- Work in an office
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
Official name of the NOC 40041
Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers
Job titles
- District fire chief
- Division chief - fire department
- Fire chief
- Fire department assistant manager
- Fire department assistant deputy chief
- Fire department duty officer
- Senior firefighting officer
- Deputy fire chief
- Firefighters executive officer
- Airport fire department chief
- Industrial fire chief
- Refinery fire chief
- Sawmill fire chief
Skill type
Management
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