Firefigthers
Job description
These individuals carry out fire prevention and firefighting activities. They also assist in other emergency situations.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Climatic conditions
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Hazardous chemical
- Odours
- Nontoxic dust
- Humidity
- Uncontrolled ambient temperature
- Hazardous workplaces
- Noise
- Fire, steam, hot surfaces
- Electricity
- Falling objects
Main tasks
- Respond to fire alarms and other calls for help (traffic or work accidents, bomb threats, etc.).
- Rescue victims from burning buildings and accident sites.
- Control and extinguish fires.
- Provide first aid and any other assistance required.
- Operate and maintain firefighting equipment.
- Draft reports on fire incidents.
- Inform and educate the public about fire prevention.
- Inspect fire detection equipment in private homes, organizations, and businesses.
- Participate in fire practices in various institutions.
- Assist the public, police, and emergency response organizations in the event of a disaster.
Advancement and mobility
- Additional training and several years of experience can lead to senior positions.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2020 to 2022.- Minimum
- $22.00
- Median
- $39.30
- Maximum
- $49.44
Job prospects for 2023-2027
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Job prospects for 2023-2027
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2022
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 4.3% Female
- 95.7% Male
- 4.3% Female
- 95.7% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
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
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NAICS 9194% of jobs
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NAICS 48, 491% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 561% of jobs
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NAICS 611% of jobs
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NAICS 231% of jobs
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Others2% of jobs
All of Québec
-
NAICS 9194% of jobs
-
NAICS 48, 491% of jobs
-
NAICS 55, 561% of jobs
-
NAICS 611% of jobs
-
NAICS 231% of jobs
-
Others2% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Secondary
DVS in intervention en sécurité incendie
Placement rate: 25%
74.5% of graduates pursue further studies
College
DCS in techniques de sécurité incendie
Placement rate: 89%
6.8% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
- Meet the requirements of physical fitness, agility, strength, and vision.
Sometimes required
- Experience as a volunteer firefighter may be an asset.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Active listening
- Result evaluation
- Operations and control
- Critical thought
- Monitoring operations
- Information processing
- Coordination
- Service oriented
- Oral expression
- Judgment and decision-making
- Active learning
- Reading comprehension
- Teaching
- Social perception
- Learning strategies
- Written expression
- Time management
- Persuasion
- Solving complex problems
Abilities
- Static muscle power
- Awareness of issues
- Oral comprehension
- Limb coordination
- Hand-arm stability
- Reaction time
- Manual dexterity
- Verbal skills
- Deductive reasoning
- Speech recognition
- Response orientation
- Endurance
- Processing flexibility
- Near vision
- Speed control
- Control accuracy
- Dynamic strength
- Depth perception
- Physical flexibility in extension
- Auditory attention
- Selective attention
- Speech clarity
- Overall balance of the body
- Core strength
- Information organization
- Spatial orientation
- Time sharing
- Inductive reasoning
- Perception speed
- Distance vision
- Visualization
- Written comprehension
- Overall coordination of the body
- Digital dexterity
- Written expression
- Colour perception and distinction
- Classification
- Idea generation
- Originality
- Information processing speed
- Hearing sensitivity
- Tolerance to bright light
- Limb movement speed
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to establish and maintain interpersonal relations
- Capacity to work under pressure
- Perseverance
- Capacity to adapt
- Capacity to work in a team
- Commitment
- Respect standards and regulations
- Sense of observation
- Tolerance to frequent temperature variations
- Timeliness
Interests
- Watch, defend, and secure
- Exercer une activité sportive ou physique
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
Official name of the NOC 42101
Firefighters
Job titles
- Firefighter
- Firefighter apprentice
- Fire captain
- Fire department platoon chief
- Fire prevention officer
- Firefighter-inspector
- Fire inspector
- Fire lieutenant
- Training firefighter
- Airport firefighter
- Industrial firefighter
- Structural firefighter
- Industrial complex firefighter
- Shipboard firefighter
- Communication service firefighter
- Crash firefighter
Skill type
Education, law and social, community and government services
Last update: February 14, 2024