Want a Job? Firefighters Needed, $55,000 a Year

As many are already aware the Bermuda Fire Service has stated they may have to recruit overseas due to lack of qualified applicants, making this a prime opportunity for interested and qualified Bermudians.

The service offers an annual pay scale of around $55,000 [or just over $1,000 per week] and full benefits. The Bermuda Fire Service’s last recruitment drive attracted a total of 83 applicants, however only three passed the entrance tests.

Applicants must:

• Have a high school diploma, GED or equivalent
• Pass the Fire Service’s entrance exam, including a mathematics test.
• Be 18 years old or older
• No shorter than 5ft 5in
• Have 20/30 vision, without correctors or colour blindness
• Have a manual car driver’s licence
• Pass a drug test
• Pass a psychological test

Pass a physical fitness test comprising of:

• 3,200 metre run
• 100 metre sprint
• Situps
• Pushups

You will also need to complete an ability test which includes:

• Lifting (fireman’s lift) and walking 30’ with 145lb dummy
• Lifting and walking 30’ with two 5 gallon canisters
• Mate two 2” inch couplings (screw them together)
• Double roll a 2” inch hose
• Crawl pushing a 5 gallon canister while wearing a mask with minimum visibility
• Climb an aerial ladder 15.24 meters high at an angle of 60 degrees (with safety provisions)
• Pull a 60lb weight hand over hand to the height of 3.3 meters and return the weight to the ground under control hand over hand (3 cycles must be completed in 1 minute)

After securing a position as a recruit Firefighter, you will embark on an extensive 22 week training course to prepare you for the rigors of the job.

After successful completion of this course you will be qualified as a Firefighter as well as an Emergency Medical Technician.

You will then be on a 24 month probation period at which time part-time outside employment is strictly prohibited.

You will be expected to work a 42 hour week consisting of two 9 hour days [9am – 6pm], two 15 hour nights away from home (6pm – 9am) and four rest days. Annual leave entitlement starts at 21 days and increases progressively with long service and promotion.

As your career progresses, the Bermuda Fire Service will expect you to take on additional responsibilities beyond fire fighting duties. You may be required to work in the Fire Prevention Department, become an emergency driver, become a training instructor or work in any other of the service under the discretion of the Chief Fire Officer. You may also be required to attend courses offered locally or overseas. There is also opportunity for promotion provided you take the appropriate promotional exams, which consists of theory and practical sections

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