What the posting asks for

• English

From the posting's details in Job Bank's open data. The full ad is on Job Bank.

Hours and terms

• Full time, Term or contract

Usually needed for this kind of work

• Completion of secondary school is required.
• Completion of a college program in fire protection technology, fire science or a related field is usually required.
• Completion of a provincial or municipal firefighters training course is required.
• A minimum of ten years of experience as a firefighter is usually required before becoming eligible for a senior officer position.

From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers (NOC 40041). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.

What this work usually involves

• Develop, implement and evaluate policies and procedures for the operation of a municipal fire department, a district fire region or an industrial firefighting service
• Plan, direct and co-ordinate firefighting strategies for fire departments
• Evaluate the type of fire, the extent of damage to buildings and the danger to nearby establishments
• Direct activities at the scene of a fire
• Determine damage estimates and investigate the potential causes of a fire after extinguished
• Develop and oversee the implementation of security and fire prevention campaigns

About the employer

• Region: Vancouver Island and Coast Region