Volunteer Firefighters Wanted
Make a difference in your community
Not Merely a Job — a Way of Life
Volunteer Firefighters enhance Lesser Slave Regional Fire Service by helping to provide quick response to emergencies; host fire safety education sessions; and support a spectrum of activities across our fire halls.
Do you consider yourself a team player? Can you think quickly on your feet? Do you possess leadership traits? Think you could thrive in high-stress environments? If your answer to one or more of these questions is yes, we just might have a role for you in the Lesser Slave Regional Fire Service!
Basic Requirements for Our Recruits
- Valid Alberta Class 5 driver’s license
- Grade 12 or equivalent
- Criminal records check including vulnerable sectors check
- Driver’s abstract
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Ability to pass the LSRFS Physical Agility Testing
- Current Standard First Aid/CPR (asset)
- Previous firefighting experience (asset)
Expectations of Our Firefighters
- Be a role model within the community
- Maintain positive interaction with the public
- Train to learn new knowledge and skills as it relates to emergency response
- Work as part of an effective team in training and emergency response
- Rescue and evacuate members of the public from hazardous environments
- Pre-hospital care response to a broad range of emergency incidents
- Learn the trades of a Firefighter including:
- Fire Science
- Fire Suppression
- Vehicle Extrication
- Engine Driver/Operator
- HAZMAT Operations
- Technical Rescue
- Water Rescue
- Command Strategy and Tactics
- Incident Command
- Fire Prevention
- Fire Code Inspection
- Fire Origin and Cause Investigation
- Instructional Techniques
- Public Education
Estimated Time Commitments
- Station 1 – Headquarters (Slave Lake)
Six hours per week (3 hours for scheduled training / 3 hours for response to emergency calls) - Station 2 (Widewater)
Three to four hours per week (2-3 hours for scheduled training / 1 hour for response to emergency calls) - Station 3 (Smith)
Three to four hours per week (2-3 hours for scheduled training / 1 hour for response to emergency calls) - Station 4 (Flatbush)
Three to four hours per week (2-3 hours for scheduled training / 1 hour for response to emergency calls)
Additional training and education providing both local and internationally certified training opportunities are also available throughout the year on a regular basis.
Apply Today
If you want to be part of an amazing group of individuals who work as part of a team to safeguard the Lesser Slave River region, submit your expression of interest today.
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