Firefighter Recruitment

Medicine Hat Fire & Emergency Services recruits applicants who have successfully completed training accredited with the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) or ProBoard.

Medicine Hat Fire and Emergency Services is not currently hiring or accepting applications. 

 Firefighter qualifications
  • Must be at least 18 years of age
  • Must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
  • Have at least a grade 12 diploma or equivalency
  • National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1001 Level 1 and 2 certificates with IFSAC or ProBoard seal
  • NFPA 472/1072 Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations certificates with IFSAC or ProBoard seal
  • Current Standard First Aid with CPR Level C/AED as a minimum
  • A valid Alberta Class 3 driver's license with air brake endorsement or equivalent with a satisfactory current driver's abstract with six (6) or less demerits
  • Current police information check with vulnerable sector required upon conditional job offer

Other NFPA electives, such as NFPA 1002 Apparatus Driver/Operator, NFPA 1006 Technical Rescue Personnel, NFPA 1031 Level 1 Inspector, NFPA 1041 Fire Service Instructor, EMR or EMT training, are considered relevant applicant assets.

The recruitment process evaluates and grades applicants on a pro-rated scoring system, which involves awarding weighted performance grades for each segment of the recruitment process.
 Hiring process

Numerous steps are followed in selecting applicants for the firefighter position. These take place over a number of weeks.

 
 
 Application and processing
  • Complete the online application process
  • Candidates who meet the minimum requirements will be invited to the next step
 Aptitude test

Firefighters must have specific skills in order to succeed in this demanding and rewarding career. The aptitude test focuses on:

  • Understanding spoken information
  • Reading and understanding written information
  • Numerical skills
  • Mapping, diagrams and mechanical reasoning
  • Teamwork and public relations
 Documentation review
  • Test results and resume scores are calculated
  • Only the highest-ranked applicants will advance
 Job skill assessment
  • Measure the candidate's physical ability
  • The test is completed at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation. More information on the test can be found online at the University of Alberta website
  • The cost of the fitness test is the candidate's responsibility
 Interview
  • Interviews will be conducted by representatives from Fire and Emergency Services, as well as People Services staff
 Psychometric testing
  • This testing consists of a multiple-choice scientific test to assess a person's personality attributes and cognitive capabilities and is completed through an interview with a psychologist
 Station assessment
  • Qualified candidates will work alongside crews with Medicine Hat and Emergency Services for one day
 Creation of eligibility list
  • Eligibility list is created for future openings
 Medical, police information check, references
  •  As vacancies occur, candidates will be requested to complete a medical assessment and police information check with the vulnerable sector check
  • Reference checks will also be completed during this stage
 Job offer
  • Qualified candidates will be contacted
Want to know more about the process? Read our frequently asked questions.