Permanent Firefighters

More than fighting fire

Being a firefighter is no ordinary job. The work is varied, challenging and rewarding, often operating in confronting and stressful situations, particularly when people are injured or threatened with injury and loss of life.

Our firefighters are an intelligent, highly skilled, ethical and professional team of men and women from all walks of life, who are prepared for anything.

We help anyone, anywhere, anytime, responding to any emergency necessary and we are passionate about safety, education and prevention.

2025 Permanent Firefighter Recruitment Campaign

The 2025 Permanent Firefighter recruitment campaign will open Monday 3 March 2025, closing on Monday 17 March 2025. 

Key dates for the recruitment process will be posted shortly.

To start your preparation and training, we encourage you to utilise all available resources on our careers page.

To assist with your planning, should you choose to submit an application, you can expect to participate in various stages of the recruitment process from March 2025 – July 2025.

More specific information regarding the recruitment process will be available on the Careers Page. In the meantime, happy training, and we look forward to receiving your application.

Information Sessions

The 2025 Permanent Firefighter information session is your chance to learn all about becoming a firefighter! Join us at the NSW Teachers Federation Conference Centre for an informative session that will cover everything you need to know about the recruitment process. For those that cannot attend in person the sessions will be live streamed.

To make a booking to attend the information sessions in person please register your attendance for your preferred time.

Thursday 6 February 2025 - 2.00pm 

 2.00pm information session - In person

Thursday 6 February 2025 - 6.00pm

6.00pm information session - In person

Fire Fit

Firefighting is a physically demanding occupation. We put life first and train to get it right. 

Tasks include carrying heavy loads such as personal protective equipment, handling temperature extremes, variable terrains and confined spaces, all of which impose unique physical and physiological demands on firefighters. 

The FireFit Training Guide is based on an 8-12 week program, depending on each individual's fitness level, and is available to help eligible candidates prepare for the Physical Aptitude Test (PAT) during the recruitment campaign. 

The PAT is an assessment of the inherent requirements of firefighting and has been designed specifically to identify and recruit individuals who are physiologically capable of tolerating the work-related demands of firefighting.

We encourage you to start training as early as possible to reach and maintain the required level of fitness.

Prepare for the PAT

Interested in learning more about what the Physical Aptitude Test (PAT) involves? Have a look through our PAT videos to learn more about what to expect:

• The videos show each of the tasks that make up the PAT
• The PAT is performed as a circuit 
• Candidates should note the criteria and requirements for each task
• Candidates must not run at any point during the PAT
• Rest can be taken between tasks but this will increase the overall time of the PAT completion