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.
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.
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
Fire and Rescue NSW will be live streaming the two 2025 Permanent Firefighter recruitment campaign information sessions on Thursday 6 February 2025.
To register your attendance for the 2.00pm live streaming session please complete your details below.
Thank you for registering your interest in attending the Live Stream 2025 PFF Recruitment Campaign Information Session. A link to the event will be sent to your email a few days before the event.
To register your attendance for the 6.00pm live streaming session please complete your details below.
Thank you for registering your interest in attending the Live Stream 2025 PFF Recruitment Campaign Information Session. A link to the event will be sent to your email a few days before the event.
Download a copy to learn more about the role and recruitment process
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.
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:
This stage is not timed.
Firefighters generally complete this stage in under 15 minutes.
Candidates will not progress to stage 3 before 15 minutes so they are encouraged to pace themselves throughout this part.
If you complete this stage before the 15 minutes is up, you may use this time for recovery before stage 3
Firefighters generally complete this stage in under 2 minutes
We have created a series of exercise focused videos which show you how each exercise relates to the physical demands required of firefighters.
A high degree of strength and endurance is crucial for firefighters to enable the safe and effective execution of operational duties. This includes more than fire, with HAZMAT, Rescue and natural disaster relief jobs contributing to the overall workload. To best prepare for these tasks, both maximal strength and muscular endurance should be targeted and depending on your focus, this will influence the weights and repetitions used in the gym.
Happy training!
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