 Operated by the City, the Fort St. John Fire department provides 18,000 residents with fire suppression, rescue services, first responder medical calls, building inspections and prevention and education programs.
The Department's 19 full-time employees and 13 volunteer firefighters provide these services to a 27 square mile area around Fort St. John and five miles north, south and east of the City.
History
When two young children tragically lost their lives in a fire, residents decided to set up Fort St. John's first fire fighting brigade.
In 1942, volunteers equipped a second hand truck with buckets, spades, axes and other rudimentary fire fighting gear. They stationed the truck at Bert Bowes and Bradin Herron's garage and filling station on the main 'east-west' road through the village. The volunteers dug a large hole on the northwest corner of the main crossroad and installed a water cistern, which the town waterman kept full. The brigade erected a post with a bell and rope on the same corner, with a small building to store the hose. When the fire-bell rang, virtually all local businesses had a designated person to answer the call.
The Fort St. John Fire Department was manned entirely by volunteers until 1964, when the City hired its first paid Fire Chief, Carl Lutz. In 1971 the City hired its first paid Fire Fighters, embarking on the composite department that operates to this day. It is currently made up of three day officers, 16 career suppression members, 12 volunteers (paid on call) and one career clerical staff.
Fire Department - Burn Fund
Established in 1978 by the BC Professional Fire Fighters Association, the British Columbia Professional Fire Fighters' Burn Fund is dedicated to burn prevention, survivor support and recovery programs in the province of British Columbia. It is committed to providing financial assistance for the purchase of equipment, training of medical staff and the operation of a children's burn survivor camp.
The Fort St. John Fire Fighters support both the local and provincial Burn Funds through a variety of community events like car washes, pancake breakfasts and Bar-B-Q's. Locally, some of this money is spent on new equipment for our hospital and programs that teach kids to be responsible for their own safety.
The Burn Survivors Summer Camp has hosted close to four hundred children from all areas of British Columbia.
Your generosity to the Fort St. John Professional Fire Fighters Burn Fund is crucial to the continued delivery of programs, services, equipment and support to burn survivors.
We thank you for your numerous contributions.
For more information about the British Columbia Professional Fire Fighters Burn Fund please go to www.burnfund.org
The Fire Department's office hours are:
Monday to Friday: 0830 hrs - 1630 hrs
To contact us:
Fire Chief Fred Burrows
Phone: (250) 785-4333
Fax: (250) 785-0080
E-mail:
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Fort St. John Fire Department
9407 - 100 Avenue
Fort St. John, BC, V1J 6W1
Auxiliary Fire Fighters
The City of Fort St. John Fire Department regularly seeks applications for Auxiliary Fire Fighters. These positions are open to both male and female applicants. We have just completed our winter 2010 recruitment and will not be accepting applications until our next formal recruitment .
Application Form.
Who are Auxiliary Firefighters?
Auxiliary Firefighters are your neighbours, your co-workers and your friends. They are men and women in all walks of life that live close to you and respond whenever paged to deal with the emergencies in our city.
APPLICANTS MUST HAVE:
Commitment
Emergencies can happen 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Firefighters are expected to respond to emergency callouts whenever available.
Time
Firefighters are required to attend two hour (Thursday evenings) practice sessions weekly, and to attend emergency callouts whenever available.
Location
Response time to an emergency is critical. To fulfill our commitment, it is essential that our members live within the City of Fort St. John.
Good Health
Firefighting is a strenuous job, both mentally and physically. A pre-employment medical check-up is required (by the Fort St. John Fire Department).
Clean Criminal Record
Applicants are required to have an RCMP criminal record search completed before recruit training.
Valid B.C. Driver's License
A driver's abstract is required.
ALL APPLICANTS MUST:
be a permanent resident of the City of Fort St. John;
be 19 years of age or older;
have Grade 12 or G.E.D.,
be in good physical condition, able to meet the physical demands of fire fighting (undergo
and pass a physical fitness test administered by the department and a medical
examination from physician);
have no phobias of height or confined spaces;
have normal vision with no colour impairment and normal unaided hearing;
possess and maintain a valid B.C. Driver's License with a demonstrated safe driving
record;
provide a Driving Record Check (Driver's Abstract) obtained from Fort St. John Access
Centre;
be able to pass an RCMP criminal record check;
be able to communicate effectively;
be able to work as a team member;
complete the City of Fort St. John Fire Department's 15 week Recruit Training Program;
be available and regularly attend Thursday evening practice sessions (7:00 - 9:00 pm);
be available to respond to incidents (may occur anytime day or night, throughout the
year);
enroll and participate in the B.C. Fire Fighter Program; and
successfully complete probation period (6 months).
Note: Fire fighters are not permitted to grow facial hair, except moustache (Per WCB Regulation)
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
Additional considerations used in evaluating candidates:
permanently employed in the Fort St. John area;
previous fire fighting experience;
Class 3 license with air brakes;
Experience in construction, mechanical trades, operation of heavy equipment/vehicles
Ability to respond to daytime calls; and
Valid first aid certification.
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