Do you wish to join the Jamaica Fire Brigade? Here are a few things you should know!
Considering a career in firefighting? 🔥🚒
Check out our pre-employment requirements today and take the first step towards joining the Jamaica Fire Brigade.
Your community needs heroes like you! 👨🏾🚒👏🏿❤️
While our official recruiting process has not yet started, we welcome your application letters!
**How to Apply:**
Please drop off your application letter and resume at the nearest fire station or the Jamaica Fire Brigade Headquarters.
Check out our pre-employment requirements today and take the first step towards joining the Jamaica Fire Brigade.
Your community needs heroes like you! 👨🏾🚒👏🏿❤️
While our official recruiting process has not yet started, we welcome your application letters!
**How to Apply:**
Please drop off your application letter and resume at the nearest fire station or the Jamaica Fire Brigade Headquarters.
Pre-employment Requirements
Prospective candidates must:
- Be a Jamaican citizen
- Be between the ages of 18 to 33 years old
- Be a minimum of 5ft 6" tall (male) and 5ft 5" (female)
- Be medically fit
- Be the holder of academic certificates with minimum passes in:
- Four (4) GCE 'O' Level - Grades A - C or
- Four CXC subjects - Grades 1 -3 (General Proficiency) or
- City and Guilds Level 2 or higher
Certification in a specialized skill is an asset.
Please note: Despite the required qualifications shown above, each applicant must successfully complete a prescribed entrance examination, background check and physical agility test.
Entry Tests and Screening
Prospective candidates must successfully complete:
- A written Entrance Examination covering Dictation, Mathematics, English Language, General Knowledge and Mental Ability test.
- A Physical Agility Test which includes a height requirement test.
- An interview
- A comprehensive background check looking into past employment, character profile and criminal history/Police record
- A medical examination including dental state, blood test, vision test and drug screening
Contacting the Brigade
Send applications to:
Senior Director Human Resource
Management & Development
Jamaica Fire Brigade Headquarters
85 Hagley Park Road,
Kingston 10.
Telephone: (876) 922-0007 or (876) 922-0027.
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