Firefighter

YVR is a place of connection, bringing together people, places and cargo while ensuring a safe and efficient experience for everyone. YVR Fire & Rescue is guided by integrity and a deep commitment to diversity, inclusion, and belonging. Our team is dedicated to protecting and educating our customers, community, and environment through professional aircraft rescue and firefighting services. This drives us toward our Vision to be the best Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting department in Canada

Position overview

We have a permanent full time Firefighter opportunity to join YVR’s world class Fire & Rescue team. In this role, you’ll make a real impact every day—protecting travellers, supporting our community, and keeping one of Canada’s busiest airports safe and moving.

You’ll work with a tight, highly skilled crew using cutting edge vehicles and equipment while responding to aircraft emergencies, providing medical first response, conducting airside safety inspections, and supporting winter operations.

If you’re driven, team focused, and ready to grow as a leader in emergency services, this is your chance to build a rewarding career where your expertise truly matters.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing fire, medical and hazardous material response to the airport community
• Preventing and ensuring that airport operating areas are safe.
• Ensuring standards of emergency personnel preparedness are met, and the public and employees are always safe and secure.
• Training to maintain the highest level of service to the airport, ensuring the acquisition and development of skills necessary to fulfil their duty to our customers, community, stakeholders and employees.

Key qualifications include:

• Recent, related experience, supplemented by completion of a high school diploma or GED equivalent
• Completion of NFPA 1001 Level II 
• Completion of Emergency Medical Assistant First Responder
• Certificate of fitness, preferably from SCIENCED Athletics, with a V02 Max of at least 45ml/kg/min (when/if requested)
• Successful completion of a firefighter candidate medical assessment with Fire Health Services that meets NFPA 1582 criteria prior to an offer of employment
• Strong work ethic with a high level of initiative and enthusiasm, and an ability to excel in a fast-paced environment
• A team player, capable of working both collaboratively and independently
• A strong concern for the health and safety of self and others, and the ability to work safely and effectively under pressure
• Ability to manage difficult situations effectively, quickly and safely
• Ability to travel outside of Canada for extended periods for training purposes
• Class 3 BC Driver’s License with a driver’s abstract; ability to obtain Air Brake Endorsement within three months of hire date
• Ongoing requirements for maintaining fitness level; maintaining all security clearances, passes and certifications; clear criminal record check; good attendance record; and other necessary requirements
• Adhering to our residency requirements, as per the hiring guide, as a condition of employment
  

Shift work is required as the YVR Fire and Rescue Department operates on a 24-hour basis.

Due to the on-call nature of the work, any employee in Fire & Rescue, and any employee that undertakes acting assignments in Fire & Rescue, will be required to reside in an area that allows them a reasonable response time to the Airport. Specifically, employees will be required to reside within any of the following areas: District of Squamish, Lions Bay, District of West Vancouver, District of North Vancouver, City of North Vancouver, Anmore, Port Moody, Belcarra, University Endowment Lands, Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Richmond, Delta, Surrey, White Rock, Langley City, Township of Langley, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam, Abbotsford.

Any location which requires ferry services to get to work, such as Bowen Island or Vancouver Island, is not within the residency requirements.

Although not required, French language skills are an asset as we are committed to providing bilingual services to our visitors and passengers. This helps us meet federal language obligations while ensuring a welcoming experience. Candidates who do not speak French are still strongly encouraged to apply.

This position is open to both Vancouver Airport Authority employees and external applicants. Previous job performance will be taken into consideration for all internal candidates that apply for this position.

As part of our recruitment process, short-listed candidates may be required to participate in an assessment process.

Salary Range : $76,331 to $99,760 per annum, based on a 40-hour work week. This is individually tailored to reflect your unique experience, qualifications, and internal equity. At YVR, your work experience goes beyond the paycheck. We support your personal and professional development, well-being, and a thriving work culture with generous vacation days, extensive health benefits, retirement savings matching, wellness programs, community engagement, commuting support, and continuous learning opportunities. Learn more at https://careers.yvr.ca/benefits.

YVR is more than just an airport. We connect our beautiful province and all it has to offer to the world. We are all leaders and trailblazers for change and innovation, so no matter the department or team you’re a part of, the work you do matters.

At YVR, we are flexible in everything we do. We will work together to find ways to deliver customer excellence that helps us all thrive.

Whatever your background and wherever you’re from, you belong at YVR. If you have any questions about accessibility or require any assistance applying, please reach out at careers@yvr.ca.