Firefighter Recruitment

The goal of the Kelowna Fire Department is to continue providing prompt, professional, effective fire protection and public safety services to all residents and visitors to Kelowna; including fire suppression and rescue services; fire prevention; fire safety inspections; fire training; first medical responses; hazardous material response; specialty rescue; pre-incident planning; dispatch and emergency management.  

Recruitment and hiring of career firefighters is handled through an eligibility list selected after a rigorous recruitment process. These candidates are placed in positions that become available for a specific period. 

There are also opportunities to serve as a paid-on-call (volunteer) firefighter with the Kelowna Fire Department. For more information on the paid-on-call program, visit the Fire Department’s Career & volunteer firefighters page. 

Firefighter Recruitment 2025 

Updated: January 2026

The Firefighter Eligibility recruitment process for 2025 is complete!

Congratulations to all the successful candidates that have been notified.

We thank all the candidates for going through this process with us and wish you the best in your future career pursuits. Keep an eye on this site for future recruitments in the next 2-3 years!

For complete information on the recruitment process, please see the attached link:

Firefighter Recruitment Process