The Barbados Fire Service offers an exciting and satisfying career. Like other Public Service organisations, the Fire Service draws its members from the local community. All new entrants will receive the same basic training required to start a career as a Fire Officer, despite educational or academic achievements.

A Fire Service Career

A career in the Fire Service is one with many possibilities. The profession is not limited to extinguishing fires, but also extends to other responsibilities as well, namely, public education, fire safety training, inspections & licensing, rescue & extrication, and other non emergency special services.

To be a Fire Officer requires a range of personal skills, namely, reliability, flexibility the ability to work in a team and the ability to make a quick assessment of a situation. Training is critical to the day-to-day work of a Fire Officer. After the three month basic training programme, a person will receive on-the-job training as part of his operational duties.

Fire fighting is not a job which can be taken lightly, it is dangerous, but can provide a sense of real achievement and value. There is also plenty of scope for individual potential to be realised and a career path to be developed. The Fire Service conducts continuous in-service training programmes to ensure the fire officer's potential is maximised and he is kept up-to-date with the latest fire fighting and specialist techniques. [ Read more ]