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KJL
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Honestly, if you're goal is to get into a civi fire dept you may as well spend your time getting your Firefighter type 1 and 2 and additional courses and then prepare for a long haul. Hamilton hired for 24 spots this past year, thousands applied apparently. Some depts, mostly from what Ive seen out west, even charge fees to apply just to narrow down the numbers and those are on top of maintaining your certifications. The reason I say to prepare for the long haul is I completed TEEX's course down in Texas last June and of the class, 18 or so of the 40 were Canadian. Not one of us that Im aware of is currently working for a civi fire dept. Basically, the process is long, expensive and tough...and having worked for another fire dept may or may not help because that means your trained to their way of doing things which may not be the target dept's. Don't mean to dump on your goal, firefighting is fantastic, I decided to go a different route but I dont regret a second of the training I received. I'd recommend talking with a few local fire depts in your are and see what they're thought is on going to the Forces.
Best of luck in getting on though!
Best of luck in getting on though!