Fire Fighters

Det’on Cho Construction is currently accepting resumes of those who are interested in the Emergency Fire Fighting Season. We are extending an opportunity for recent High School Graduates who are a minimum of 18 years or older to gain seasonal employment within Det’on Cho Construction and along with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Job duties may vary, depending on experience and location of work.

• Use of firefighter tools such as hoses, axes, and handheld radios
• Operate and maintain skidders and bulldozers
• Participate in water bombing operations
• Dig trenches, cut trees, and pump water onto burning areas
• Patrol burned areas to watch for hot spots that could restart fires
• Prepare firefighting reports

What you Bring:

• Physically Fit and can lift and carry up to 50lbs of equipment across rough terrain
• Basic Fire Behaviour knowledge
• Fire Management Tactis
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Standard First Aid/CPR
• Satisfactory criminal records check is required