ACT Fire & Rescue

Protecting life, property & the environment

Lateral recruitment

Fire Fighters recently (within the last 12 months) or currently employed by a metropolitan fire service, who are desirous of transferring to ACT Fire and Rescue, are to apply for employment via the general recruitment program currently being undertaken.

Depending on experience, successful applicants may not be required to complete the full recruit training course, however they must satisfy all the requirements for recruit entry.

This page was last modified on February 16th, 2012

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  • ACT Fire & Rescue would like to thank all the ACTAS, ACTSES and RFS members who are assisting at our major training exercise tonight.
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