Ontario Wildfire

OVERVIEW

Ontario Aviation and Forest Fire Emergency Services (AFFES) is organized into two main fire regions, one being the Northwest and the other the Northeast. The provincial program headquarters is located in Sault Ste. Marie, however, each of the regions house a Regional Headquarter. The regions and their associated fire districts are as follows:

  • Northwest Fire Region: Dryden - Regional Headquarters

  • Northeast Fire Region: Greater Sudbury - Regional Headquaters

Boots on the Ground is approximately 150 - 4 person Initial Attack Crews.

  • Armstrong Station

    Dryden

    Fort Frances

    Geraldton

    Kenora

    Pickle Lake

    Red Lake

    Sioux Lookout

    Thunder Bay

  • Chapleau

    Cochrane

    Haliburton

    Hearst

    North Bay

    Greater Sudbury

    Timmins

    Wawa

Add in Map Here for Response Zones

600

Firefighters in primarily 4-person Initial Attack Crews.

691

Is the 10-year average of wildfires within the province.

$25.38/hr

Entry-level hourly rate for crew members hired by the province.

Getting Hired

This section is just a brief highlight of what each of the different fire organizations require either before submitting an application, and/or your ability to obtain the necessary requirements prior to employment being offered.

  • Unconfirmed at this time. Will update once I can confirm information.

  • Unconfirmed at this time. Will update once I can confirm information.

  • Unconfirmed at this time. Will update once I can confirm information.

    • Tent

    • Sleeping Pad/Air Mattress

    • Sleeping Bag (Light Weight)

    • Rain Suit

    • Crew Bag For Gear

Special Provisions

This section highlights any additional information applicants are curious about and/or need to know with respect to the individual fire organizations. Please click below to see if any additional support is provided to candidates seeking employment.

  • All possible accommodations (staff bunkhouses) are located in the Northwest Fire Region and are as follows:

    • Armstong FMH

    • Geraldton FMH

    • Pickle Lake FMH

    • Red Lake FMH

    • Sioux Lookout FMH

  • Sadly there doesn’t seem to be a signing bonus this year. I do know a $5000 bonus was offered in 2024 due to a recruitment concerns; however, I didn’t see any being offered this year.

  • The provincial website merely states that applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada and posses a valid S.I.N. number.

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