Apex Forest & Wildfire Services Ltd strive for high standards and high expectations. We are looking for employees 19 years older who want to share these values and work ethic.

You must be someone who is tolerant of others, communicate effectively, and demonstrate professionalism at all times. Sometimes you are traveling, camping, and working with the same fire crew for weeks. Therefore people must be adaptable to personality differences and be able to resolve potential conflicts in appropriate manners.

We are looking for firefighters who are accountable, organized, dependable, and strong team players. They need to be in good physical condition.

Apex requires our firefighters to be available to work on short notice as well as be able to commit to going away to work for 3 to 18 days at a time. Sometimes your stay is in BC Wildfire Service fire camps, sometimes hotels or tents, and sometimes you get to drive home every night. And yes sometimes you ride in a helicopter to & from the fire. We all love those days!!!

A usual fire line workday is 12 hours – time and a half after 8 hours. Often you are getting part of your day paid for in travel time. Type 3 Standby days are generally 12 hour days & Type 2 Availability days are generally 8 hr days.

Type 3: Due to the uncertain nature of firefighting, it is not recommended to relocate for the “Type 3” Fire Fighting contract. It is preferred you live within 2 hours of Nelson or have local contacts you can stay with.

In order to register for the S100 / S185 posted on the Apex Training Calendar we must have received your application and then the Apex team will follow up with a personal phone call/ interview.

Check list for Type 2 Wildland Fire Fighter – Guaranteed work 

1.  19 years or older

2. Complete an Online Application and attach all valid certifications.

3. You will receive an auto response email

4. Within a week successful applicants will receive a phone call to set up a personal interview.

Type 2 Qualifications check list:

Proof of Wildland fire fighting experience 

• Minimum of 35 days for a Crew members
• Minimum of 72 days for the Crew Leaders

All Type 2 members are required to have the following:

• 2 References
• Mandatory OFA 1 + TE – best practice is OFA 3
• Full S100 cert &  S185
• WHMIS 2015
• Transportation of Dangerous Goods
• Valid S100 refresher
• Valid drivers license &  a current drivers abstract will be required.
• Par -Q form

Additional mandatory certifications – Apex is able to instruct these courses if required. 

• Crew members must have ICS 100 S211 S212 S213
• Crew Leaders must have ICS 100 & 200 S211 S212 S213 S230 S235 S241

Fitness Test :

• Successful applicants are required to participate and pass in the WFX Fitness test – set up by the BCWS. (17:45 mins or better)

Priority is given to those applicants with the following certifications:

• Wildland DTA
• OFA 3
• Certified Faller
• PSO

Check list for Type 3 Wildland Fire Fighter – non guaranteed work 

1.  19 years or older. Some exceptions can be considered.

2. Complete an  online application form.

3. You will receive an automated email acknowledged we have received your application.

Successful applicants will receive an email / or a follow up phone call to set up a time for an interview

After the interview we will email you the required equipment list for you to review. You will not need any of these items before the Apex training dates.

The full S-100 & S-185  and WHMIS 2015 courses are the minimum training requirements mandatory for all firefighters in BC.

• Apex is fully qualified to instruct these courses
• They are scheduled in April & May. Courses

If you have the S100 / S185 certifications already please email us a digital copy

Reminder: The S100 requires a refresher ticket every year. www.S100a.com

A 5 person fire crew is comprised of the follow: 

• 1 Wildfire Danger Tree Assessor
• 1 Power Saw Operator
• 2 Accepted First aid OFA 1 + TE  or OFA 3
• 1 Crew Leader
• 2 Experience fire fighter (60 hrs)

Applicants must also be willing to :

• Attend & Pass the annual Fitness test
• Attend the annual mandatory Job Orientation
• Pack personal and overnight equipment
• Picture ID
• Drivers abstract http://www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/getting-licensed/Pages/Your-driving-record.aspx

Due to the uncertain nature of firefighting, it is not recommended to relocate for the “Type 3” Fire Fighting contract. It is preferred you live within 2 hours of Nelson or have local contacts you can stay with.

Ryan Flett, a Nelson BC based photographer, cinematographer, and film maker who worked several seasons as a fire fighter for Apex Forest & Wildfire Services Ltd. Ryan captured these amazing shots throughout the 2009 fires season in the Cariboo.