Fire chief candidate

• A high-quality, one-and-a-half-year training programme with an optimal combination of theory and practice
• A responsible area of responsibility
• Employment as a civil servant right from the start
• An attractive income
• Work in a committed and open team

• a secondary school leaving certificate
• a successfully completed vocational training course suitable for the fire brigade service
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work in a team
• Ability to make decisions
• Flexibility
• Physical fitness(overview of exercises from the sports test)

Fire chiefs fight fires, provide technical assistance in accidents, save human or animal lives and care for injured or sick persons.

Training for the intermediate fire service as a fire chief candidate lasts 18 months and takes place at the Fire and Rescue Academy in Bocholt. It comprises both a technical fire service part and a rescue service part.

The course of the fire service technical part is structured as follows:

• Basic training and fire brigade leader course: approx. 22 weeks
• Additional local fire brigade training: approx. 8 weeks
• practical training at fire and rescue stations: approx. 24 weeks
• Driving licence course: approx. 4 weeks
• Examination course: approx. 4 weeks

The rescue service part includes the following areas:

• Paramedic course: approx. 4 weeks
• Hospital internship: approx. 4 weeks
• Practical training at a fire and rescue station: approx. 4 weeks
• Examination course: approx. 1 week

At the end of the training, an examination for career group 1, 2nd entry level of the fire service has to be taken. This consists of a written, practical and oral part.