Toulouse. The SDIS is recruiting 144 volunteer firefighters in the city, how to apply
Through Guillaume Laurens
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While the barracks in the agglomeration of Toulouse Experience a real big bang – with the creation of five new centers in the region – the SDIS de la Haute-Garonne is launching a recruitment campaign for volunteer firefighters, in order to strengthen the staff of its fire and rescue centers.
62% of volunteers in Haute-Garonne
Across the Haute-Garonne, volunteer firefighters represent 62% of the workforce. And if in Toulouse, until a few years ago, there were only professionals, volunteers have also appeared among the teams that started in the Pink City. And more and more of them are coming to give their time in the service of others, without it being their job.
Worker, student, housewife …
“We are looking to recruit 144 volunteer firefighters within the framework of this campaign ”, specifies the SDIS of Haute-Garonne to Toulouse news. “These are women and men who are committed to providing assistance to their fellow citizens, in parallel with their professional activity or their studies”.
I do not have profile step type of the volunteer fire soldier: ” Worker, student, craftsman, manager, housewife … Everyone has their place with the firefighters ”. Being a volunteer firefighter is not a job, but neither is it volunteering: intervention and training time are compensated.
What are the criteria to be a volunteer firefighter
To be a volunteer firefighter, the SDIS de la Haute-Garonne indicates that you must:
- To have between 18 and 55 years old.
- To wish to invest in an activity turned towards others.
- Have team spirit and the desire to adhere to the values of firefighters such as altruism, solidarity, discretion ”.
- To live in near a center fire and rescue.
- Get vaccinated or engaged in a process of vaccination against Covid-19 and hepatitis B.
Candidate comment?
Depending on the area in which they reside (see image below), applicants should contact a cover letter and CV by email to [email protected] if they live in zone 1 (in orange), to [email protected] if they live in zone 2 (in violet).
Practical information :
For more information, you can also reach the north-east group on 05 61 14 95 50, and the north-west group on 05 62 74 86 00.
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