Job posting closes: November 2nd, 2025, at 5:00pm Yukon Standard Time 

At our core, the City of Whitehorse is committed to cultivating an inclusive employee community and workspace, confronting racism and biases for fairness and equity, while advancing reconciliation and accessibility.

The City promotes work life balance for its employees and offers flexible work arrangements, such as work from home and compressed work weeks, subject to applicable administrative directives.

An Eligibility List may be established from this competition – the duration of the eligibility list may be up to 12 months. The eligibility list may be used to fill future permanent full-time, permanent part-time, temporary full-time, temporary part-time, term or casual vacancies within the same department and classification based on the organizational needs by going to the next highest ranked candidate until the eligibility list expires.

This position is part of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF). 

The City wishes to thank all applicants for their interest but only those candidates selected to advance in the recruitment will be contacted.  Note that only those candidates eligible to legally work in Canada will be considered.

Officer, Fire Prevention

Job Code:050
Department: Fire and Protective Services

Job Summary:

Under the general direction of the Deputy Fire Chief, is responsible for carrying out fire prevention duties as assigned. These duties will generally focus on the three pillars of Fire Prevention: Inspection, Investigation, & Public Education. Other duties may include supporting operations as a Safety Officer or Staging Manager. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Inspect all types of public and private occupancies to ensure compliance with regulations. Identifies hazardous activities/processes, investigate violations, fire protection equipment and recommend the appropriate action.

2. Investigates fires to determine origin and cause. Assist in gathering, preserving, documenting and processing of evidence.

3. Advise stakeholders of safe operating procedures and methods in eliminating fire hazards.

4. Prepares, oversees and delivers effective public education programs on fire prevention to groups and the public, as required.

5. Works with and develops programming to support the inclusion of Suppression staff in Fire Prevention Activities.

6. Liaises and collaborates with other stakeholders on matters pertaining to fire prevention, investigations, education and public safety.

7. Performs unscheduled inspections in response to complaints concerning hazardous conditions.

8. Prepares and maintains all required records, reports, statistics, correspondence and other related material.

9. Follows, so far as is reasonably practicable, established safety procedures and standards.

10. Act as Deputy Fire Chief as assigned.

11. Other related duties.

This description contains elements necessary for identification and evaluation of the job. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Working Conditions:

Considerable work is performed under normal office conditions.  Responds to emergency situations, many that occur outside of normal working hours.  May include on-call duties if necessary. Exposure to health hazards, smoke/fumes, chemicals, temperature and weather extremes during fire and other emergency situations.

Knowledge, Skill and Abilities:

• 5 years previous related experience including firefighting, fire inspection/investigation. 

• 6 months on the job training Fire fighter Level I and Il Certification considered an asset

• Fire officer Il considered an asset

• Incident Command 300 considered an asset

• Class 5 Driver's license 

• Effective public relations and public speaking skills

• Proven note taking, report writing, interview skills 

• Ability to work effectively, independently or in a team environment

Additional certifications required include but not limited to:

Standard first aid, CPR level C and oxygen therapy; Defensive Driving & Hazard Avoidance; etc.

An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.

Examples of Required Equipment to Operate:

Fire investigation tools, personal protection equipment and general office equipment, including computer skills to operate software programs related to work processing, spreadsheets, electronic mail, etc.

Accommodation Requests:

Shortlisted candidates who require accommodation or have accessibility needs during the selection process are encouraged to reach out to the Recruiter and make requests to ensure their full participation. The City of Whitehorse is committed to reviewing requests and making arrangements for reasonable accommodation and accessibility requests. You may email to Ewa.Benson@whitehorse.ca and careers@whitehorse.ca.

Other Details:

Job seekers are required to create an online profile and submit their application electronically through the City's online Applicant system via www.whitehorse.ca/careers. Instructions on applications are provided at  https://www.whitehorse.ca/our-government/employment/how-to-apply/. If you have any further questions regarding this posting, please contact the recruiter at HR@whitehorse.ca.

To apply for this position, you are required to submit your resume. 

Various tests and/or exams may be administered as part of the recruiting process. 

At the time this posting closes, candidates must have valid and current licenses/certifications/education that match the position requirements. Candidates who are selected to continue with the recruiting process will be required to provide proof of qualifications during their interview