Fire Resumes

A Fire Resume is a bit different to other resumes because you need to put across more than just an ability to carry out a job. It’s not all about qualifications and experience - it is sometimes about passion and a true spirit of good will.

Your Fire cover letter really needs to convey your passion for helping people. It sometimes helps to have a past experience that you can refer to, which shows an occasion where you helped someone and the reward you felt opened your eyes to your desire to be able to serve people for a living.

Your Fire cover letter should start by explaining where you saw the advert and what position you would like to apply for. The next sentence is a good opportunity to present your personal experience which made you want to become a fire fighter. From this point on you then need to show that these thoughts lead you to where you are now – a fire fighter with education and experience to match.

Don’t dwell on the specifics of this too closely, just point your prospective employer in the direction of your Fire Resume which should be included with your letter.

Your Fire resume must again show your dedication to your career and your desire to help. You can kick this off with a strong objective statement which demonstrates your passion.

Following this you should highlight all of your relevant licences, certificates and qualifications that you have amassed since you made the decision to become a fire fighter. This information should be accompanied by your educational qualifications and also the number of hours training you achieved in your build up to a career of fire fighting.

The next section should be headed Experience. Your Fire Resume must show success wherever possible so next to each individual job you have had be sure to make a short comment about your positive experience in that position. If you are planning to include any work experience that is not directly related to your desired role of a fire fighter, try to find something in that job which could be related. This could be a position of authority or responsibility, a position where you were the only first aider on hand, or a position where your main goal was to help people. If your prospective employer can find a thread in your Fire Resume which suggests that you are good material, it doesn’t necessarily have to be in the field of fire fighting.

After this section you should add a separate section which lists all of the different memberships you have to related professional associations and also include any special awards you have received in relation to your work.

The final section of your fire resume should be to tie up any loose ends or to refer your prospective employer to any activities you carry out in your day to day life to show a rounded individual. This may be membership of a sports club, or team, which would demonstrate that you can get on well with people and you can work in a team – personality aspects crucial to the role of a fire fighter.

Sample Fire Resumes

Fire Captain Resume