Fire Fighter
2 weeks ago
Your role
As a Fire Fighter in the Air Force, you'll be responsible for providing aircraft rescue and firefighting services on base and on deployments to remote locations. You'll protect both life and property from various situations, working on rotating shifts as part of a highly skilled and motivated team.
Your duties may include:
- Structural Rescue and Fire Fighting (SRFF) - extinguishing fires in buildings or other structures
- Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) response
- Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) response
- wildfire response
- operator-level maintenance and functional testing of fire vehicles and ancillary equipment mounted on fire vehicles
- maintaining high levels of readiness through on-the-job training
- providing aid to the civil community when required
- decontamination of personnel and/or equipment as a result of agents/chemicals accidentally discharged during peacetime, and/or following deliberate chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear attacks
- continuation training of military and/or civilian personnel employed on Air Force bases.
You'll be paid from day one to gain all the skills needed with extensive on-the-job training, all while living an adventurous lifestyle and making a difference to Australia.
Benefits
- Competitive salary package
- Generous superannuation
- Good work/life balance
- Career progression and development
- Supportive team environment
- Free medical and dental
- Job security
- Travel opportunities
Salary
Upon completion of initial military and employment training, you will enjoy a salary package starting from $83,610.
Location
Following training, you may be posted to one of the major Air Force bases around Australia, such as RAAF Base Tindal, Amberley, or Williamtown.
Apply Now:
Apply today and we'll get in contact with you shortly.
For this role, you must be at least 17 at the time of enlistment, an Australian Citizen, and have passed Year 10 with Maths and English as mandatory subjects. If you are not an Australian Citizen you may still be eligible to join the ADF if you meet certain criteria, please visit the ADF Careers Eligibility Page for more details.
Visit the link below for the full position description and detailed application requirements.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $75,000.00 – $85,000.00 per year
Application Question(s):
- If not an Australian citizen, are you a citizen of any of the following countries: New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada or United States of America? [Please write country below]
Licence/Certification:
- Australian citizenship or Australian permanent residency (Required)
Work Location: In person
Application Deadline: 30/09/2025
