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Bonn makes a career.

Fire chief inspector candidate

The fire and rescue services of the City of Bonn ensure safety with around 350 employees, around 500 volunteer firefighters and the emergency services of the integrated aid organizations in three fire stations and one rescue station as well as at 18 volunteer fire department locations.

During your training with the City of Bonn as a fire chief inspector, you will work on day duty as a clerk or as a head of department in one of the fire department's departments. You will be deployed on 24-hour duty as a platoon leader in one of the fire stations. With sufficient experience, you can take over the command of major incidents.

During your training, you will complete various training stages at fire departments throughout Germany as well as various courses in addition to working for the City of Bonn's fire department. You will complete your training as a fire officer candidate in career group 2, first entry level, in the form of a preparatory service. You will be employed as a civil servant on revocation and complete your training with the career examination. The training lasts 24 months.

A transfer to the fire department of the City of Bonn as a clerk with regular operational duty as a platoon leader (C-duty) or as a watch department head after passing the career examination is intended, but cannot be guaranteed.

Recruitment requirements:

  • As a rule, maximum age of 40 years at the time of recruitment (§ 14 LBG NRW, here you will also find the exceptions)
  • Citizenship of a member state of the European Union (Section 7 (1) BeamtStG)
  • a degree from a university of applied sciences or a corresponding bachelor's degree in a technical or scientific subject suitable for the fire department
  • health suitability (examinations will be arranged accordingly)
  • Unrestricted physical fitness for the fire department
  • Willingness to relocate to the City of Bonn at the latest upon completion of training

Payment:

During your traineeship, you will receive a salary of around 1,500 euros. You will also receive capital-forming benefits.

You are entitled to 30 days of vacation per calendar year during your training with the City of Bonn.