(AGENPARL) - Roma, 5 Dicembre 2025 - (AGENPARL) – Fri 05 December 2025 City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:
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News Release
December 5, 2025
Toronto Fire Services celebrate graduation of 107 new recruits
Today, Toronto Fire Services Chief Jim Jessop and City of Toronto officials welcomed 107 new frontline staff, including 102 Operations Firefighters and five Telecommunicators, during a graduation ceremony held at the Toronto Fire and Paramedic Services Training Centre.
Operations Firefighters mitigate fires and respond to thousands of medical emergencies, rescues, hazardous materials incidents and other emergencies that occur across Toronto every day. The 102 recruits graduated from an intensive, 19-week training program and received National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) professional qualifications as Operations Firefighters, Fire Prevention Inspectors and Public Educators.
Telecommunicators make quick, high-pressure decisions that protect the public and first responders during an emergency. These calm, professional voices are the first point of contact for residents in need of emergency services. The five graduates will assume the important tasks of answering and processing emergency calls, dispatching resources and personnel to emergencies, and supporting first responders behind the scenes. The recruits graduated from an eight-week training program and have received National Fire Protection Association professional qualifications (NFPA) as Public Safety Telecommunications Personnel.
Toronto Fire Services (TFS) is the largest fire service in Canada, providing Toronto residents, visitors and businesses with a suite of world-class fire protection services that includes public education, fire prevention, Ontario Fire Code enforcement and all hazards emergency response.
Toronto is the largest city in North America with an internationally accredited fire service under the Commission on Fire Accreditation International.
More information about career opportunities with TFS is available on the City’s website: https://www.toronto.ca/home/jobs/information-for-applicants/recruitment-initiatives/toronto-fire-services-careers/.
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“Over the past 19 weeks, our recruit Firefighters have completed rigorous training to prepare for the unique challenges of emergency response in Toronto’s diverse and vertical cityscape. Alongside them, our graduating Telecommunicators have honed the critical skills that make them the heartbeat of Toronto Fire Services, providing calm, expert guidance in moments of crisis and coordinating resources to ensure help arrives quickly and effectively. On behalf of the Toronto Fire Services Command Team, I congratulate all graduates and their families. I am confident they will serve our city with courage, compassion and unwavering dedication.”
– Jim Jessop, Chief, Toronto Fire Services