Employment Status: Regular Full-Time
Job Code: 19259
✓ Pension ✓ Dental Insurance ✓ Disability Insurance ✓ Health Insurance ✓ Life Insurance

PROBATIONARY PUBLIC EDUCATION / FIRE PREVENTION OFFICER ( PEO/FPO)

Competition Number: 19259
Primary Work Location: Waterloo Fire Station 2
Posting Status: Internal/External Job Posting
Salary : $81,501
Number of Vacancies: 1
Employment Group: WPFFA
Job Status: Regular, Full-time
Posting Release Date: September 11, 2025
Hours of Work: 40 hours
Posting Closing Date: September 28, 2025

OVERVIEW:

Do you have a genuine commitment and desire to serve the community? Do you have strong work ethic paired with the ability to problem solve, take direction, and work cooperatively in a team environment? Do you have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to maintain your professionalism in high pressure emergency services settings? If this sounds like you, a career with Waterloo Fire Rescue (WFR) may be just what you’re looking for!
We are excited to share that the City of Waterloo is currently accepting applications for Probationary Public Education Officer/Fire Prevention Officer (PEO/FPO) to join our team. Waterloo Fire Rescue is a diverse team of highly skilled and caring professionals who provide essential community-based education, prevention and emergency response services that enhance public safety and quality of life. Applicants who are prepared to shape our firesafe community and make a career commitment to community service, health and safety, and professional development are encouraged to apply.

Reporting to the Fire Prevention Captain, Fire Rescue Services, your general responsibilities will include the organization, coordination, and accomplishment of life safety inspections while ensuring compliance with, and enforcement of, the Ontario Fire Code. The PEO/FPO will also ensure compliance with applicable municipal by-laws and recognized standards by providing education, inspection, and enforcement services on behalf of the City of Waterloo. The PEO/FPO is also designated as an Assistant to the Fire Marshall and is responsible for administering the provisions of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act as defined within.

Your primary responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Conduct inspections ensuring compliance with legislation, codes, standards and where necessary issue orders, notices and administer the prosecution process;
• Provide provincial/municipal fire prevention and education program leadership, expertise, development, implementation and maintenance of such programs;
• Develop necessary fire prevention policies and educational programs, finding innovative solutions to working with partners, developing alternatives and improvements, making recommendations, and gaining approvals at senior levels;
• Lead the development and delivery of municipal public fire education programs for external and internal audiences related to fire prevention and compliance tools and techniques, including OFM programs, media releases and teaching plans;
• Examine and investigate fire scenes to determine the cause and origin of a fire while on duty and on an on-call rotation outside of normal working hours in order to maintain a 24 hour a day, 7 days a week coverage;
• Evaluate, monitor and provide guidance for fire safety plans and evaluate occupant loads;
• Liaise with municipal and provincial agencies, and provide guidance and direction to businesses, community, stakeholder groups as well as the media;
• Provide technical assistance utilizing inspection reports, codes, legislation, municipal by-laws and standards to advise on any necessary modifications thereby ensuring conformance;
• Prepare reports in order to provide detailed analysis of infractions pertaining to Codes, legislation and by-laws and ensuring that owner(s)/occupant(s) of a property is/are aware of those infractions and/or requirements;
• Work in a safe manner in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act;
• Participate in training as prescribed by the Fire Prevention Captain;
• Assist legal counsel in cases of non-compliance; and,
• Participate in special projects and other duties as assigned by divisional leadership.