How to become a firefighter in Longueuil

Verified GuideModel B: Come pre-certifiedDepartment-specificDepartment-specific

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The SSIAL careers page asks candidates to create a profile on the city jobs platform and sign up for job alerts so they do not miss an opening: "Créez votre profil sur notre plateforme emplois et inscrivez-vous aux alertes d'emplois pour ne manquer aucune ouverture de poste." Temporary firefighter is one of the listed job types.

Checked August 10, 2026 against the department's own page. Intake dates change without notice, so confirm there before you plan around this.

Working language

You need working French. Entry to a Quebec fire service runs through the DEP Intervention en sécurité incendie or the DEC Techniques de sécurité incendie, both delivered in French at Quebec institutions, and the recruitment process, the postings and the job itself run in French. Coming from outside Quebec, the French is not a formality to clear at the end: it gates the schooling you need before you can apply at all. Longueuil posts its openings as temporary firefighter positions through the SSIAL, in French.

This department does not publish a language requirement we could find, so the above describes the practical reality rather than a stated rule. Ask them directly before you rule yourself in or out.

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At a glance

Entry model: Model B: Come pre-certified
Fire certification before applying: DEP Intervention en sécurité incendie; DEC en sécurité incendie (completed or in progress)
Medical requirement: None listed
Driver requirement: Class 4A licence
Written test: Department-specific
Physical test: Department-specific
Last verified: July 2026 · sources monitored daily for changes

A summary of this record. The full detail is below, and the official posting governs.

The SSIAL protects the agglomeration of Longueuil on Montréal's South Shore and posts firefighter openings as temporary firefighter positions. The city's fire service jobs page requires the DEP en intervention en sécurité incendie and the DEC en sécurité incendie, with the DEC accepted while still in progress, plus a Class 4A licence. Experience in fire or emergency response fields is an asset. The published hiring process runs written test, interview, physical test, security check, then a pre-employment medical.

NFPA 1001 Firefighter I and II plus HazMat Operations are required before applying. Budget for fire school before you can compete.

Requirements

Required at application

DEP Intervention en sécurité incendie
Stated as: DEP en intervention en sécurité incendie.
Prepare with roadmap step 5
DEC en sécurité incendie (completed or in progress)
Stated as: DEC en sécurité incendie (complété ou en voie d'être complété).
Prepare with roadmap step 5
Class 4A licence
Stated as: Être détenteur d'un permis de conduire classe 4A.
Prepare with roadmap step 4

Preferred assets

Experience in fire or emergency response fieldsPreferred asset
Noted on the jobs page as an asset.

The hiring process

You reach the written test (examen écrit) through a posted competition. Longueuil hires through the city jobs platform, and the SSIAL careers page asks you to create a profile and turn on job alerts so you do not miss an opening. The page, the postings, and the whole process run in French.
The city does not publish the format, length, or pass mark of the written test. Read your invitation carefully and confirm the details with the department if anything is unclear.
Prepare by reviewing your DEP Intervention en sécurité incendie and DEC coursework, since Quebec department written tests draw on that training. Practise reading and answering under time in French, because running out of time fails as surely as wrong answers.
Bring government photo ID and arrive early. Treat the test as eliminatory unless told otherwise, since Quebec cities commonly cut candidates at each stage.
Department source for this stage
Read roadmap step 8 Drill the question banks Sit a timed mock
The interview (entrevue) is run in French. Expect behavioural questions about teamwork, discipline, stress, and contact with the public, and prepare concrete examples from your DEP training, work, and volunteer life.
Know the service. The SSIAL protects the whole agglomeration of Longueuil on Montréal's South Shore, and its past postings listed station and equipment upkeep plus prevention and public education among the duties, so show that you want the full job and not just fire calls.
Openings are posted as temporary firefighter (pompier temporaire) positions, and temporary firefighters live on availability. Be ready to explain how you will cover platoon schedules and short-notice call-ins.
Keep answers short and structured, and answer honestly. Panels score what they hear, so practise out loud in French with someone who will push back.
Read roadmap step 11 Run a mock panel interview Interview playbook
Longueuil uses its own physical test (test physique) rather than a named public standard, and it does not publish the events. Your invitation should say what to wear and what to bring, and confirm with the department if it does not.
Train the classic firefighter tasks anyway: stair climbs under load, hose drags, ladder raises, equipment carries, and victim drags. These circuits appear in some form in almost every Quebec department test.
Arrive rested, eat and hydrate normally, and warm up before your slot. Having passed the physical demands of your DEP is not proof you are ready today, so test yourself under time before the real day.
Read roadmap step 13 Start a fitness program
Expect a criminal record check and background verification (enquête de sécurité) consistent with public safety hiring. The city does not publish the exact scope for firefighter candidates, so confirm with the department what it covers.
Be complete and truthful on every form. An issue you declare is often survivable, while an undeclared one found later is how candidates disappear from a process.
Your driving record matters because Longueuil postings have asked for a Class 4A licence (permis de conduire classe 4A). Keep it clean through the whole process, and have your licence, proof of schooling, and references ready to hand over quickly.
Read roadmap step 10 Draft your PHS Build your experience logbook
The pre-employment medical (examen médical préembauche) comes at the end, after the department has decided it wants you. It confirms you can do the job safely, so keep training rather than easing off once the interview is done.
Bring what the clinic asks for. Current prescriptions and eyewear details are common requests, and since Longueuil does not publish its medical standard, confirm the requirements with the department instead of assuming a checklist.
Deal with the fixable early. Blood pressure, hearing, and vision issues caught at the medical stage can stall an offer, and a visit to your own doctor months earlier is the cheap fix.
Answer health questionnaires honestly. Occupational medicine exists to place you safely, and an inconsistent history creates more problems than most conditions do.
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Worth knowing

Openings are posted as temporary firefighter (pompier temporaire) positions.
Applications go through the city's jobs platform; candidates create a profile and subscribe to job alerts.
Job duties include station and equipment maintenance plus fire prevention and public education work.

Official sources

Last verified July 2026. Requirements change: the official posting always governs.

Ville de Longueuil, Emplois au Service de sécurité incendie

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