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CHARLOTTETOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT

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Charlottetown is a composite department - roughly 26 career and 85 volunteer members as of mid-2025, not volunteer-only. The volunteer recruitment campaign runs annually, typically opening in mid-summer with an October application deadline, and includes a written test, medical and physical testing and an interview. Confirm the current campaign dates with the department.

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Last checked September 5, 2026Source

A small service with a strong volunteer pathway into career roles.

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Format
Charlottetown Fire Department is a volunteer service. Recruits go through written and medical testing and an interview, then a 16-week training program at the PEI Firefighting Facility
Important
Charlottetown is not volunteer-only: it runs a composite service with about 26 career and 85 volunteer members. Its annual volunteer campaign (mid-summer to an October deadline) includes a written test, medical, physical and interview, but the content of that written test is not published.
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Charlottetown Fire Department
Entry requirement
No prior firefighting experience is required and training is provided free of charge. Volunteers typically log around 125 hours a year and are asked to respond to 80% of calls

Prep priority

If you are looking for a full-time career firefighter position, Charlottetown is not that route — this is a volunteer service

Source: Compiled from CBC reporting on Charlottetown Fire Department recruitment drives. Details of the written test itself are not published — contact the department directly.

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Physical requirements

Department-specific physical ability test

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