Application process open for 60 places with the Barcelona Fire Service
The recruitment process consists of competitive entrance exams and is open to anybody who meets the requisites set out in the terms and conditions of the call. The main change in this process is that candidates will be required to hold a baccalaureate qualification or similar to join the Barcelona Fire Service. Applications for the competitive entrance exams can be made from 20 March to 8 April.
The rest of the characteristics of the call remain unchanged:
- Reserve of 25% of places for women.
- Foreign language tests are not for eliminating candidates, but for them to improve their marks. As many as seven languages are recognised: German, English, Arabic, French, Italian, Urdu and Chinese.
The first test in the selection process will be held in the last quarter of the year. The goal of the City Council is for the process to be completed a year later at the end of 2026 so that successful candidates can start the corresponding training at the Institute for Public Security of Catalonia.
The process will consolidate a workforce of nearly 800 firefighters with the Barcelona Fire Service, the highest number ever thanks to the increase in staff achieved in recent years. The workforce is currently made up of 726 professionals, with a further 60 firefighters set to join in June.
How to join the corps?
The recruitment process for the Fire Prevention, Extinction and Rescue Service (SPEIS) is one of the longest for all public-sector jobs, with the competitive entrance process consisting of nine tests in all: general knowledge, specific knowledge, Catalan, Spanish, physical aptitude, a practical test, a driving test, character and skills tests and medical tests.
The terms and conditions, now published in the Official Gazette of the Government of Catalonia (DOGC), set out the requisites that candidates must satisfy to join the corps. As from the day after its publication, candidates have twenty natural days to submit their applications.
Full information and notifications on the stages of the call are available via Barcelona City Council’s e-headquarters (“Recruitment processes” section). Applications can be submitted online using the municipal procedures website.
Information talk
Two members of the corps and a representative from the municipal Area for Human Resources will be offering an information talk at the main premises of Barcelona Activa on Thursday, 27 March, at 5 pm. The session will explain the work of Barcelona’s firefighters and the recruitment process, resolving any doubts or queries that might come up.
Anybody wishing to attend this face-to-face session (C/ Llacuna, 156-162) can do so by reserving a place here.