Does SFRS pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SFRS employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SFRS. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SFRS?

68% of SFRS employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SFRS 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SFRS?

Firefighter (27) , Communications Officer (3) , Crew Commander (3) , Firefighter control (3) , Support Staff (2) , Watch Commander (2)

What are the pros of working at SFRS according to real employee reviews?

"Some good people but only some" ((in 4 reviews)); "Good work life balance and benefits" ((in 3 reviews)); "Great environment and team" ((in 3 reviews)); "Time off is very good." ((in 3 reviews)); "excellent training get to help local community" ((in 2 reviews))

What are the cons of working at SFRS according to real employee reviews?

"Management are desperate to jump upon any slight error or typo and discipline employees in a public setting" ((in 3 reviews))

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3.4

68% would recommend to a friend

(61 total reviews)

Alasdair Hay

60% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.5

Diversity and inclusion

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Culture and values

2.6

Senior management

SFRS has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 61 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SFRS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

61 reviews

1.0

1 Apr 2026

TOXIC

Communications officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Home working means you can avoid bullies in NTC

Cons

Everything. Literally everything. The place is poisonous and enables bullies and sadists to hurt people.

1.0

16 Dec 2025

Terrible racist

Firefighter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Some nice team mates and you can make a difference and help save lives

Cons

Terrible and racist work enviroment filled with bullies. Pay is not good enough.

3.0

19 Nov 2025

good

Firefighter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

flexible, good team morale, good pay

Cons

nightshift working and old fashioned

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