U Norveškoj je vatrogastvo u nadležnosti lokalne samouprave i vatrogasnu djelatnost obavljaju profesionalni vatrogasci i ugovorni vatrogasci. Nacionalna agencija propisuje programe osposobljavanja. Temeljni tečaj za profesionalne vatrogasce traje 112 sati, a zapovjedni traje 2 tjedna. Propisane su vježbe 40 sati godišnje (20 sati osposobljavanja, 20 sati vježbi). Za vrijeme dežurstva (pretežno vikendom) moraju odmah biti dostupni-boravak kod kuće. Uz fiksnu naknadu temeljem ugovora, plaća se minimalno po 2 sata po izlasku. Prosječna naknada je 22 EUR po satu (dok se noćni rad plaća dvostruko). Zahtjevi psihofizičke sposobnosti su isti za dobrovoljne i profesionalne vatrogasce. Procjena psihofizičke sposobnosti nije obvezna izuzev nositelja izolacijskih aparata.
In Norway, firefighting is the responsibility of local governments and firefighting activities are performed by professional firefighters and contract firefighters. The national agency prescribes training programs. The basic course for professional firefighters lasts 112 hours, and the command course lasts 2 weeks. 40 hours of exercises per year are prescribed (20 hours of training, 20 hours of exercises). During duty (mainly on weekends) they must be immediately available - stay at home. With a fixed fee based on the contract, a minimum of 2 hours is paid per exit. The average fee is 22 EUR per hour (while night work is paid twice). The psychophysical fitness requirements are the same for volunteer and professional firefighters. Assessment of psychophysical ability is not mandatory, except for the wearer of isolation devices.