FireJobs

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Every firefighter job in the U.S., checked daily

FireJobs is a job board for the fire service only. Each listing comes from a department's own hiring page or a city, county or federal job portal, is matched to the department it belongs to, and is checked again every night so a posting that closes disappears here the same day. Volunteer openings are listed alongside career and part-time positions and marked as such.

Right now the board holds 1,965 career and part-time positions and 581 volunteer openings at 1,578 departments in 51 states. Members see the position title, the salary when the department publishes one, the closing date and the direct application link on every listing, and can set a weekly alert for their state. Anyone can read the department pages, the state pages and the hiring guides.

Most departments hire in waves: a civil-service list opens for two to four weeks, then closes for a year or more. Applying to several departments in the same window is the single biggest thing a first-time applicant can do, which is why the board is organised by state and by role rather than by posting date alone.

1,965
career & part-time openings
1,578
departments with a listing
51
states covered
168
new postings in the last 7 days
139
close in the next 14 days
Nightly
every link re-checked

Newest departments hiring

DepartmentLocationOpeningsPosted
Town of Stowe, Vermont Fire RescueStowe, VT1Oct 8
Aberdeen Fire DepartmentAberdeen, WA5Oct 5
City of Walla Walla Fire DepartmentWalla Walla, WA6Oct 5
Lake Havasu City Fire DepartmentLake Havasu City, AZ3Oct 5
Sacramento Fire DepartmentSacramento, CA5Oct 5
Roanoke Fire- EMSRoanoke, VA2Oct 5
Livingston Fire DepartmentLivingston, CA3Oct 5
Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue ServicesFrederick, MD2Oct 5

Position titles, salary and application links are shown to members. Department names link to each department's openings.

Firefighter jobs, answered

How many firefighter jobs are open right now?
1,965 career and part-time firefighter positions are open on FireJobs today, plus 581 volunteer openings, across 1,578 departments in 51 states. The count updates every night as departments post and close positions.
Which states have the most firefighter jobs?
Today the most openings are in California (145), Washington (140), Ohio (118), Florida (111) and Georgia (102). The state pages list every department hiring in each state, with the closing date on every posting.
Do I need EMT certification to apply?
At most career departments, yes, either before you apply or within the first year. The guide to becoming a firefighter covers the EMT, Firefighter I, written test and CPAT steps, with a page for each state's rules.
How do I find fire departments hiring near me?
Pick your state below for every department with an opening, or search by city above. Members can set a weekly email for their state so a two-week application window does not pass unnoticed.
What does a firefighter job pay?
Postings that publish pay range from the low $40,000s at small departments to more than $80,000 at large city departments, before paramedic pay and overtime. The salary pages compare departments within each state, and members see the figure on every listing that publishes one.

Firefighter jobs by state

1,965 open career and part-time positions across the country, updated daily.

Firefighter jobs by role

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