Firefighter Jobs in Pennsylvania (PA)
51 open positions across Pennsylvania.
FireJobs lists 51 open firefighter positions in Pennsylvania from more than 12 hiring departments (5 full-time, 4 part-time and 42 volunteer). Each listing is checked against the department's own hiring page and shows the closing date, salary where the department publishes one, requirements, and the direct application link.
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Fire departments hiring in Pennsylvania
Departments with the most open positions right now.
- Gilbertsville Fire & Rescue Company · Gilbertsville · 6 openings
- Howard Volunteer Fire Company 1, Inc. · Howard · 5 openings
- Middlesex Township Volunteer Fire Company · Valencia · 3 openings
- Salisbury Township Fire Company #1 · Gap · 3 openings
- Chambersburg Fire Department · Chambersburg · 2 openings
- Fire Department Mount Joy, Inc. · Mount Joy · 2 openings
- Kingston Fire Department · Kingston · 2 openings
- Norristown Fire Department · Norristown · 2 openings
- North Penn Volunteer Fire Company · North Wales · 2 openings
- Penn Forest Township Volunteer Fire Company 1 · Jim Thorpe · 2 openings
- Port Matilda Fire Company · Port Matilda · 2 openings
- Presto Volunteer Fire Department · Presto · 2 openings
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How to become a firefighter in Pennsylvania
Certification. Pennsylvania has no statewide certification mandate for career firefighters, but the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy offers Pro Board certifications that most departments expect.
How hiring works. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh hire through civil service exams. Outside the big cities most departments are volunteer, and career openings are concentrated in the larger boroughs and townships.
Wherever you apply, expect the same core steps: meet the age, education, and driver's license minimums, pass a written exam and a physical ability test (often the CPAT), clear an oral board interview, and pass a background investigation and medical exam.
Pennsylvania firefighter job questions
- How many firefighter jobs are open in Pennsylvania?
- 51 firefighter and fire service positions are open in Pennsylvania on FireJobs today, at 12 departments. The count updates daily as departments post and close positions.
- What certification do Pennsylvania firefighters need?
- Pennsylvania has no statewide certification mandate for career firefighters, but the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy offers Pro Board certifications that most departments expect.
- How does firefighter hiring work in Pennsylvania?
- Philadelphia and Pittsburgh hire through civil service exams. Outside the big cities most departments are volunteer, and career openings are concentrated in the larger boroughs and townships.