Firefighter Jobs in Tn
37 open positions across Tn.
FireJobs lists 37 open firefighter positions in Tn from more than 12 hiring departments (25 full-time, 6 part-time and 6 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.
You are seeing the first 3 departments. Every one of the 37 listings shows its salary, closing date and application link to members. See all of them free for 7 days.
Fire departments hiring in Tn
Departments with the most open positions right now.
- Signal Mountain Fire Department · Signal Mountain · 5 openings
- Memphis Division of Fire Services · Memphis · 4 openings
- Covington Fire Department · Covington · 2 openings
- Fire Department of Mt. Juliet · Mt. Juliet · 2 openings
- Karns Volunteer Fire Department · Knoxville · 2 openings
- Milan Fire Department · Milan · 2 openings
- Bledsoe County Volunteer Fire Department District #5 · Pikeville · 1 opening
- Brentwood Fire & Rescue Department · Brentwood · 1 opening
- Campbell County Fire Service · La Follette · 1 opening
- Chattanooga Fire Department · Chattanooga · 1 opening
- City of Alcoa Fire Department · Alcoa · 1 opening
- City of Athens Fire Department · Athens · 1 opening
Browse all 636 fire departments in Tn, including the ones not hiring today.
Firefighter salary in Tn
Across the 21 current Tn postings that publish pay, starting salaries run from about $39,894 to $81,780 a year, with a typical starting figure near $53,560. Hourly and monthly rates are converted to annual figures. Volunteer and paid-per-call positions usually pay a stipend or nothing and are not included. Members see the exact salary on every listing.
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Most Tn departments require Firefighter I certification and an EMT license, or hire recruits and train them in an academy. Hiring usually involves an application, a written test, a physical ability test, an interview, and a background check.
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.
Tn firefighter job questions
- How many firefighter jobs are open in Tn?
- 37 firefighter and fire service positions are open in Tn on FireJobs today, at 12 departments. The count updates daily as departments post and close positions.
- How much do firefighters make in Tn?
- Across the 21 current Tn postings that publish pay, starting salaries run from about $39,894 to $81,780 a year, with a typical starting figure near $53,560. Each listing shows its exact figure to FireJobs members.