Recruitment | Curious about employment as a Firefighter?

Since 1877, the Fresno Fire Department has met its challenges by virtue of its cohesive core values: “Teamwork, Trust, and Commitment.”

With a firefighting force of 346 sworn personnel, the FFD enjoys a reputation of being hard-working, fast-moving, and dedicated to education and progressive training of its members. The mission statement of the FFD is: To protect and put service above all else” and a strong sense of duty and commitment is needed to be a part of the FFD team. We “fight a lot of fire” in Fresno, but fighting fires is not all our members do, as this profession involves so much more! Over 47,000 times each year our men and women respond to emergencies, with over 60 percent of those being medical aid in nature.

Our firefighters have servants hearts, are team players, honest, dependable, and have desire each day to have a positive impact on the community. Firefighting is both physically and mentally demanding, requiring one to be physically fit, highly trained, motivated, and possess a strong work ethic. Our firefighters often volunteer or are involved in various community service projects off duty, as well.