Newly hired men and women are paid while undergoing 6 months of intense training to become properly certified and licensed in fire-fighting, rescue, hazardous materials, and emergency medicine. If you want to be a firefighter we want you to be the best.

The Knoxville Fire Department is comprised of 327 staff members providing service through 42 fire apparatus located at 19 Fire Stations supported by 7 special services divisions.


SPECIAL SERVICE DIVISIONS

• Firefighter Training Academy
• Emergency Medical Services
• Fire Marshal / Inspections
• Public Education /Community Risk
• Reduction
• Fire and Explosion Investigative Unit
• Support Services
• Special Operations


HOW TO APPLY FOR FIREFIGHTER RECRUIT

Current jobs with the City of Knoxville are listed at knoxvilletn.gov/jobs.

If you are interested in being notified when this position becomes available, you may save a search on the Careers homepage and you will receive an email notification when this position is posted. Old mailing list cards will not be maintained.

To save a search, go to the Careers homepage and click on the link for "Job Search" that appears at the top of the page. Put the job title in the key-words field and save the search.

You may contact Civil Service for more information by calling 865-215-2106 or by visiting our office in the City County Building at 400 Main Street, Suite 569.

Contact us about the Firefighter Explorer Program at 865-595-4673.


FOLLOW THE KNOXVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT AT

Facebook.com / KnoxvilleFire
Twitter.com / KnoxvilleFire