The Richland Fire & Emergency Services department will be seeking Lateral Firefighter applicants.  If you are currently a professional full-time Firefighter with three years of consecutively paid experience with a comparable department and have successfully passed your probationary period with your current department, you may be considered as a Lateral Firefighter.

To be eligible to participate in the City of Richland's (City) application screening process, applicants must complete a Personal History Statement (PHS) to attach to their application. Applicants are encouraged to attach a current cover letter and resume to the City's application.

Recruitment Starts in the Summer of Each Year – See Current Openings Here

 Minimum Qualifications

• Three (3) consecutive years of paid experience as a full-time Firefighter in a like department.
• Successfully completed probationary period with current Firefighter employer.
• Graduation from a career-based fire academy.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Submit an online application and attach a personal history statement (PHS) in PDF format.  Please click here to access the PHS.
• Valid driver's license.
• Eighteen (18) years of age or older at time of application.
• Certified to wear a respirator at SCBA level.
• Washington State Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Advanced EMT (AEMT) certifications.
• IFSAC Firefighter I and II certifications.
• IFSAC Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations certification.
• Obtain Wildland Firefighter II certification within one (1) year of hire and maintain throughout employment.
• Washington State Emergency Vehicle Accident Prevention (EVIP) certification within two (2) years of hire date and prior to driving fire department vehicles in the 'emergency' mode.

Please review the Hiring Standards brochure for further details on hiring standards, to include temporary or permanent disqualifiers.

Desired Qualifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Fire Science or Fire Administration or Business Administration.
• Wildland Firefighter II certification.
• Washington State Emergency Vehicle Incident Prevention (EVIP) certification.
• Certified Washington State of National Registry Paramedic.

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Applicants are encouraged to attach a current cover letter and resume to the City's application.