Are you interested in serving your community as a firefighter? We’d love to hear from you!

View our current openings:

• From our homepage 
  1. Click Join Our Team  
  2. Click Current Openings

Important: All applicants must live within our responding area (see map below).

Already Certified?

If you hold Wisconsin Firefighter I, Firefighter II, and HazMat certifications, you may be eligible to join directly. 

Contact the Fire Chief at 715-425-0908 to discuss next steps.

Not Certified?

If you want to join but don’t hold all the required certifications, please complete a job interest card to be automatically notified of our next recruitment. 

• Job interest cards can be found 
  1. Click on Join Our Team on our home page 
  2. Click Current Openings. 
  3. Click Menu in the top left corner 
  4. Select Job Interest Card

Applicants needing certifications will be hired as part of a group when multiple openings are available. The City of River Falls will provide training at no cost and those hired will complete certification classes together.

Orientation

Before hiring, all applicants attend an orientation covering:

• Department overview
• Firefighter expectations
• How we operate

Significant others are encouraged to attend as their support and understanding play a big role in helping new recruits succeed.

For certified firefighters, orientation can be scheduled as needed at the Fire Chief’s discretion. 

Fire DEPARTMENT Response AREA