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Firefighting Employment Opportunities

Welcome to the Milwaukee Fire Department recruitment page where you will find several different ways to join the MFD family. Our dedicated staff provide excellent service to the residents and visitors of the City of Milwaukee 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. Our commitment to excellence extends to our volunteers who provide invaluable support to our firefighting and community service efforts. Use the links below to find out how you can contribute to our mission of keeping Milwaukee safe.

Four Milwaukee Fire Department recruits posing for a photo in the golden hour sunlight in front of a vacant house

Fire Cadet - An employment opportunity for high school seniors and recent graduates ages 17-19

Firefighter - An employment opportunity for adults

Volunteer Opportunities

Two Junior Fire Institute students in harnesses hanging from ropes off the side of the burn tower with two onlookers on the ground in the background

Junior Fire Institute - A volunteer opportunity for youth ages 14-20

Milwaukee Fire Bell Club - A volunteer opportunity for adults ages 18 and over

Youth Apprenticeship Opportunities

Youth Fleet Apprenticeship Ad with a youth apprentice using a tool with a fleet member and photo of fleet member changing a fire engine tire

Youth Carpenter Apprenticeship Ad featuring a photo of woodworking tools and stacks of wood and a photo of a carpenter on a scaffold measuring a sawed hole in the wall

Click here to fill out an interest card for the Youth Fleet Apprenticeship

Click here to fill out an interest card for the Youth Carpenter Apprenticeship​