Yakima is located in South Central Washington where the Naches and Yakima Rivers join. Yakima leads the way to the Cascade Mountains. It also opens up wonderful opportunities in the fruitful Yakima Valley.

The 300 days of sunshine and breathtaking sights beg those who experience it to take advantage of the wonderful outdoor activities. Included are camping, fishing, kayaking, hiking, mountain biking, skiing, snow boarding and boating to mention a few. For entertainment, Yakima also offers the turn-of-the-century Capitol Theatre, the Yakima Valley Museum, the Visitors and Convention Center, and the Central Washington State Fair.

The Yakima Valley is known for production of forest products, manufacturing aircraft parts and supplies; and machinery used in food product packaging. The main industry is agriculture that flourishes through producing and processing tree fruits, hops, mint, vegetables, livestock, dairy and wine. The extended growing season and rich soil provide the perfect conditions to produce grapes excellent for wine making. The Wine industry in the Yakima Valley has boomed in recent years, with international recognition of Yakima wines and vineyards.

The active participation of Yakima's citizens was recognized in 1994 and 2015 when Yakima became an "All-America City". Community members and leaders are proud of their achievements and stand firm in the commitment to work together to keep Yakima a beautiful and thriving community.

The Yakima Fire Department welcomes your interest in joining our fire department. We encourage you to contact us should you have any questions.

The Yakima Fire Department is an all-hazard career fire department that provides fire suppression (wildland and structural), non-transport emergency medical services, technical rescue (high/low angle, swift water, confined space, trench) hazardous materials response (technician level), and aircraft rescue and firefighting emergency services. Our call volume has been increasing every year with a year-end total for 2021 of just short of 13,000 calls. The department currently employs a total of 140 personnel consisting of 104 full-time employees that make up the fire division and 36 that make up our 911 communications division. We provide emergency services to the City of Union Gap, Yakima County District #11, and Yakima County Fire District #10 through contracts for fire protective services. The department’s total service area for the City of Yakima, along with the contracted areas encompasses an area of approximately 36.2 square miles. We operate out of six fire stations located throughout our response area with their exact locations shown on the fire department website.

The Yakima Fire department responds to an above average number of structure fires on a regular basis. If you desire to work for a fire department that averages a working structure fire once every three to four days, then Yakima Fire Department is the department for you. After completing our in-house twelve week training academy and becoming IFSAC Firefighter I certified, you will be assigned to a shift to finish out your one-year probationary period. The members of your shift are a dedicated team of firefighters and company officers that will teach and mentor you from their first-hand on-the-job experiences to provide you the training and skills necessary for a long-lasting career in the fire service.

We look forward to interviewing and hiring successful candidates.

The eligibility list is a continuous listing and maintained as scores are received from PST with oral board interviews conducted on an as-needed basis. Vacancies are filled by Civil Service "rule of three" with the top three candidates forwarded to the appointing authority for background investigation & selection as vacancies occur.

Current Vacancies: 0                                                            

We are also creating a list of eligible candidates for future hires

$29.68 - $40.24 Hourly
$6,487.55- $8,795.79 Monthly

BENEFIT PACKAGE:

The City of Yakima is a premier employer in the Yakima Valley with extensive opportunities for training and growth. The City offers a competitive benefit package including:

• Longevity pay starting at 2.0% after 4 years
• 2% bilingual/biliterate English/Spanish special pay
• Specialty pay including Acting, Investigator, Technical Rescue, etc.
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage
• FREE healthcare clinic!
• WA State LEOFF II pension membership
• 4% City contribution to 457 deferred compensation plan
• Leave accruals:
  1. Vacation – Starting at 14.5 hours/month
  2. Sick – 24 hours/month
  3. Observed holidays – 132 hour bank annually on January 1st
• $100,000 Life Insurance
• Much more!