SEATTLE —The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) is currently accepting applications for entry-level firefighter/EMT positions after ongoing issues with understaffing.
The department said it aims to expand its diverse team of over 1,000 uniformed firefighters, who operate across the city’s 33 fire stations.
According to the agency, the starting annual salary is $98,124 annually, with benefits including a comprehensive insurance package and a lifetime retirement pension plan.
Minimum qualifications include:
At least 18 years oldHigh school diploma or GEDValid driver’s licenseAbility to communicate in EnglishEMT certification is not required to apply, but is required for hire
In 2024, the SFD responded to 112,320 incidents, including fire suppression and emergency medical aid.
The department is seeking candidates who embody its core values of integrity, teamwork, courage, compassion, and diversity.
In 2024, SFD Fire Chief Harold Scoggins expressed the strain the department was facing after increased calls and crime in the city, resulting in the loss of crew members from burnout.
In a briefing in front of the Seattle council’s public safety committee, Scoggins said he was down 125 people from a full staff, citing the increase in overdose calls, encampment fires, and vacant structure responses as reasons behind it all.
“Firefighters want to know people are listening, paying attention, so we can take steps, so we don’t have to go to encampments 12,000, 13,000, 14,000 times a year. We don’t have to respond to 5,000 overdoses in a year,” he told the committee. “It wears on you as an individual.”
Scoggins said while he still has a waiting list, it has been tough to train recruits to equal the number of departures over the last few years.Applications can be submitted onlineHEREuntil Nov. 25, 2025.
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