Welcome to the Fire Department. Nick Marinaro is the department director and Fire Chief.  The City of Palo Alto Fire Department provides services to a resident population of 75,000. The large number of high-technology businesses and the Stanford University campus increase the daytime population to over 125,000 persons. Service areas for the Fire Department include... [more]

  
 
No Longer accepting applications for Firefighter EMT & Paramedic...

The Firefighter EMT & Paramedic posting has been closed.

For those selected to move forward in the recruitment process, please review the tentative recruitment schedule:

• November 10 & 13 - Written Test.  9:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. - 2 hour 20 minute test
• November 30 -Dec 2 - Oral Interviews
• December 14, 16 & 17 - Chief Interviews
• January 4 - Select/Notify candidates
• January 11 - Feb 19 - Background Investigations
• February 22 - Conditional Offers
  • Candidate will need to provide a copy of CPAT and/or EMT Certificate
• Feb 22 - 26
  • Physicals & Treadmills
  • Psych Test
  • Paramedic Skills Assessment (If applicable)
• March 17 - final job offers - final job offers
• March 30 - Hire date (New Employee Orientation)
• April 5 - Joint Fire academy begins