Charlotte Fire Department

​Charlotte Fire Department Information Sessions

The Charlotte Fire Department employs more than 1,160 men and women, including 1,040 firefighters.

The Charlotte Fire Department has been serving the Queen City since 1887. Its primary mission is to preserve life and property through rapid emergency response, code enforcement, education and planning.

We take that mission very seriously, and have the highest standards for those men and women who choose to join the Charlotte Fire Department.

Our hiring needs vary from year to year; however, it is our goal to continually seek out highly qualified and diverse candidates to join our world-class organization.

CFD Firefighter Application Process

Firefighters are highly skilled professionals who provide emergency response to fires and other life-threatening situations.

Although firefighters may be best known for fire suppression, their job requires much more. In many cases, firefighters are the first emergency personnel to arrive at the scene of a traffic accident or medical call and must have the skills to treat injuries and perform other vital medical, rescue and emergency response functions.

The Charlotte Fire Department opens its firefighter recruitment process once a year. The process usually begins in the fall with the online application.

Check out the Careers in Firefighting link in the box to the right to find out more about the process, including:

  • Eligibility requirements

  • Application process and timeline

For questions related to your application or the hiring process, contact CFD Recruitment at 704.336.2979 or via email at cfdrecruitment@charlottenc.gov.

Charlotte Fire Department Information Sessions

Would you like to learn what it takes to be a member of the Charlotte Fire Department (CFD)? If the answer is YES, then join us for our monthly CFD Information Session.

During this Information Session, you will interact with members of the CFD family; we will share and discuss with you:

  • What is it like to be a member of the CFD?

  • What a CFD hiring process entails or the following divisions:

  • Fire Communications

  • Fire Investigations

  • Fire Logistics, Fire and Life Safety Education

  • Fire Operations

  • Fire Prevention

  • Emergency Management

  • How to prepare for a career in the fire service?

You will also have the opportunity (if you would like) to go through our Candidate Physical Abilities Test (CPAT) to see if you have what it takes to be a CFD firefighter.

If you are interested in attending, please visit the link below to register for the event. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Recruitment Division Battalion Chief Kelvin Brim at 704.390.5171.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Charlotte Fire Department Recruitment Division 

Please fill out this form to register