Fire Recruit Information

We have NO plans to offer a Certified/Lateral hiring process in 2023.

If we offer a Certified/Lateral hiring process in the future, applicants must be able to answer "Yes" to ALL of the questions below to be considered a Certified/Lateral Firefighter. 

• Do you have a valid/unexpired NC Basic EMT certification or can you get reciprocity for your current EMT certification?
• Do you have an IFSAC or Pro Board Firefighter II certification or can you get reciprocity for your current Firefighter II certification?
• Do you have an IFSAC or Pro Board Hazmat Operations Level I certification or can you get reciprocity for your current Hazmat Operations certification?
• Have you graduated from an approved Fire academy within the past two years OR have you worked as a government or municipality full-time, paid firefighter for the past two years without more than a 3 month lapse in employment? 

Yes, you will be paid throughout the academy.  Additionally, your textbooks are paid for by the department.

Glad you asked - Check out the guidelines and examples for written testing here.

Also, be sure to watch the video from Fire Driver Andre Knight (now Fire Captain Andre Knight!).