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Roseville Fire Department
Roseville, CA · Placer County
Operations division staffed with 111 suppression personnel across three shifts; roughly 130 total department employees including administration and fire prevention.
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Department careers page ↗Roseville Fire Department traces its roots to 1907, when Fire Commissioners organized a volunteer department under first Fire Chief W.B. Musson, staffing two hose carts with 16 volunteers to protect the young railroad town two years before its 1909 incorporation. As Roseville grew rapidly from the early 1980s onward, the department professionalized into a fully staffed, all-hazard agency, marking a century of service in 2007 and now operating under a 2026-2030 Strategic Plan built around protecting and enhancing community well-being with dedication, excellence, and compassion.
Today RFD runs nine strategically placed fire stations plus a training facility, staffed by roughly 130 employees, including 111 uniformed suppression personnel working three shifts. Every firefighter is cross-trained as a Paramedic or EMT, with at least one paramedic riding every engine and truck, and the department targets an engine arrival time of about six and a half minutes on emergency calls. As a non-transporting EMS agency, RFD stabilizes and treats patients on scene before handoff to ambulance transport, and it holds an ISO Public Protection Classification of 2, awarded in January 2021.
The department answers more than 20,000 calls a year (20,368 in 2024) across fires, medical emergencies, technical rescues, hazardous materials incidents, and disasters, backed by cross-staffed specialty teams including a Hazardous Materials Task Force, a Rescue Task Force, and a Tactical Medic program. RFD serves a growing community of over 150,000 residents across 44.14 square miles in South Placer County, roughly 20 miles northeast of Sacramento.
MissionOur mission is to protect and enhance the safety and well being of every community we serve with dedication, excellence, and compassion.
RFD hires Firefighter Paramedics through periodic recruitments (not continuous); the department is an all-hazard, non-transporting EMS agency seeking motivated, service-oriented candidates who hold or can obtain California Firefighter I and Paramedic credentials by the time of appointment, with the Roseville Fire Department Training Academy completing the required Firefighter endorsement.
Requirements
- High school diploma, GED, or higher (12th grade completion equivalent)
- Valid California Class C driver's license (or Class B/A) by date of appointment; Firefighter endorsement required upon completion of the RFD Training Academy
- California Paramedic License or current NREMT Paramedic Certificate by date of appointment
- Sierra-Sacramento Valley (SSV) EMS Agency accreditation by completion of the Training Academy
- Valid CPAT (Candidate Physical Ability Test) card by date of appointment
- California Firefighter I Certificate issued by the State Fire Marshal (OSFM), or an OSFM-accredited academy completion certificate with full OSFM certification within one year of appointment; out-of-state candidates must meet California State Fire Training reciprocity
- Firefighter Paramedic II applicants additionally need two years' experience as a paid, full-time Paramedic at Firefighter rank or above with a comparable urban/suburban agency
Benefits
City benefits package alongside a Firefighter Paramedic I/II salary scale from $96,296 up to $151,896 at the top step, which includes 22.5% in pay incentives.
New hires complete the Roseville Fire Department Training Academy, which confers the required Firefighter endorsement on their driver's license and SSV EMS accreditation.
Why does a fire engine and an ambulance both come when I call 911 for a medical emergency?
Every Roseville firefighter is certified as a Paramedic or EMT with at least one paramedic on every response unit, so the closest engine or truck typically arrives first, stabilizes and treats the patient, and firefighters may accompany the ambulance to the hospital before returning to service for the next call.
Are Roseville firefighters also paramedics?
Yes. Every Roseville Fire Department firefighter is certified as a Paramedic or Emergency Medical Technician, with at least one paramedic on every response unit.
What is the Roseville Fire Department's ISO rating?
The department received an ISO Public Protection Classification rating of 2 in January 2021.
What kind of emergencies does Roseville Fire respond to?
As an All Hazards Fire Department, RFD responds to structure fires, wildland fires, medical emergencies, trench rescues, hazardous materials releases, confined space rescues, building collapses, and vehicle extrications.
How can I find out about employment opportunities?
Recruitment is not continuous; interested applicants can sign up for job-opportunity notifications through the City's GovDelivery subscriber page (public.govdelivery.com/accounts/CAROSEVILLE/subscriber/new).