Fire Department · Career
City Of Yakima Fire Department
Yakima, WA · Yakima County
The Yakima Fire Department serves the nearly 100,000 residents and visitors of the City of Yakima in central Washington. As a career department, it responds to fire, medical, rescue, and other emergencies and partners on regional efforts such as Central Washington Mountain Rescue.
Beyond emergency response, the department emphasizes fire and life safety through public education, emergency planning and preparedness, residential safety surveys, smoke-alarm programs, and Knox Box services.
Yakima hires firefighters.
Hiring process
- Apply and test through Public Safety Testing (PST), which conducts continuous testing for the department
- Test once and have your scores sent to the department (and any other agencies you select) for ranking and selection
How many people does the Yakima Fire Department serve?
Nearly 100,000 residents and visitors of the City of Yakima in central Washington.
What programs does the department offer beyond emergency response?
Fire and life safety education, emergency preparedness, residential safety surveys, smoke-alarm requests, and Knox Box services.