Firefighter Careers in Wichita and Sedgwick County

Start your firefighter career today! Operations personnel work 48 hours on and 96 hours off and staff 9 fire stations in Goddard, Garden Plain, Maize, Park City, Haysville, Bel Aire, Oaklawn, Andale and East Wichita.

• Performs rescue operations during emergencies and disasters - Member Regional USAR Rescue Team - Kansas Task Force 5
• Responds to hazardous material spills - Regional Hazardous Materials Response Team for South Central Kansas.
• Provides medical first response - Medical first response with opportunities for Advanced Medical Providers

Qualifications | Benefits | Apply | Introduction to the Fire Service | Ride Out Program | Specialized Response Teams

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Minimum Qualifications for a Sedgwick County Entry-Level Firefighter

• Current certification as Kansas Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or above OR Current National and other state certification as EMT or above
• Valid Kansas Drivers’ License
• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent
• Current Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) Certification available locally through Hutchinson Community College

Sedgwick County offers the following:

Competitive Wages for firefighters

• Lots of opportunities for professional development and career growth
• Kansas, Police & Fire (KPF) Retirement Plan
• Eight Weeks Paid Parental leave
• Vacation - Starting at five 24-hour shifts off, with more added for years of service
• Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance
• Sick Leave - 144 hours annually

• Prescription Drug Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement - Up to six credit hours per semester that may be applied to obtaining AEMT or Paramedic certifications (passing grade of C or better)
• Life Insurance
• Eleven Paid Legal Holidays
• Flexible Spending Accounts

What does a day in the life of a SCFD 1 Firefighter
look like?

SCFD1 Introduction to the Fire Service

Take a station tour and get your questions answered about the fire service. Open to anyone interested in learning what it is like to be a career firefighter, what is the process to become a Sedgwick County Firefighter and a station tour.

SCFD1 Ride Out Program

Ride along with a fire crew and get hands on experience with some of the job duties of a firefighter. open only to individuals enrolled in fire science/EMT classes ages 16+. Participants under the age of 18 will need to have a release of liability signed by a parent or guardian.

• Time commitment can range from a couple of hours to a full shift.

Specialized Response Teams

Hazardous Materials Team
The Hazardous Materials Team is part of a larger local task force comprised of members from Sedgwick County Fire District 1, the Wichita Fire Department, Sedgwick County Emergency Management, and the Sedgwick County Health Department. Personnel from all four agencies may respond in the event of a large-scale incident. Currently the HazMat Task Force operates under four levels of response known as incident leveling. Depending on the severity of the alarm, anywhere from a single unit up to 10 units may be dispatched on an alarm. Sedgwick County Fire District 1 also serves as part of the Kansas State Fire Marshal’s Office Hazardous Materials Regional Response Team. The team’s primary responsibility is to assist in South Central Kansas counties; however, the team may work throughout the state.

Technical Rescue Team
The Technical Rescue Team is a specialized group of firefighters that responds to emergency calls involving confined spaces, high-angle, standing/swift water, trench cave-ins, and building collapses. The team responds jointly on a larger scale with other technical rescue teams in the area as a part of Kansas Task Force 5. Kansas Task Force 5 is a regional response team that can be deployed throughout the state of Kansas to assist in the event of natural and/or man-made disasters.