Career Opportunities

The Firefighter is responsible to perform emergency response work in fire fighting,

emergency rescue, and hazardous material response to protect the lives and properties of the members of the Gila River Indian Community. The position is responsible for the operation of automotive fire fighting and emergency apparatus in responding to alarms in such a manner as to ensure the timely and safe delivery of equipment and personnel in emergency response situations, including fire fighting, emergency rescue and hazardous material response. The Firefighter is also responsible for testing and maintaining emergency and fire equipment and apparatus, operating and monitoring equipment during response operations, and performing various maintenance and custodial duties at the assigned fire station.

Firefighter Requirements and Process

-High School Diploma or GED

-At least 18 years old

-AZ State EMT or AZ State Paramedic

-CPR certified (ACLS if a Paramedic)

-Hazardous Materials First Responder

-Pass background check

-Firefighter Type I/II (IFSAC, Pro-board or AZ state equivalent)

Hiring Process

GRFD has testing based off of staffing needs. Once a test is held, the list results will be good for one year. Testing consists of:

-Application

-Written Test

-GRFD Physical Agility Test or CPAT

-Oral Boards

-Ranking

-Selection

-Fire Academy

-Written Test

Firefighters need to be mentally and physically prepared for the broad range of calls that we respond to. It is for this reason our firefighters go through a rigorous selection process to make sure that GRIC hires the best candidates to serve the people. Furthermore, our academies are designed to make sure that our candidates will be able to perform at the highest level of professionalism and dedication for the Gila River Indian Community.

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Apprentice Program

The Apprentice Program is a unique opportunity that provides qualifying GRIC community members the skills, training and certifications needed to become a Gila River reserve/full-time fire fighter/EMT. This program is furthering GRIC's mission and vision by developing our resources to provide services and opportunities to achieve the highest quality of life.

The program is designed through phases where apprentice acquire the skills, certifications and culture of GRFD. To learn more about the program contact the Program Administrator at:

(520)796-5915