Welcome to the Newport News Fire Department Recruitment web site.
This web site explains the application and selection process.

 The Testing process for Newport News Fire has been closed at this time. Documentation for current applicants is still available by clicking on the links below.

Applicant Background Information Packet

The following documents are available for download and are required to be returned to the Newport News Fire Training Center by October 4, 2011 at 5:00 p.m.  Paper copies of these documents will also be available on the date of the written test.  

1. Application Cover Page

2. Applicant Background Information Notice

3. Applicant Interview Form

4. Authorization for Release of Information 

Additionally, your background packet must include copies of the following:  your DMV record (certified copy), high school diploma or GED  (or college diploma or transcripts), if a Military Veteran your DD-214, and any fire or EMS certifications.

** Verification of the following vaccinations are required prior to hire: Mumps, Measles and Rubella (MMR), Varicella and the current season's flu shot.

Please note: Newport News Fire Department is comprised of dual-role personnel. As such, Firefighter-Medics rotate their emergency response duties between ambulance and fire apparatuses.

Due to their dual-role responsibilities, recruits hired will be required to successfully graduate from the physically demanding Tidewater Regional Fire Academy (TRFA) and the EMT - Intermediate program.

Fire/EMS related certifications are preferred but are not required.

Candidate must pass an initial written test and physical agility test.

Requires a comprehensive background check to include a local, state and federal criminal history check and sex offender registry check.

Requires satisfactory results from a medical evaluation and pre-employment substance abuse testing and is subject to random controlled substance testing.

Candidate Qualifications

To be considered for selection as a Firefighter-Medic Recruit for the City of Newport News, each candidate:

• must be at least 18, but less than 63 years of age;
• must be a high school graduate or equivalent;
• must have a point balance of -3 or better (or equivalent, if a non-Virginia resident) on their Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) record;
• must be a US citizen or legally eligible to be employed in the US;
• must agree to sign a No Tobacco Use agreement, which prevents an individual from using any tobacco products at any time, on or off the job, while employed by the City.
   
• must not be a current illegal drug user OR have ever illegally possessed in the past three (3) years any drug or controlled substance which would constitute a felony; 
• must not have bought with the intent to distribute or sold illegal drugs and controlled substance;
• must  not have possessed marijuana within two (2) years of application for this position;
• must not have been convicted of any crime preventing them from legally working with emergency medical supplies or apparatuses;
• must not fail to keep scheduled appointments required as part of the application process;
• must not have been convicted of a DUI/DWI within the past five years or Driving Under Suspension/Revocation within the past 5 years;
•  must not have been convicted of more than 1 DUI in their lifetime;
• must not  possess any conviction under the Office of Emergency Medical Services disqualifiers;
• must not falsify or misrepresent any responses either orally or in writing to any questions posed to them in the applications process;
• must not have an immediate family member at the rank of Assistant Chief or above working for the Newport News Fire Department (NNFD).