Becoming a Firefighter
The 2024 Commonwealth of Massachusetts Municipal Firefighter Entrance Examination is scheduled for October 2024. Start the process now to become a Cambridge Firefighter.
Firefighter is a noble, rewarding, and exciting profession where you have the opportunity to help people when they are vulnerable. In addition to firefighting, the job includes a wide variety of skills including emergency medical care, control of hazardous materials releases, protection of the environment, extrication of trapped people (and animals), collapse rescue, water rescue, public fire education, fire prevention, and more.
Firefighting skills include hose line movement, nozzle operation, water supply, search and rescue, use of SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus), ladder work, forcible entry, fire tactics and strategy, and much more.
Cambridge firefighters will be academy trained and certified to the national Firefighter I/II level.
Firefighter hiring is started via the MA Human Resources statewide entrance examination.
Application Opening: July 1, 2024
Application Deadline: August 27, 2024
Notices to Appear for Written Test: October 3, 2024
Written Examination Beginning Date: October 17-26, 2024
For more information, go: MA HRD 2024Firefighter Entrance Exam