Interested in a career with the Riverside Fire Department?

Why work at the Riverside Fire Department?We are looking to hire dynamic, devoted, hardworking, and passionate people! Whether you're just beginning your career in the fire service, or have multiple years of experience we encourage you to apply and join our team!

Why should you work for the Riverside Fire Department? Because we: 

  • Operate on a 48/96 schedule. Yes, that's correct, 2 full days on shift followed by 4 consecutive days off. 
  • Are a non-transport Advanced Life Support (ALS) department (we contract our ambulance transport with Advanced Medical Response (AMR) and Kansas City Fire Department) 
  • Offer extremely competitive wages, benefits, and retirement programs. (Pay is also negotiable and commensurate with prior experience) 
  • Opportunity for department paid schooling (as well as working around our work schedule) to achieve NREMT Paramedic
  • Opportunity to attend multiple in-house and outside training courses. Additionally, we also send our members to FDIC, the largest fire department convention in America


If you're ready to apply click HERE to be taken to our employment opportunities page! Here you can apply online through our application portal as well as find more details on our pay, benefits, and job details/descriptions. (Click HERE to view our current pay scale)




The City of Riverside is an Equal Opportunity Employer