Description

Fire Cadets are uniformed civilian employees who work in an apprentice-style program designed to prepare Cadets for a career as Milwaukee Firefighters. Duties include training, education, community relations, as well as fire house duties.  The assignments are widely varied so that the Fire Cadet will gain a broad range of operational and administrative experience. Fire Cadets are required to meet established program criteria to complete a prescribed college curriculum in paramedicine and a physical fitness program prior to being considered for appointment to Firefighter.

Requirements

• Must be at least 17 years old at time of application deadline; and may not be more than 19 years old on the starting date of the Fire Cadet Class which is tentatively scheduled for August 16th, 2027.
• Individuals born after December 4th, 2009 -or- born on or before August 16th, 2007 do not qualify.
• Graduation from an accredited high school or completion of a G.E.D., high school equivalency certificate or State of Wisconsin home school certificate prior to July 1, 2027.
• Familiarity with web browsers such as Chrome, Edge, and Firefox, as well as phone or web-based email word processing systems such as MS Word and Outlook.
• Physically and academically able to perform Fire Cadet – and eventually Firefighter Paramedic – training and job duties.
• Must possess a valid State of Wisconsin driver’s license within six months of date of hire, and maintain a valid driver’s license throughout employment with the Department.
• Must not have been terminated / discharged or resigned with charges pending from the Department of Emergency Communications, Milwaukee Fire Department or the Milwaukee Police Department within the last two years from the date of application.
• Must successfully pass a background investigation. Applicants who have failed a Milwaukee Fire Department background investigation, including appeal, may not apply for two years after the date of disqualification.
• Must successfully pass pre-employment medical and psychological evaluations, and drug screening.
• Must maintain high level physical fitness and conditioning throughout pre-employment process in order to be successful in both the Physical Ability Test and to meet job standards during medical evaluation. 
• Must not have disqualifying diagnoses that would prevent the candidate from being a Firefighter based on NFPA standard 1582.