Student Firefighter

UCDFD Firefighter poses beside Engine 34

SFF Position Description

Being a UC Davis Student Firefighter is one of both the most rewarding and challenging experiences of your college experience.

Below you will find more of the specific requirements and expectations of what it means to be a part of one of the longest running student jobs on campus.

Job Function:

Learn the knowledge, skills, and abilities to augment UC Davis Fire Department personnel in preparing for, responding to, and mitigating emergencies.

UC Davis Fire Department announces employees of the year.

UCDFD Firefighter, Student Firefighter, and Student EMT of the Year Awards

Each year the UC Davis Fire Department recognizes employees who are exemplary at their work and who go above and beyond with their performance and efforts to support our mission. Congratulations to this year's recipients! Firefighter of the Year

Michael McCartney consistently strives to improve our department by giving 110% since being hired in 2013. Mike is a UC Davis alum, and an alum of the UC Davis Fire Department's Student Firefighter Program.

Student firefighter Nick White uses the Jaws of Life while Jack Casarez and Jack Gordon look on. (Karin Higgins/UC Davis)

Apply NOW!: UC Davis Students On Call at the Fire Station

Original Story By Cody Kitaura/Dateline

When a call comes into the UC Davis Fire Department, help is only a couple minutes away — and sometimes some of the first responders are students.

At any given time, the department has 15 student firefighters, who live at the station and get firsthand experience going on calls, train with other staff, and, after two years, earn certifications that prepare them to enter the workforce.

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