• Who Are We?
• History
• AFD Values
• Community
• Fire Station Locations
• Fire Cadet Hiring Process

Welcome to the Austin Fire Department’s Recruiting website! First, we want to thank you for your interest in joining the fire service. Firefighting is an honorable profession, one that involves selflessness, sacrifice, commitment to the greater good, honor, loyalty, and courage. And getting into the Austin Fire Department is no easy task; we did a study and found that it’s actually easier to get into Harvard University than AFD!

We’ve designed this site with you in mind. It’s structured to address what we believe are your most common questions and areas of interest. Take a look around—learn what it takes to not only become a firefighter, but what life at a fire station is like as well.

Again, thank you for your interest. We hope to see you in an Austin Fire Department uniform soon!