KCFCA Diversity & Recruitment Workshop

Updated Nov. 3: Online registration is full for the King County Diversity and Recruitment Workshop. However, we welcome everyone who shows up in-person to the event. We can do in-person registration and check-in at 8 a.m. at the Health Sciences and Student Resources building.

Join the King County Diversity & Recruitment Workshop, hosted by the Seattle Fire Department, to learn everything you need to know about starting and maintaining a rewarding career in Fire, EMS, and other first response or public health opportunities. The event is FREE and designed to help potential candidates be successful in the testing, hiring, training, and career segments of their professional journey.

The classes covered in this workshop include: 

• Firefighter written exam preparation
• Oral board interview preparation
• Wellness and fitness requirements and preparation
• Psych and background check expectations and preparation

• A Day in the Life of a first responder

• Networking with firefighters

Breakfast and lunch are generously sponsored by King County EMS. There will be numerous opportunities to meet one-on-one with agencies from across the region throughout the event, including fire service agencies, EMS agencies, 911 communication agencies, and public health agencies. 

Firefighters and staff from every King County fire and EMS agency are participating in the event and are looking to connect with participants to provide ongoing mentorship throughout the hiring process. This event is especially welcoming of underserved people in our industry - including women, people of color, the LGBTQIA+ community, bilingual adults and those with little to no experience in or around the fire service. We want you to know that you have a place in the fire service, and our agencies want to help you succeed!  

Be sure to seize this opportunity to jump-start a very rewarding career and be prepared to take advantage of the opportunity to make connections with fire service leaders from around the region.