Municipal fire department · Colorado · United States

Aurora Fire Rescue

Aurora Fire Rescue (AFR) protects the City of Aurora, Colorado — approximately 405,000 residents across roughly 160 square miles, the third-most populous city in the state and a key part of the Denver metropolitan area. The department fields about 365 uniformed members from 17 fire stations and operates an all-hazards model providing structural fire suppression, advanced life support emergency medical service (AFR is the primary 911 medical-response agency for Aurora with paramedic ambulance transport, which differentiates the department from many Colorado neighbours where private operators handle transport), technical rescue, hazardous materials response, and wildland firefighting on the city's eastern grassland edge. Severe-weather operations and high-altitude considerations shape the operational picture. Firefighter recruitment is administered by the Aurora Civil Service Commission. The process typically includes an online application, the National Testing Network FireTEAM written examination, the Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT), oral interview, medical and psychological evaluation, polygraph and background investigation, and final selection by the Civil Service Commission. Successful candidates attend the AFR Training Academy for a multi-month recruit course covering structural and wildland firefighting, EMT/paramedic certification, and technical rescue. Confirm current openings on joinaurorafire.com — Bluewatch refers candidates there.

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