Careers
Begin a firefighter career at Eagle River Fire Protection District. Every day,
we strive to enhance our skills as first responders, delivering top-notch care
to our community.
Questions? Contact
Recruitment and Training Lieutenant
Office: 970-748-9665 ext. 1001
Mobile: 970-763-4879
Email: ERFPDHiring@eagleriverfire.org
Read all instructions very carefully before submitting anything to the district. Firefighter testing processes are very competitive and failure to follow instructions will result in an application being removed from the process
For any questions regarding the process, please email: ERFPDHiring@eagleriverfire.org
Are you interested in living and working in Eagle County, Colorado?
Join our team
Becoming a Firefighter with the Eagle River Fire Protection District (ERFPD) is a mission as much as it is a career. We endeavor every day to better ourselves as first responders so we may offer the best care to our community. We are an organization that is guided by our core values:
Respect – Integrity – Professional Excellence – Service
The Eagle River Fire Protection District continues to grow and is looking for dedicated professionals to join the fire district and live up to our mission: “Ready to Serve.”
As we are located in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, a Firefighter with ERFPD is required to perform a variety of tasks to meet the unique needs of the local terrain. The following are some, but not all, of the tasks that firefighters are expected to respond to:
- Structure Fire Suppression
- Wildland Fire Suppression and Mitigation
- Hazardous Materials Response
- Technical Rope Rescue
- Swift Water Rescue
- Surface Ice Rescue
- Emergency Medical Care
- Backcountry Rescue