What are the Requirements for Joining the Troy Fire Department?

The requirements for submitting an application for membership within the Troy Fire Department are as follows:

• Must live or work in the City of Troy
• Completed Department Application for Employment
• High school diploma (or equivalent)
• Valid Michigan drivers license
• Ability to respond to fires from either your home or place of employment within the City of Troy
• Ability to attend a minimum of 60 hours of station training per year
• Ability to respond to at least 50% of the emergency calls during determined hours of availability
• Completion of Fire Fighter I & II (Class provided by Troy Fire Department) within the probationary period
• Willingness to submit to a background and driving record check

To become a member, you must fill out an application form which is available at either the Fire Department Main Office within City Hall or Online.

Once these requirements have been met, the applicant still must pass a Department administered physical exam and agility test. Upon successful completion of both, as well as a satisfactory background check, the applicant will be accepted as a probationary firefighter and assigned to one of the six fire stations according to their location.

What are the Training Requirements for a Firefighter?

As a probationary member of the Department, training requirements include successful completion of both Fire Fighter I & II. In addition, each probationary member is required to train on and become certified for each piece of apparatus within the station they are assigned to.

Once all the requirements of the probationary period are completed, the station the member is assigned to then votes to bring the candidate on as a regular member. As a regular member of the station, the training requirements state the each member must attend a minimum of 60 hours (15 per quarter) of training per year. All training is administered so as to provide annual recertification of SCBA (Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus), Driving Proficiency, Hazardous Material Operations, bloodborne pathogens and Incident Command. All training is conducted in accordance with MIOSHA and the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) requirements.