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FIREFIGHTER APPLICATIONS OPEN NOW UNTIL OCTOBER 27 @4PM! 

How do I become a New Rochelle Fire Fighter?

The New Rochelle Fire Department (NRFD) employs new recruits in accordance to hiring procedures established under both Federal and New York State Civil Service Law. To be eligible to be hired by the NRFD a potential employee must pass the New York State Fire Fighter Civil Service Exam as given by the New Rochelle Civil Service Commission.

Applications are available at the Civil Service Office, New Rochelle City Hall, 515 North Avenue during regular office hours of 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM and the following locations: 

  • YMCA- Weyman Avenue 
  • WestCop, 95 Lincoln Avenue 
  • Martin Luther King Center- 95 Lincoln Avenue 
  • Municipal Housing Authority- 50 Sickles Avenue 
  • New Rochelle Public Library- 1 Library Plaza 
  • Boys and Girls Club of New Rochelle- A.E. Mascaro Unit (7th Street) 

APPLICATIONS CLOSE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2023 AT 4 PM SHARP -NO EXCEPTIONS! 

The Civil Service Office will remain open until 8PM on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 to accept applications.

DATE OF EXAMINATION: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2023

PLACE OF EXAMINATION: TO BE ANNOUNCED