Yonkers Insider: City of Yonkers: ***NEWS RELEASE***: YONKERS FIRE DEPARTMENT KICKS OFF RECRUITMENT FOR NEW FIREFIGHTERS.

Yonkers Fire Department Kicks Off Recruitment Efforts at Yonkers Riverfront Library.

L-R: Yonkers Firefighter Zacharie Ryan-Gilliam; Yonkers Firefighter David Almanza; Yonkers Fire Captain Aaron McKinney; Yonkers Councilmember Tasha Diaz; Yonkers Fire Chief Joseph Citrone; Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano; Yonkers City Council President Lakisha Collins-Bellamy; Yonkers Fire Commissioner William Fitzpatrick

 

(Photo Credit: Maurice Mercado/City of Yonkers)

YONKERS, NY – October 2, 2024 -- Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano joined members of the Yonkers Fire Department today at the Yonkers Fire Recruitment Office at the Yonkers Riverfront Library (One Larkin Center, 4^th Floor) to kick off the recruitment period for new firefighters. The Yonkers Fire Department is accepting applications for firefighters from October 18 through December 18, 2024.

 

“We invite men and women of Yonkers to join the rich tradition of our Fire Department – to join the over 400 firefighters who work each day to serve and protect our City and its residents,” said Mayor Spano. “Being a Yonkers Firefighter is a tough job, but is equally rewarding.”

 

Qualifications to be Yonkers Firefighter include:

·       Must be at least 17 years and 6 months of age and not have reached their 29^th birthday on the date of the written test

·       High school graduate or equivalency diploma

·       Must be legal residents of the City of Yonkers, for at least one (1) year, immediately preceding the date of the written examination.

·       Valid New York State Class D Driver’s license

·       Must pass medical exam and background investigation

 

“We look forward, through our recruitment efforts, to continue to expand the diversity within our department,” said William Fitzpatrick, Yonkers Fire Commissioner. “I have full confidence in our recruitment staff led by Captain Aaron McKinney to recruit Yonkers Bravest’s next generation that best reflects our City.”

 

Mayor Spano added, “The Yonkers Fire Department is not just a job, but a career – providing a competitive salary, excellent benefits and the best training available. I encourage those interested to apply.”

 

Firefighter applications will be accepted between October 18 through December 18 at the Yonkers Fire Recruitment Office at the Yonkers Riverfront Library (4^th Fl.) and at the Yonkers Civil Service Office located on the 2^nd floor of One Larkin Center. The written examination will take place on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Applicants will be ranked on a list according to their performance on the written and physical exams and will be called to service when positions on the Yonkers Fire Department become available.

 

For more information on the Yonkers Fire Department recruitment, visit www.yonkersny.gov/firerecruitment.