Firefighter Applications - There are two types of Firefighter Applications.

Both Types, Local and District, are part-time & employees may not exceed 1,500 hours annually. 

  1. Local - Experience NOT needed to apply!

    • Applicant must live within a 0 to 4.5-mile radius from the South Lyon Fire Station. Applicants must be available to respond to emergency calls when they occur and may choose to work shifts as well.
    • SLFD will pay for fire and EMT training.
      • SLFD will pay for the course fees and pay the applicant an hourly wage while in class.
    • Applicants must respond to a minimum of 12% of incidents each month OR work a minimum of 1 shift per week.
      • A combination of shifts worked and run percentage attendance will be considered and combined.
      • The goal is to make sure employees are engaged in the department.

  2. District Firefighter/EMT's - Firefighter I & II/ EMT-B required to apply.

    • Applicants may live outside the 4.5-mile radius from the South Lyon Fire Station.
    • Applicants must commit to working a minimum of 1 shift per week, on average, over a year.

 

  • The South Lyon Fire Department is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for all positions are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.
  • Applicants must be eighteen (18) years of age and have, at minimum, a high school diploma or G.E.D.
  • Applicants must have a valid Michigan driver's license and a good driving record.
  • Applicants may not have felony, drug, violent crime, or criminal sexual conduct convictions.

 

Complete the application and drop off or mail it to the address: South Lyon Fire Department, 217 Whipple Street, South Lyon, MI 48178

A completed application, with signatures, may be scanned and then emailed to the following: firechief@southlyonmi.org

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