The Manhattan Fire Department is not currently accepting applications for Student Firefighter.
To Qualify
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age prior to appointment and must be enrolled full time (12 hours undergraduate or 6 hours graduate) at Kansas State University, Manhattan Christian College, Manhattan Area Technical College, or have a letter of acceptance.
Applicants must be either citizens of the United States or legal resident aliens. Applicants must not have had a felony conviction directly related to the position of firefighter (i.e., arson, burglary, larceny, murder). Conviction records will not be an automatic bar to employment, but will be considered on a case-by-case review.