Firefighter resume template

Catalyst leads with work experience under a large left-aligned name, so the company you ride on, your call volume and acting assignments are read first by a lateral or promotion panel. The headline under the name holds Firefighter I and II and EMT, which matters because certifications print near the end of the page.

Second choice: Meridian. Meridian keeps a summary and puts skill rows first, better for a recruit whose academy, EMT course and physical test carry the application.

Catalyst template details and test results

Catalyst prints its sections in a fixed order, the same in the PDF and the Word file. Here is that order for this sample, and what to put in each section.

1. Work Experience. Department, company type (engine, truck, rescue, wildland) and shift schedule. Then incident volume and mix, the level of patient care you give, acting or driver assignments, inspections and public education, with counts from your run reports.
2. Skills. Fireground and medical skills on the Technical row; apparatus and equipment on the Tools row (engine, aerial, extrication tools, SCBA, thermal camera); crew and public skills on the Soft row.
3. Education. Fire science degree or coursework, the recruit academy and the EMT course, each with its year. Catalyst prints this block late, so the academy belongs in the headline if you are new.
4. Certifications. Firefighter I and II, EMT or paramedic, driver/operator, hazmat and rescue levels, each with a year. NFPA 1010, the Standard on Professional Qualifications for Firefighters, now combines the former NFPA 1001, 1002, 1003 and 1005, so name the level you hold.
5. Additional training. An Additional training list: hazmat, rope or water rescue, driver training, instructor courses. Give the hours or the level reached for each.

The same content as the files above, so you can copy a line or compare it with your own.

Terms this kind of resume is usually searched for. Use the posting's exact wording, and only for work you have done.

• firefighter
• EMT
• fire suppression
• emergency medical services
• basic life support
• engine company
• truck company
• vehicle extrication
• pump operations
• driver/operator
• hazardous materials
• fire inspections
• public education
• SCBA
• incident command system

• Patient names or details from calls, even incidents that made the news.
• A certification list with no levels or expiry dates.
• Showing only fire calls when most of your runs are medical; describe both honestly.
• Fitness claims with no test result or date behind them.

We exported this sample with Resumity's PDF exporter in Chrome on 2026-10-29 and read the file back with three open-source text extractors. This shows whether software that turns a PDF into text can recover it; it is not a test of any commercial applicant tracking system. How we test templates.

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We opened every page below on that date. Pay, rules and requirements change, so check the source before you rely on a detail.

1. National Fire Protection Association: NFPA 1010, Standard on Professional Qualifications for Firefighters (under the Emergency Response and Responder Safety consolidation plan, NFPA 1010 combines NFPA 1001, 1002, 1003 and 1005; 2024 edition)
2. National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians: Certification and Licensure (licensure is the state grant of legal authority to practice within a scope of practice; many states call their licensure process certification)