The Tucson Fire Department (TFD) offers a number of career, promotional, and educational opportunities for its members. After serving two years in rank, firefighters are eligible to seek promotion to Engineer, Paramedic, or Fire Inspector. Training and education for these positions are provided by the Tucson Fire Department. Once certification for any one of these positions is obtained, a firefighter is then eligible to participate in that specific promotional process. Once promoted, similar time in grade and educational requirements must be met to be eligible to participate in the process to promote to Captain, and then to Battalion/Deputy Chief. The educational and cerification programs necessary to qualify for advancement are available to all members on an equal basis.

Continuing Education (CE) classes are provided on a quarterly basis to further train and encourage professional growth. Four times a year, crews will go to the Tucson Fire Public Safety Academy and participate in CE classes that usually combine class work and drill time. CE classes are also used to keep TFD member qualification requirements up to date. In addition, Tucson Fire occasionally offers classes for members to become certified in areas such as Hazardous Materials, Technical Rescue, and others. All classes are provided at no cost to the employee and are excellent resources for increasing skills and knowledge.

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