Charlotte Fire Department, Charlotte NC

06/13/2026

Applications are now open but close soon for the Charlotte Firefighter Recruit Program. Apply today at bit.ly/JoinCharlotteFire

This is more than a job. It’s a career built on teamwork, purpose, and the opportunity to make a real impact in the community every day. Charlotte firefighters respond to fires, rescues, medical emergencies, and critical incidents across one of the fastest-growing cities in the country.

Charlotte Fire offers competitive pay, strong benefits, retirement options, career advancement opportunities, specialized team assignments, and paid training during recruit school designed to prepare you for success from day one.

If you’re ready for a career that challenges you physically and mentally while giving you the chance to serve something bigger than yourself, now is the time.

Ignite your future. Join Charlotte Fire.

06/12/2026

06/11/2026

A five-alarm fire in SouthPark changed everything.

Watching Charlotte firefighters work one of the city’s largest fires showed Blas Munoz what the job was really about and helped turn an interest in the fire service into a career path.

Today, he’s training to serve the city he calls home as a member of Charlotte Fire Recruit Class 135. Ready to start your own journey?

Apply today at bit.ly/JoinCharlotteFire

Ignite Your Future. Join Charlotte Fire.

06/10/2026

Jeremy Poole has been promoted to Battalion Chief. A Charlotte native, he joined Charlotte Fire in 2006 as part of Recruit Class 73 after beginning his fire service journey as a volunteer with Huntersville Fire Department. His promotion reflects years of leadership, service, and commitment to preparing the next generation of firefighters.

06/10/2026

Tyre Glasper has been promoted to Captain. He joined Charlotte Fire in 2017 as part of Recruit Class 105 after coming to North Carolina A&T on a football scholarship and earning a degree in journalism and mass communication. His promotion reflects his growth, leadership, and commitment to serving the Queen City.

06/09/2026

Brian Joyner has been promoted to Captain. He began his fire service journey at 16 and joined Charlotte Fire in 2008 as part of Recruit Class 77. With a degree in Fire Safety Engineering Technology from UNC Charlotte, his promotion reflects years of dedication, preparation, and service.

06/09/2026

Denise Petraske has been promoted to Battalion Chief. A Concord native who began her fire service journey at 16, she now serves as the most senior female firefighter in Charlotte Fire. Her promotion reflects years of leadership, service, and a lasting commitment to the department and the community.

06/08/2026

Before Tim Brown ever wore a Charlotte Fire uniform, his path had already taken him from the West Side of Chicago to Morehouse College, into corporate America and across the world as an IT consultant.

But after years of long days, constant travel and chasing the next project, Brown reached a turning point. He wanted his work to mean something more.

That decision brought him to Charlotte Fire.

Since Jan. 27, 2003, Brown has built a career rooted in service, accountability, family and purpose. He came into the fire service with no firefighting background, learned the job from the ground up and continued growing into a leader known for taking care of his crews, speaking directly and holding himself to a high standard.

Now, after 23 years with Charlotte Fire, Brown is being promoted from Battalion Chief to Division Chief.

His story is about more than a promotion. It is about choosing purpose over comfort, leading with responsibility and remembering that the work we do matters to people who may never know our names.

Read the full story: bit.ly/CFDBrown

06/08/2026

When a working fire is dispatched, firefighters arrive to changing conditions, split-second decisions, and a mission that demands teamwork from the moment they step off the apparatus.

The radio traffic in this video captures just a small part of what it takes to manage a complex incident. Behind every transmission is a firefighter relying on training, preparation, and the people working beside them to get the job done.

Serving a growing city means being ready for whatever comes next, and that readiness is built long before the emergency begins.

If you're looking for a career that will challenge you, develop you, and give you the opportunity to serve your community, Charlotte Fire is accepting firefighter applications for one more week.

Apply today at bit.ly/JoinCharlotteFire

Ignite Your Future. Join Charlotte Fire.