Hutchinson Fire Department Internship

Hutchinson Fire Department Internship

Hutchinson Fire Department, 3201 East 4th Avenue, Hutchinson, Kansas 67501, has agreed to partner with the Hutchinson Community College in a paid Fire Service Internship.

HFD is an organization of continuous improvement that takes pride in improving its commitment to the community and has confirmed International Accreditation as well as a Class 1 rating with the Insurance Service Organization (ISO). HFD is 1 of 112 organizations in the world that currently holds both statuses.

Establishing this :

• Provides greater community alignment.
• Encourages quality improvement.
• Facilitates input from and builds positive relationships with labor.
• Identifies areas of strengths and weaknesses.
• Allows for the establishment of an improvement plan.
• Provides data-supported decision-making.
• Communicates management and leadership philosophies.
• Ensures that our agency has a defined mission and related objectives.
• Encourages the development of organizational procedural documents.
• Is operating under industry best practices.

HFD protects 50,000 residents and covers 108 square miles encompassing the City of Hutchinson and suburban and rural Reno County Fire District #2. HFD responds to unique challenges within this area including having the number one wildland-urban interface fire threat in the State of Kansas resulting from thousands of acres of sandhill-covered grass and brush land, unique tourist attractions, a regional airport, three major rail lines, major highways, high-pressure underground pipelines and large gas storage facilities, salt mining operations, and sinkholes resulting from abandoned mine operations and natural hazard threats such as severe summer and winter storms, drought and high winds.

HFD operates 6 engine companies, 2 truck companies, Crossman 10 brush trucks, 2 water tenders, 2 reserve engines, and a heavy rescue trailer from 6 strategically located fire stations. Fire Headquarters is located in our Command and Training Center with a 4-story training tower with 2 burn rooms and 2 large, paved training pads located on 53 acres of land. The department provides fire suppression, basic life support EMS response (Tactical Emergency Medicine), hazardous material - technician level, technical heavy rescue (confined space, high and low angle, structural rescue, and water rescue), and wildland firefighting (with the possibility of federal deployment).

A DAY IN THE LIFE : Goal : The goal of the internship program is to assist the student :

Student Qualifications :

Guideline :

What You'll Need To Be Successful :

What Will Disqualify You :