Fire Department

I meet the minimum requirements:

• Be at least 18 years of age or older at the time the application is filed
• US high school diploma or GED equivalency
• Have no physical or mental limitations that might prevent the completion of any duty assignment
• Have vision correctable to 20/20
• Possess a valid driver's license
• Be a United States citizen or a permanent resident alien who is eligible for and has applied for citizenship (1031.5 Government Code)

I meet the LBFD tattoo policy:

• No tattoos may be visible while wearing the fire uniform (this includes during recruit training at the academy); any forearm tattoos must be above the natural line of the wrist so they cannot be seen while wearing a long sleeved uniform. No neck, face, head, or mouth tattoos are permitted; with the exception of small, tasteful, wedding band tattoos on the left ring finger.
• Tattoos depicting subversive, racist, hateful, illegal or other unacceptable pictures or messages are not permitted
• No intentional body modifications (scarifications, enlarged piercings, implanted objects, etc) are permitted to be visible while in uniform. Body modification that is not visible while in uniform will be decided on a case-by-case basis.

I meet the LBFD drug policy:

The Long Beach Fire Department hiring standard concerning drug usage is as follows:

• Marijuana - any use of marijuana in the last two years will result in disqualification from the current hiring process. This is not a life-time disqualification; just until a two-year period of no marijuana use has passed.
• Other illegal drug use (other than marijuana or hard drugs listed below) in the last three years will result in disqualification from the current hiring process. This is not a life-time disqualification; just until a three-year period of no illegal drug use has passed.
• No use of hallucinogens LSD and Mushrooms within the last 10 years.
• Certain hallucinogenic drugs (PCP, Bath Salts, etc.) and illegal intravenous drugs (heroin, methamphetamine, etc.) are an automatic disqualification from this process. This is a lifetime ban.

All other drug use will be assessed on a case-by-case basis and a determination will be made based on the applicant's overall qualifications.