2025 Summer Internship - Fire Protection

Job Description

Qualifications

Job Overview

Are you passionate about public safety and eager to serve your community? Our Fire Protection Internship provides a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in emergency response, fire suppression, and rescue operations. As an intern, you will work alongside experienced firefighters, learning essential skills in firefighting, fire protection, emergency medical services, and disaster management. This program is designed for individuals seeking a career in firefighting, offering real-world exposure to life-saving practices in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Interested? Apply today! 

What you will be doing:

• Prepare and/or present written, oral, and electronic presentations to management staff.
• Participate in a variety of professional development activities providing practical experience in the application of academic skills toward the solution of business problems.
• Participate in project work assisting department professionals developing procedures, performing financial, operational, or business analysis, or developing/evaluating performance measures.
• May compile business or operational data; assist in forecasting activity levels; assist in developing business solutions to department or organizational problems.

What you need:

• Must be an active student in a bachelor's degree program with an emphasis on fire and life safety, emergency management, fire protection engineering, public education, or public safety administration.
• Three (3) letters of reference including at least one (1) from the candidate's academic advisor.
• Possession of a valid class C driver's license.
• 18 years of age or older.

What we desire:

• Current, cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher from one of the following universities (University of North Texas, University of Texas at Arlington, University of Texas at Dallas, Paul Quinn College, University of Oklahoma, or Sam Houston State University)

About Us

We are Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport, one of the most successful airports in the world by any definition. We're recognized for our innovation, leadership, drive for excellence and talented employees.

Our success is made possible because of the diverse talents of over 2,000 employees who champion our mission of providing an exceptional airport experience to our customers and connect our community to the world. We're looking for the best talent to join us and help reimagine what an airport can be.

Bring your talents to DFW. Live and work with purpose.

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas for this position at this time.