Town of Hilton Head Island
Current Job Openings

We are not accepting requests for application packets at this time.  We will advertise on this site when we begin our process for creating a hiring pool later this year.  At this time we don't know when that process will begin.  We suggest you check this site weekly.

Please read ALL information on this page as it contains important details regarding our qualifications and our testing process. 

We have no other information available at this time.

The Town of Hilton Head Island advertises for Firefighter openings and creates a hiring pool following the testing process described in "Description" below. Candidates in this pool are then contacted as openings occur. 

Please check our home page, www.hiltonheadislandsc.gov, periodically for notification that we are in the process of creating a pool and follow directions to request an application packet that will be included in the posting.

Thank you for your interest.

The testing process consists of a written examination, a Physical Abilities Test (PAT) and a panel iterview. 

The Entry-Level Firefighter written exam is a validated test consisting of five sections:

• Understanding Oral Information
• Understanding Written Firefighting Material
• Mechanical and Three-Dimensional Diagrams,
• Mathematics
• Getting along with Others in a Community Situation. 

Candidates who pass the written exam are invited to return to Hilton Head Island to take part in the physical abilities test. The physical abilities test is a sequence of events requiring candidates to progress along a predetermined path from event to event in a continuous manner. This is a pass/fail test and you must pass to continue to the Panel Interview phase of the process that takes place that same day. 

Applicants who successfully complete all three phases of the process are placed on an eligibility list, notified of their inclusion on this list, and contacted as openings occur.