The Captain position for the Tightwad Fire Station has been vacant since Josh Kihn’s promotion to Fire Chief and I am pleased to announce that internal applications for the Captain position for the Tightwad Fire Station will be accepted by me through 5pm on Friday, May 8, 2026.

Click here  for the Captain’s job description for full details on primary and administrative responsibilities, important duties, desired and required knowledge, physicalities, abilities, training, and experience, and working conditions and mental and visual demands.

All interested and qualified or qualifiable personnel are encouraged to apply for this opportunity as part of their professional growth and development—click here to download and print the internal application:

Interviews with those that apply will be scheduled as soon as possible after the May 8th deadline. While the intent is to promote a Captain from within the ranks of existing personnel, the District reserves the right to reject all internal candidates.

If you have any questions about the position or the internal application process, please contact me or the Personnel Officer Jared C. Smith at 417-425-7353 or personnelofficer@tightwadfpd.org.

David Nelson

Assistant Fire Chief

asst_firechief@tightwadfpd.org

262-770-7758