Bay Area Public Safety Career Fair Planned This Month

SAN JOSE, CA — Bay Area job seekers interested in a career in public safety will have a chance this month to meet with recruiters and learn more about opportunities at police and fire agencies across the region.

The South Bay Regional Public Safety Training Consortium will host a career fair on May 20, featuring demonstrations from police departments in San Jose, Redwood City and Milpitas, joined by close to three dozen other agencies.

Public Safety Career Fair

• Date: May 20, 2023
• Time: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
• Location: The Academy at Coyote Valley (560 Bailey Avenue, San Jose)

Participants will have a chance to see how helicopter, K9 and drone operations work, then meet with recruiters and hiring managers from numerous law enforcement and fire agencies. The event will include representatives from Alameda, San Mateo Santa Clara counties, and police departments around San Francisco, Berkeley, Fremont, Palo Alto, Gilroy and elsewhere.

Participating fire and medic agencies include Salnias, San Jose, Santa Clara County and AMR.

Representatives can guide attendees through their hiring process and current job openings and offer tips on how to stand out in an interview.

Those interested in attending can pre-register online.

Here is the complete list of participants this year: