Below is listed the criteria for entry into the United States Police and Fire Championships. Please read carefully. If unsure of your eligibility after reading, a questionnaire is provided. Please answer all questions completely and submit to our office at the address, fax or e-mail listed at the bottom of the form.

United States Police and Fire Championships ENTRANT ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible, a person must be publicly employed as a full time Peace Officer or Firefighter or retired Peace Officer or Firefighter from the USA prior to the opening date of competition; and be employed by/retired from an eligible agency within these states. 

AGENCIES ELIGIBLE:

All eligible agencies must be specifically approved by the United States Police and Fire Championships (see listing). 

The USPFC may approve additional agencies, job descriptions and individuals if, after examination, it finds their duties to be that of a full time, publicly employed Peace Officer or Firefighter.  Retired members of eligible agencies are also eligible.

Municipal and State Police Departments
Municipal, County, and State Fire Departments
County Sheriff's Departments
County and U.S. Marshal's Offices
County and State Probation Officers
District Attorney's Investigators
Harbor/Port Police and Fire Departments
State Highway Patrol
U.S. Border Patrol
U.S. Bureaus of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
U.S. Federal Bureaus of Investigation (F.B.I.)
U.S. Customs Services
U.S. Department of Commerce: Special Agents
U.S. Dept. of Treasury Criminal Investigators
U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Services
U.S. & State Parole Agents
U.S. Postal Inspectors
U.S. Secret Service Agents
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Officers
State Investigators
State Lifeguards (with peace officer status)
State & Federal Bureaus of Narcotics
County, State & Federal Corrections Officers
State & Federal Departments of Fish and Game
State & Federal Departments of Forestry
Accredited University & College Police
U.S. Criminal Investigators
U.S. Fire Services
County and State Probation Officers

Other agencies not listed here may be specifically approved/disapproved by the USPFC Federation. Please contact Federation Headquarters in San Diego if you are unsure of your eligibility.

Agencies or classification specifically EXCLUDED are:

Military Police and Fire Departments (non-civilian)
Volunteer Fire Departments
Los Angeles County Fire Department Lifeguards
Private Business Fire Departments
Sheriff's Reserves
Police Cadets, Interns, or Community Service Officers
Private Security Services
Private Paramedic Services
Paramedics (without Firefighter status)
Police Reserves
Auxiliary Police
Pre-employment Police Science Students
Seasonal firefighters or Smoke-jumpers
Municipal Corrections Officers (Except as specifically approved)

 Eligibility Questionnaire.pdf