Employment Opportunities

How to Join The Fargo Police Department

A career in a community oriented law enforcement agency can be yours if you want a job that offers: challenge, excitement, variety, teamwork and job satisfaction, opportunities for special assignments and career development, opportunities for promotion, outstanding benefit package including health and dental coverage and an excellent retirement program.      

To contact Shaun Crowell Human Resource Generalist call 701-241-8162 or email scrowell@cityoffargo.com   This is not a contact for reporting concerns to the Police Department.

If you need to contact the Police Department call 701-235-4493.

We encourage all qualified men and women to apply. If you are interested in joining one of the top law enforcement agencies in the nation, please complete the following process:

  1. Download the hiring packet:
    1.      Cover Letter
    2.  Applicant Handbook  
    3.      Frontline background information
    4.  Background investigation packet
    5.  Applicant Checklist   
     
    You may also request a hiring packet to be mailed to you.
     
  2. Contact Shaun Crowell to sign-up for the Entrance Exam by March 6, 2009
  3. Bring your hiring packet and payment for testing to the entrance exam, which is scheduled March 16, 2009 at 3:30 p.m. at the City of Fargo Public Safety Building at 4630 15th Ave. N.   

Deadline to request a hiring packet is March 2, 2009. Deadline to sign up for the test is March 6, 2009. Testing dates for 2009 are: March 16, June 15, and Sept. 14.

 

 

Internships: The Fargo Police Department offers internships to college students on an ongoing basis.

 Law Enforcement Academy: Lake Region State College is now taking applications for students in its Peace Officer Training course.  For more information, contact Lloyd Halvorson, director of peace officer training, at 1-800-443-1313 or 701-662-1526, or send an e-mail to Lloyd.Halvorson@lrsc.nodak.edu.