VIDEO: The Waukesha Fire Department is working on a new concept: that they are always hiring. This move comes as the fire department looks to stay ahead of worker shortage. TMJ4 News met Waukesha Assistant Chief Joe Hoffman at the Let’s Talk Waukesha. It was an event put on by TMJ4 to let you tell us what’s important in the community and what we should be covering. Hoffman wanted us to know about the open hiring process in the city. “The competition is very steep right now. Most departments are hiring a lot of people,” said Hoffman. He invited me to Station One, in the heart of downtown Waukesha to show us what they are doing differently. In the past, Hoffman says people could apply to be a firefighter twice a year and then they were put on lists and waited to be called for an open job.