Chesterfield Fire and EMS, VA

http://www.chesterfield.gov/careers/#


Job Title: Firefighter/EMT (multiple positions)

Closing Date/Time: Thu. 03/14/13 5:00 PM Eastern Time

Salary: $39,000.00 Annually

Job Type: Full-Time

Requisition #: 13-00404-01

Department: Fire

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Minimum Qualifications Supplemental Questions

At time of application, must have high school diploma or GED; be at least 18 years of age; possess a valid driver's license and good driving record (negative one or better driving points required). Must pass a written examination and a physical agility test; pass an extensive background investigation; be in good health as determined by a physician following a pre-employment medical examination with 20/20 vision or corrected to 20/25. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: EMT B Certification (Virginia or National Registry). Military service or associate's degree or equivalent coursework at the bachelor's level. Pre-employment drug testing and FBI criminal background check required.

Duties:
Responds to emergency calls and provides services including emergency patient care, fire fighting, hazardous materials mitigation, and performs injury and loss prevention duties. Drives and operates emergency apparatus; maintains fire equipment, medical equipment, apparatus and facilities. Performs other work as required. All applicants must maintain a valid email account throughout the entire recruitment process. Applicants who submit a Chesterfield County application form online for the position of Firefighter/EMT by the stated deadline will be notified by email of test dates, times and locations. Not all applicants who successfully complete the tests will be contacted for an interview. Chesterfield Fire & EMS is actively recruiting qualified minorities and women. If you have questions, please contact the Chesterfield Fire & EMS Human Resource Unit at (804) 748-1360, Monday - Friday, 8:30a.m. - 5:00p.m. EST.


Shift:
40 hours/week during Recruit School; 24 hours on/48 hours off shift schedule after graduation (may vary based on assignment)


Work Location:
Fire & EMS

Capt as always your VA knowledge is great. I'm assuming that if you don't have EMT-B they'll train you but the likelihood of being hired without it is going to be the vital factor.

They put you through the academy.. It doesn't matter what you have or what you don't have they'll hire you. This is a very large department lots of room for personal and professional growth, they are serious about taking care of their firefighters and give them plenty of opportunities to grow. If you're looking for a well paying firefighting job with excellent benefits, this is the place to go.

Get your applications in.

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Originally Posted by DJ_Reverse

Capt as always your VA knowledge is great. I'm assuming that if you don't have EMT-B they'll train you but the likelihood of being hired without it is going to be the vital factor.

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If you don't have your Va EMT they will put you through EMT class prior to starting recruit school. Last recruit school had some people with no prior experience.

Are ALS services separate from the fire dept.?

ALS is part of the department. Some engines, trucks, and ambulances are ALS, depending on the department needs.

I tried looking on there websites for this info I'm most likely not looking in the right spot so if anyone can help me out.... whats staffing like on apparatus ( i.e engine truck ambo). looks like 21 stations all look to be up to date. as a combo dept i assume Paid and Vol staff work well together? any input would be great!

Engine and Trucks all ride with a minimum of three, although selected engines are dedicated four-person minimum. Ambulances ride with two.

The stations and equipment are all in good repair, although some of them are older (Companies 1, 5, 6, 8, 10, and 12 come to mind).

Companies 6 & 10 are all-volunteer.

I deal with CFEMS routinely through my part-time job, and I've found that for the most part, the career/volunteer relationship is solid. This is a very professional department.

All career Engines (19 of them) are ALS. As far as career/volunteer relationships, it depends on the person. Chesterfield has become a career dept that has some volunteers. For a volunteer ambulance or Engine to be In service they have to be staffed in quarters, and they have to follow the same rules as the career side. Currently there are some 4 man engines that are staffed through a safer grant, that will end in July then all engines/trucks will have a crew of 3.

Application period has closed. Average number of apps were submitted

Anyone that registered to come take the written test in a few weeks, you will have good odds. A below average number of people registered.

April 26th can't come soon enough.

Today is the day, good luck everyone!

The results are out! Does anybody know how many the county is looking to hire?

15 to 20 is the numbers I heard

So reading this, 80 and above will be called back to the physical?

I believe that to be correct ,but could be wrong

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So reading this, 80 and above will be called back to the physical?

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Correct. Per the website, 80 and above take the physical. Not everyone who takes the physical will be called for an interview.

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Originally Posted by smoothbore27

Correct. Per the website, 80 and above take the physical. Not everyone who takes the physical will be called for an interview.

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Bad news guys, I called HR today and they confirmed what I thought. If you have an 80 or above you passed, but they haven't determined the cut-off score for a physical call back. Best of luck with you're scores fellas.