Do you want to be a member of Fairfax County Professional Fire Fighters & Paramedics - IAFF Local 2068? If so, take the first step and apply with Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department. If you are an experienced Firefighter/EMT or Firefighter/Paramedic and meet the qualifications below, follow the links provided for more information and apply!
The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department (FRD) is accepting applications for full-time career firefighter/EMT's or equivalent who meet one or more of the following criteria: currently employed as a Firefighter/EMT, or employed as a Firefighter/EMT with at least 2 years of experience and separated in good standing within 5 years at time of application, or currently certified Fairfax County volunteer Firefighter/EMT, or currently certified Volunteer Firefighter/EMT with at least 5 years of experience, for an abbreviated recruit school (up to 10 weeks in duration).
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience and training equivalent to: high school graduation or possession of a GED issued by a state department of education.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
The successful candidate(s) possesses one of the following:
- Currently employed as a Firefighter/EMT, or
- Formerly employed as a Firefighter/EMT with at least 2 years of full-time experience and separated in good standing within 5 years at time of application, or
- Currently certified Fairfax County Volunteer Firefighter/EMT, or
- Currently certified Volunteer Firefighter/EMT with 5 years’ experience
PLUS
The successful candidate(s) possesses all of the following certifications:
- Firefighter I & II NFPA Pro Board, VDFP, or IFSAC validated.
- Virginia Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or National Registry Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT)
- Incident Command System (ICS) 100
- Incident Command System (ICS) 700
- Hazardous Materials First Responder-Operations
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES REQUIRED:
Possession of a valid motor vehicle driver's license at the time of application, and at all times during employment in the uniformed service. Following successful completion of Fire and Rescue recruit training:
- Certification as a Commonwealth of Virginia Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).
- Certification as a Hazardous Materials First Responder in accordance with Fairfax County training standards.
- Certification in the Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC).
- Certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automatic electronic defibrillation (AED).
- Successful Completion of Incident Command System (ICS) 100.
- Successful Completion of Incident Command System (ICS) 700
FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC with EXPERIENCE
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LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES REQUIRED:
Possession of a valid motor vehicle driver's license and Certified as a Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services EMT-P and/or National Registry Paramedic at the time of application, and at all times during employment in the uniformed service. Following successful completion of Fire and Rescue recruit training:
Possession of a valid motor vehicle driver's license and Certified as a Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services EMT-P and/or National Registry Paramedic at the time of application, and at all times during employment in the uniformed service. Following successful completion of Fire and Rescue recruit training:
- Certification as a Hazardous Materials First Responder in accordance with Fairfax County training standards
- Certification in the Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC);
- Certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automatic electronic defibrillation (AED)
- Certification as a full Advanced Life Support provider in Fairfax County and in full accordance with all current County training standards
- Certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Certification in International Trauma Life Support (ITLS)
- Certification in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Certification in Basic Trauma Life Support
- Successful Completion of Incident Command System (ICS) 100
- Successful Completion of Incident Command System (ICS) 700
