Employment

Paid Call Single Certification and Paid Call Dual Certification are year-round emergency responders. These designations are an entry-level position and have opportunities to come in for Minimum Staffing and All Call staffing requests (and go on incidents as needed), to go on discipline-specific event standbys (football games, rodeos, fireworks, etc.), to fulfill event requests (station tours, teaching basic fire safety and first aid, etc.), and to fulfill emergency staffing requests for Part-Time Shift spots if needed. Paid Call employees have the opportunity of becoming eligible for Part-Time Shift Coverage (promotion position) which is to work an assigned 12-hour shift every six days.

Applications for EMTs, Paramedics and Firefighters can be submitted at any time, and they will be held until we're ready to do group hiring to fill emergency responder needs, at which time all applications will be reviewed and applicants will be contacted.

Specific requirements:

Must be 18 years of age or older
Must be able to pass required physical fitness tests
Must live within a 15-minute drive time of one of our stations (Rexburg, Archer or Sugar City)
Must have required EMS or Fire certifications for application consideration--read the introduction link below
Must become dual-certified in both EMS and Fire within a specified time frame

The Wildfire Mitigation Specialist and the fuels reduction crew clear brush and trees to reduce fire risk. The normal work schedule is 40 hours/week, Monday through Thursday from latter May to August, but there will also be opportunities for wildland deployments.

Applications for seasonal "summer" work can be submitted at any time for consideration for the current or next summer season, and they will be held until we're ready to do group hiring, at which time all applications will be reviewed and applicants will be contacted.

Specific requirements for FUELS REDUCTION CREW MEMBERS ($15/hour):

Must be 18 years of age or older
Must already have NWCG FFT2 wildland fire certification
Must be able to pass the Arduous Work Capacity Test
Must be able to use chainsaws

Specific requirements for WILDFIRE MITIGATION SPECIALIST ($20/hour):

Supervise crew members in performing fuels reduction work
Must have three years of wildfire suppression experience
Must already have NWCG FFT1 and FAL2 wildland fire certifications
Must be able to pass the Arduous Work Capacity Test
Must be able to use chainsaws

FULL-TIME PARAMEDIC/FIREFIGHTER

EMTs/PARAMEDICS & FIREFIGHTERS (PAID CALL & PART-TIME PAID CALL--not full time)

FUELS REDUCTION CREW MEMBERS & WILDFIRE MITIGATION SPECIALIST (seasonal "summer")