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Firefighter Recruit-EMT

County of Alameda - Alameda County Fire Department · Dublin, CA

Firefighter Recruit-EMT at County of Alameda - Alameda County Fire Department in Dublin, CA. A first responder job listing aggregated on RESPONDin.

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Introduction THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION. The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year but can be extended.\r\nSUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE: A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each application. Failure to submit the Application or Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification.\r\nApplications and Supplemental Questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAPPLICATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED ONLINE.\r\n\r\n\r\nSTOP\r\n>>PLEASE READ THIS JOB BULLETIN IN ITS ENTIRETY AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW DESCRIPTION \r\n\r\n\r\nABOUT THE DEPARTMENT\r\nTHE ALAMEDA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT (ACFD) provides all-risk emergency services to the unincorporated areas of Alameda County (excluding Fairview), the cities of San Leandro, Dublin, Newark, Union City and Emeryville, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. With 28 fire stations and 34 companies serving a population of 394,000, the ACFD serves densely populated urban areas, waterways, industrialized centers, extensive urban interface, agricultural and wildland regions. Over 400 personnel and 100 Reserve Firefighters provide a wide variety of services to an ever expanding, dynamic and diverse community of roughly 508 square miles. These services include:\r\n\r\n \r\n Advanced Life Support\r\n \r\n \r\n Fire Suppression\r\n \r\n \r\n Hazardous Materials Response\r\n \r\n \r\n Urban Search & Rescue\r\n \r\n \r\n Water Rescue\r\n \r\n \r\n Community Outreach & Education\r\n \r\n \r\n Disaster Preparedness\r\n \r\n \r\n Fire Prevention and Code Compliance\r\n \r\n \r\n Regional Dispatch\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\nThe Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) was formed on July 1, 1993, as a dependent special district with the Alameda County Board of Supervisors as its governing body. This consolidation brought together into a single jurisdiction the Castro Valley Fire Department, Eden Consolidated Fire Protection District and County Fire Patrol. Subsequently, the following communities have contracted with the ACFD:\r\n\r\n \r\n July 1, 1995 City of San Leandro\r\n \r\n \r\n July 1, 1997 City of Dublin\r\n \r\n \r\n August 1, 2002 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory\r\n \r\n \r\n October 1, 2007 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory\r\n \r\n \r\n May 1, 2010 City of Newark\r\n \r\n \r\n July 1, 2010 City of Union City\r\n \r\n \r\n July 1, 2012 City of Emeryville\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOn January 20, 2008, the ACFD became responsible for the administration and operation of the Alameda County Regional Emergency Communications Center (ACRECC). The dispatch center provides dispatch and regional communication center services for the ACFD, the Alameda County Emergency Medical Services Agency, Camp Parks Combat Support Training Center, and the cities of Alameda, Fremont, Livermore and Pleasanton. ACRECC is also the Dispatch/System Status Management Center for Falck ambulance service.\r\n\r\nFor more information about the agency, please visit:��Alameda County Fire Department.\r\n\r\n\r\nTHE POSITION\r\nFirefighter Recruit - Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) is the entry-level fire suppression, prevention, and emergency response EMT position for the Alameda County Fire Department.� This classification exists solely for those EMT’s who are completing their initial fire department training in the Alameda County Fire Department Training Academy.\r\nUpon successful completion of the training requirements, it is expected that incumbents promote to the class of Firefighter.� Incumbents will serve a combined probationary period of eighteen (18) months in the Firefighter Recruit - EMT and the Firefighter classifications.\r\nFor detailed information about the position, please review the job description by clickin