The majority of fire departments in CA that are hiring new firefighters are taking advantage of the great number of fire academy graduates who are looking for fire jobs. They write into their minimum qualifications items that will save them time and money in training new hires. Things like, Firefighter One Certificate, Emergency Medical Technician, High School Graduate, and sometimes Paramedic, are becoming more and more common. So let’s look at what these credentials really entail for the fire... [read more]