Firefighter

Performs several functions including fire suppression, fire prevention, wild land firefighting, vehicle extrication, traffic control, water rescue, hazmat operations, and many others. Training requirements initially are around 50 hours in a few months period with the ability and encouragement to attend the Firefighter II Academy which is a college semester length.

Call Force - Paid volunteers that serve the community. It's all about neighbors helping neighbors. Employees are paid hourly for time responding to calls, attending training, and meetings. The department covers the costs of your training classes. Call-Force employees also have the ability to work Per-Diem (template shifts) that augment the Career Staff.

Per-Diem/Part-Time - Employees hired to be on duty staffing the fire station. Per-Diem shifts are template shifts assigned to Firefighter/EMTs that work to augment a Full-Time Firefighter maintaining a staff of 3 personnel 24/7, 365.

Career/Full-Time - These employees are hired full-time and work assigned to a shift (A,B,C,D) who work 24 hours on, 48 hours off, 24 hours on, 96 hours off. There are currently five career Firefighter/EMTs plus a full-time Fire Chief.

Call-Force employees must live within Dayton and Lyman or a 7 mile radius around the fire station.

Requirements: Live within Dayton and Lyman or a 7 mile radius around the fire station