Career Firefighter
City of Seaside🚒 Join Seaside Fire & Rescue as a FIREFIGHTER! 🔥
Are you ready to serve your community, face new challenges every day, and build a rewarding career? The Seaside, Oregon, Fire Department is seeking dedicated, courageous, and skilled individuals to join our ranks as full-time Firefighters!
As a Seaside Firefighter, you'll respond to medical emergencies 🚑, water rescues 🌊, fires, motor-vehicle accidents 🚗, and much more. You'll also contribute to maintaining our facilities, apparatus, and equipment, ensuring we're always ready to protect our community.
Why Join Us?
✅ Competitive Salary & Benefits: Starting at Pay Grade P39 Step 1, plus comprehensive medical, dental, vision, retirement, and generous time-off benefits.
✅ Exciting Schedule: Work a 24-hour shift on a 1 on, 3 off, 2 on, 3 off rotation, assigned to one of three dynamic teams (Shift A, B, or C).
✅ Career Growth: Opportunities to expand your skills and certifications in areas like advanced EMT, fire apparatus operations, wildland firefighting, and water rescue.
Minimum Requirements:
✔️ Valid Oregon Driver's License
✔️ EMT Certification
✔️ NFPA Firefighter I and Hazmat Operations
✔️ Wildland Firefighter Type 2
✔️ Ability to swim 200 yards in under six minutes
✔️ Residency within the Seaside Fire Response Area upon hire
Preferred qualifications include advanced EMT or paramedic certifications and additional NFPA apparatus training.
Submit your cover letter and resume by applying today. The selection process may take up to six months and includes testing, a background check, a medical examination, and a drug screening.
🔥 Be part of a team that makes a difference every single day! 🔥
Seaside Fire & Rescue - Life Safety, Incident Stabilization, & Property Conservation
The background and drug screen requirement applies to employees responsible for the care and safety of the public, as well as those involved in high-risk safety tasks that pose a significant danger to the public. For example, Police Officers, 911 Operators, Firefighters, Lifeguards, and employees operating or working around equipment that can pose a danger to the public.