Career Firefighter/EMT
Classified Details
- Classified ID
- 1320
- Description
Join the Williston Fire Department in beautiful Chittenden County, Vermont! We're a thriving career/on-call department and are looking for dedicated Career Firefighters/EMTs to join our dynamic team. Ideal candidates possess a strong work ethic, EMS (and preferably Fire) experience, a clean driving record, and are detail oriented. Share your passion for public service, training, and exceeding expectations with us. Lateral candidates (those with prior experience as a firefighter and/or EMT) are strongly encouraged to apply!
Why Williston?
- One of Vermont's fastest-growing towns with a vibrant community of over 10,000 residents.
- The daytime population exceeds 20,000 due to bustling commerce and retail.
- A community that balances growth with open space to create a sought-after place to live, work and play.
- Surrounded by natural beauty, it is nestled between Lake Champlain and the Green Mountains.
- Williston offers a high quality of life, excellent schools, and a wide range of recreational opportunities and easy access to outdoor activities like hiking, skiing, and water sports.
Department Overview:
- Annual call volume of 2,500+ incidents, including approximately 1,700 Emergency Medical Responses.
- Paramedic-level emergency transport ambulances.
- All Hazards response organization, including technical rescue capabilities.
- ALS Engine Company is operational 24/7 with plans for expansion.
Minimum Qualifications:
- National Registry - EMT certification at time of employment.
- Firefighter I, AEMT, or Paramedic certified preferred.
- Must obtain Firefighter 1 certification within 12 months if not already certified.
- Current Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) certification is required prior to employment.
- Successful completion of a background check.
Responsibilities include, and are not limited to:
- Providing emergency medical services such as taking vital signs, administering semiautomatic defibrillation, conducting patient assessments, and other patient care tasks.
- Performing interior firefighting activities such as utilizing fire hoses, heavy stream appliances, extinguishers, ladders, and ventilating burning buildings.
- Respond to various emergencies in Williston and mutual aid communities.
- Contribute to fire prevention programs and educational activities.
- Active participation in Fire and EMS training events and lesson plan development.
- Frequent strenuous physical work, often in situations of severe personal danger and exposure to various weather conditions and hazardous environments.
- Administrative and operational duties associated with daily firehouse operations.
- For the full job description, click here.
Salary and Benefits:
- Starting salary:
- Entry-level Hires: $62,265* approximate annual salary for Firefighter I/EMT certification. Pay incentives for additional certifications.
- Lateral Hires: Up to $75,957* approximate annual salary, depending on certifications and experience. Requirements are at least one year of full-time career fire or EMS service experience with NREMT EMT certification or five years of credible and continuous volunteer/paid on call service with NREMT EMT certification. Email applications@willistonfire.com for more details.
- Additional Pay Incentives: Half percent (0.5%) for Firefighter II, five percent (5%) for AEMT, ten percent (10%) for Paramedic.
- The seniority and accrual of vacation, sick, or other leave time for all new hires will be based on their date of hire with the Williston Fire Department.
- Lateral Hires may have the ability to purchase qualified service credit in the Vermont Municipal Employers Retirement pension system if they previously participated in a public retirement system.
- For further salary and benefits information, email admin@willistonfire.com.
* Estimate assumes 4 worked holidays and 8 non-worked holidays; the actual schedule may vary.
Work Schedule:
- Estimated Start Date: March 31, 2025
- Union (IAFF) positions with a 56-hour work week (24-hour on / 48-hour off rotation schedule).
- The schedule includes nights, weekends, and holidays.
How to Apply:
Click Here for an Application. Please submit your application with a cover letter and resume to applications@willistonfire.com or mail to:
Williston Fire Department
Attn: Chief of Department, Aaron J. Collette
645 Talcott Road
Williston, Vermont 05495Application Deadline: January 31, 2025
The Town of Williston is an equal-opportunity employer.
- Title
- Career Firefighter/EMT
- Application Deadline
- 01/30/2025
- Location
- Williston, VT
- Application URL
- www.willistonfire.com/employment.html
Contact Information
- Name
- Fire Chief Aaron Collette
- Phone Number
- (802) 878-5622
- applications@willistonfire.com
- Best Method of Contact