CAL FIRE IS LOOKING FOR FIRST-CLASS FIREFIGHTER-PARAMEDICS What is CAL FIRE The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is an   emergency response and resource protection department. CAL FIRE protects over 31 million acres of California’s privately-owned wildlands, and providing emergency services of all kinds through local government agreements within 36 of California’s 58 counties.

FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE: CAL FIRE responds to more than 5,600 wildland fires that burn over 172,000 acres each year. In addition, department personnel answer the call more than 300,000 times for other emergencies including structure fires; automobile accidents; medical aids; swift water rescues; search and rescues; hazardous material spills; train wrecks; floods; and earthquakes. Because of CAL FIRE’s size and major incident command experience, the department is often asked to assist or take the lead in major disasters.

The Best Personnel and Equipment: CAL FIRE covers the state with 21 administrative units, 804 fire stations (228 state and 575 local government), 39 conservation camps,13 air attack, and nine helitack bases. The heart of CAL FIRE’s emergency response and resource protection capability is a force of nearly 4,000 full-time fire professionals and administrative employees; 1,400 seasonal firefighters; 5,600 local government volunteer firefighters; 2,600 Volunteers In Prevention; and 4,300 inmates and wards. To transport and support these forces, CAL FIRE operates over 1,095 fire engines (336 state and 759 local government); 215 rescue squads; 113 paramedic units; 38 aerial ladder trucks; 58 bulldozers; five mobile communication centers; and 11 mobile kitchen units. From the air, CAL FIRE operates 23 1,200-gallon airtankers, 11 helicopters, and 13 airtactical planes.

The Highest Standards of Training: The Office of the State Fire Marshal, State Fire Training, and CAL FIRE Academy programs provide training education and certification programs to the California Fire Service. Through practical training exercises and classroom courses, every California firefighter is exposed to training standards that have been approved by CAL FIRE and the OSFM, among the best institutions in the nation for fire training education. Offering more than 1,000 classes annually, State Fire Training programs reach over 24,000 students each year and have issued more than 100,000 certifications to members of the more than 900 California fire departments, including CAL FIRE. Each year over 2,000 CAL FIRE personnel attend the CAL FIRE Academy, participating in classes ranging from basic fire control to forest practice enforce

Examination Applications STD. 678 must be filed with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection by mail to:

     CAL FIRE 

     P.O. Box 944246, Sacramento, California 94244-2460

     attention Examination Unit                                                      

More information visit - http://www.fire.ca.gov/

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