Department of Defense

Firefighter (Basic Life Support)

Yakima, Washington

Sponsorship not specified$37k-$66kDetected 14 hours ago

Communication

About the role

This position is located with the Directorate of Emergency Services, Yakima, WA.
This position is included under the provisions of Special Retirement Coverage (SRC) and may have both a maximum entry age and a mandatory retirement date.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional
experience operating emergency vehicles under adverse weather and/or traffic conditions

You MUST submit a copy of your certifications with your application package.
Maximum Entry Age (MEA) The MEA for Firefighters is 37.
An employee originally hired into a covered position must be hired by the last day of the month he/she reaches 37.
The maximum re-entry age for the individual is calculated by determining the total amount of time he/she has served on a covered position and subtracting that from age 57 if a firefighter.
The employee's current age is compared to the calculated maximum re-entry age to determine if he/she can be rehired into the covered position.
Waivers to Maximum Entry Age MEA may be waived, but only under specific circumstances and only if approved by the authorized entity: Waivers to MEA for firefighters must be approved by local Command.

This listing is sourced directly from Department of Defense's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.