Firefighter
Job Description:
James City County is located on The Peninsula in the Tidewater region of eastern Virginia. It covers 144 square miles with a resident population of approximately 80,000. James City County is part of the Historic Triangle of Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown. Citizens and visitors are served by five fire stations. The fire department is comprised of 133 uniformed members. In addition to providing fire and emergency medical services, James City County Fire Department has several special teams in technical rescue, open water/dive rescue, honor guard and tactical medic. Divisions within the Department include: Health and Safety, Operations, Training, EMS, Planning, Fire Marshal’s Office, Administration, Emergency Management and Emergency Communications.
Minimum qualifications: high school diploma or equivalent; valid driver’s license; must be eligible to work in the United States; no automatic disqualifiers are met; satisfactory results of post-conditional offer assessments including extensive background investigation, polygraph exam, criminal history/sex offender check, credential check, driving record check, physical exam, and drug screening.
Preferred qualifications: Virginia or National Registry Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate or Paramedic, Hampton Roads Fire Academy or Tidewater Regional Fire Academy graduate or equivalent (as determined by James City County Fire Department), college degree, and/or military experience.
