Ocean Shores Fire Department - Lateral Firefighter Paramedic
Last updated on January 16, 2026
PST Partner Agency since August 11, 2015
Vacancy: 1
Testing Deadline: February 16, 2026.
Important Information
All Candidates: are required to complete the Personal History section with PST.
Lateral Paramedic: Candidates are not required to take a written PST exam. Lateral candidates are not required to take a PST CPAT. Qualified candidates will be invited to attend an Oral Board Interview.
After successful completion of the initial testing process, eligible candidates will be invited to a Chief’s interview. A background investigation, psychological testing, and medical exam will take place after conditional offer of employment.
Veteran’s Credit may be available. If requesting Veteran’s Credit, please submit a DD214 Form prior to confirmation of attending an Oral Board/Practical Assessment.
Entry Level Paramedic: Candidates will be required to take a written PST exam, CPAT test within last 12 months. Qualified candidates will be invited to attend a Practical skills evaluation assessment along with an Oral Board interview.
After successful completion of the initial testing process, eligible candidates will be invited to a Chief's interview. A background investigation, psychological testing, and medical exam will take place after conditional offer of employment.
Veteran’s Credit may be available. If requesting Veteran’s Credit, please submit a DD214 Form prior to confirmation of attending an Oral Board/Practical Assessment.
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Ocean Shores Fire Department - Lateral Firefighter Paramedic Requirements
| Category | Requirement | Required at time of... | |
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| Written Examination |
No, not required Lateral Candidates are NOT required to take a Written test Entry Level candidates ARE required to take a written PST test and PASS with 70% or higher |
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| Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) |
No, not required (may be required later) |
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| PST Personal History Statement | Yes, required within 7 days of passing required exam(s) | ||
| Minimum Age | 18 | ||
| Citizenship | Must be a U.S. Citizen, Legal Resident, or Legally Eligible for Employment in the United States | ||
| High School Grad/ GED | Yes | ||
| Driver's License Required | Valid Driver’s License with a history acceptable to the City’s insurance carrier | ||
| Felony Conviction(s) as an Adult | No adult felony convictions at any time. | ||
| Ability to Read, Speak & Write the English Language | Yes | ||
| Vision Requirements | Must pass vision exam as part of medical examination. | ||
| Prior Experience Requirement | Minimum of one (1) year verifiable experience as a current full-time Paid Firefighter/Paramedic and successfully complete the probationary period at current employment | ||
| EMT Certification | Must have current Washington State EMT-P Certification | ||
| Firefighter 1 Certification | If no Firefighter 1 Certification, will be required to participate in an approved IFSAC Fire Academy. | ||
| Paramedic Certification | Yes | ||
| Prior FF Experience Required | Yes | ||
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Ocean Shores Fire Department - Lateral Firefighter Paramedic Disqualifiers
The following are automatic and potential disqualifiers. Applicants should not apply to our agency if they indicate any of the automatic disqualifiers. Potential disqualifiers will be considered on a case by case basis.
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Ocean Shores Fire Department - Lateral Firefighter Paramedic
Agency Test Requirements
Written Examination: No, not required
CPAT: No, not required (may be required later)
PST Personal History Statement: Yes, required within 7 days of passing required exam(s)
Other City of Ocean Shores positions
Entry Level Firefighter Paramedic
Firefighter EMT
Police Officer
COVID-19 UPDATES
5/6/2020 Update:
TESTING IN WASHINGTON STATE CANCELED THROUGH MAY 31, 2020
All pre-employment tests in Washington State have been canceled until May 31, 2020 unless government restrictions are eased. With recent updates, facility closures, and government guidelines, this step is necessary and could be modified at any time. The health and safety of our customers, our staff, and their families is of the highest priority.
We will continue to evaluate developments and make changes to this policy as necessary. When we do resume testing, there will be plenty of events for everyone to test. We are in regular communication with our public safety agency partners, assessing alternatives to the traditional testing model and our testing policies. Any future updates will be posted on the PST website and our Facebook page.
4/1/2020 Update:
If you have tested with PST in the past 12 months, there may be additional positions you are now eligible to add. Several departments have temporarily changed their testing policies due to the suspension in testing that COVID-19 has caused. Please login to your PST account and navigate to the ‘New Positions’ page to see what departments you can add! We will regularly update that page in your account as departments send updates.
FUTURE TEST REGISTRATION
We know that there will be testing in the future - we just don’t know when! We want you to be prepared for when testing begins again so we have created test events on our calendar that you can register for that will place you in a queue to be first notified. These tests are not “real” test events, they are essentially a holding area. You will be able to “reschedule” out of that event to any other event date/location at no cost. Registering now will also give you time to work on your Personal History Statement (PHS) so that your data will be ready and up-to-date to send to your departments once testing resumes.
To sign up for this placeholder event, select the June 15, 2020 test date in your category (police, fire, 911 dispatch, corrections, etc.).
You may also click on the test event of interest below to sign up:
Law Enforcement & Corrections Written and Physical Ability Test
Please check back here frequently and ‘Like’ our Facebook page to stay updated.
PST staff are working remotely and are available by email at contact@publicsafetytesting.com. We anticipate a high email volume and will respond as quickly as possible.
