Lacey Fire Dist #3 / Olympia FD / Tumwater FD (Thurston County Medic One) Firefighter/Paramedic - Firefighter
Lacey Fire Dist #3 / Olympia FD / Tumwater FD (Thurston County Medic One) Firefighter/Paramedic - Firefighter
Last updated on February 04, 2023
PST Partner Agency since July 29, 2015
Vacancies: 8
Testing Deadline: March 20, 2023.
Important Information
This profile is for a Firefighter / Paramedic position. Current WA State certification, or State of residence AND NREMT AND eligible for WA certification. Must have completed NREMT certification thru a CAAHEP approved training program.
https://www.caahep.org/default.aspx
IMPORTANT CPAT INFORMATION
- Applicants must possess valid Candidate Physical Abilities Test (CPAT) credentials dated within the past year**(see below).
- CPAT results from Public Safety Testing (PST) or National Testing Network (NTN) are both acceptable to Lacey Fire District #3. Olympia and Tumwater Fire Departments will ONLY accept a CPAT from Public Safety Testing.
- If you registered to test for other PST agencies, you must complete a PST CPAT as required by those agencies.
- Submit proof of your current CPAT certification to Thurston County Medic One at the address below. There is no need to contact each individual department. Please send to:
daphne.reaves@co.thurston.wa.us
OR
Thurston County Medic One
Attention: Daphne Reaves
2703 Pacific Ave SE #C
Olympia, WA 98501.
**A current CPAT certification is required to maintain eligibility for our fire departments.
Below are links to each department's website.
http://olympiawa.gov/city-services/fire-department.aspx
http://www.ci.tumwater.wa.us/departments/fire-ems
This agency allows out of state testing.
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Lacey Fire Dist #3 / Olympia FD / Tumwater FD (Thurston County Medic One) Firefighter/Paramedic - Firefighter Requirements
| Category | Requirement | Required at time of... | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test | Hire | ||
| Written Examination |
Yes, required |
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| Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) |
Yes, required as described below Please contact the following Thurston County Medic One representative for requirements: daphne.reaves@co.thurston.wa.us OR Thurston County Medic One
**If your CPAT certification is more than one year old, you must update it to maintain eligibility for our fire departments. If you update your CPAT with PST, PST will notify TCMO. If you update your CPAT with NTN, you must provide updated credentials directly to TCMO as noted above. |
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| Minimum Age | 21 | ||
| US Citizen/Lawful Permanent Resident | Yes | ||
| High School Grad/ GED | Yes | ||
| Driver's License Required | WA Driver's License | ||
| College Requirement |
Candidates must receive their NREMT certification thru a CAAHEP approved training program.
https://www.caahep.org/default.aspx |
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| Paramedic Certification |
Current WA State certification, or
State of residence AND NREMT AND eligible for WA certification. Must have completed NREMT certification thru a CAAHEP approved training program.
https://www.caahep.org/default.aspx |
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| Current Hiring Status |
Applications are being accepted and testing is being conducted to update hiring list for potential openings and continuous eligibility employment lists. Next testing / interview process: March 29 & 30, 2023 Medic One Applications Close: March 24, 2023 Medical Program Director's Scenario-Based Interview: March 29 & 30, 2023 |
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| CPAT | |||
| Multiple Scores from Same Applicant | We consider the highest score received within the past one year | ||
| Request/Access Scores |
March, June, and October - annually |
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Contact Information
Lacey Fire Dist #3 / Olympia FD / Tumwater FD (Thurston County Medic One) Firefighter/Paramedic - Firefighter
Agency Test Requirements
Written Examination: Yes, required
CPAT: Yes, required as described below
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
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