Vancouver Fire Department - Lateral Firefighter
Vancouver Fire Department - Lateral Firefighter
Last updated on May 15, 2025
PST Partner Agency since September 08, 2015
Vacancies: 8-10
Testing Deadline: May 31, 2025.
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PLEASE READ THIS: Lateral applicants apply directly to the City of Vancouver, not through PST - information and application links are found at http://www.cityofvancouver.us/vfdjobs. There is no PST written test or CPAT required for Lateral applicants to apply.
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Vancouver Fire Department - Lateral Firefighter Requirements
| Category | Requirement | Required at time of... | |
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| Test | Hire | ||
| Written Examination |
No, not required |
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| Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) |
No, not required (may be required later) |
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| Minimum Age | 21 | ||
| Citizenship | US Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident. | ||
| High School Grad/ GED | Yes | ||
| Driver's License Required | From any state. | ||
| Felony Conviction(s) as an Adult | Felony conviction under state or Federal as an adult is a disqualifier. | ||
| Felony Conviction(s) as a Juvenile | Some juvenile convictions may be considered a disqualifier. | ||
| Ability to Read, Speak & Write the English Language | Yes | ||
| EMT Certification | EMT certification, must be able to gain reciprocity in Washington | ||
| Firefighter 2 Certification | Yes | ||
| Prior FF Experience Required | Yes – 3 consecutive years experience as a full-time, paid firefighter with an agency whose primary responsibilities include fire protection and emergency services and have primary responsibilities including fire suppression, hazardous materials mitigation, and emergency medical services. | ||
| Prior EMT Experience Required | Yes | ||
Vancouver Fire Department - Lateral Firefighter 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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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.
