PARAMEDIC FIREFIGHTER - TRAINEE
FIRST REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS IS ON APRIL 12, 2023
DONT WAIT, APPLY TODAY!
ORAL BOARD & ASSESSMENT SKILLS TESTING DATE:
TUESDAY, APRIL 25TH, 2023
FUTURE SALARY INCREASES:
Effective 6/21/2023 - 3% salary increase
Effective 6/21/2024 - 3% salary increase
Effective 6/21/2025 - 5% salary increase
COMPENSATION (in addition to salary rate listed above) and Benefits include:
CalPERS Retirement: 3% at 55 plan for "classic" members; 2.7% at 57
for members considered PEPRA. If you are not sure which formula would
apply to you please call the Human Resources Department at (707)
746-4766.
Retiree Health: $1,000.00 employer contribution to retiree health
account each year.
Uniform Allowance: $75.00/month.
Educational Incentive: 1% base salary for 30 college units; 2% base
salary for AA Degree; 3% base salary for BA/BS Degree.
Holiday Pay: 1.25% per month and is paid out 2x per year (June and December)
Work Schedule: 48/96 schedule.
Dental/Vision insurance: Premiums fully paid by City.
Kaiser: choice of 4 Kaiser plans available; co-pays/deductibles vary
between plans.
THIS RECRUITMENT IS BEING CONDUCTED TO FILL ONE (1) OPEN POSITION AND
TO CREATE AN ELIGIBILITY LIST FOR ANTICIPATED FUTURE VACANCIES.
The City has 3 separate recruitments for Paramedic Firefighter:
Lateral, Academy/Non-Lateral, and Trainee. It is the candidate's
responsibility to apply for the recruitment that best aligns with the
certifications, skills, and experience you currently possess. After
reviewing each posting, if you are not sure which category applies to
you, please contact the Human Resources Department at (707) 746-4371.
Trainee Candidates: The City is accepting applications from candidates
who would like to have the City sponsor them through a recognized fire
academy. The trainee candidates are appointed to an at-will status
while in academy. The trainee candidates are appointed to a
probationary status at $5,502.20 per month until successful completion
of an accredited fire academy. Upon successful completion of the
academy the Paramedic Firefighter begins an 18-month probationary
period at the initial salary step for Paramedic Firefighter salary
range.
The Benicia Fire Department serves the City of Benicia, California,
and its 28,000 residents. We provide constant staffing to our city
with 30 career firefighters (3 on a SAFER Grant). We have one Fire
Chief and 3 Division Chiefs. The Benicia Fire Department is a
two-station department with a minimum constant staffing of nine
professional firefighters. An Engine and Truck company respond out of
Station 11 and one more Engine company responds out of Station 12 on
the north end of town. Both our engines and the truck company
cross-staff other apparatus depending on the nature of a call. In
2021, we responded to 2,761 calls for service.
Benicia is a waterfront community that is located located
approximately 30 miles North of San Francisco on the Southern tip of
Solano County. We are the Northern neighbor of Contra Costa County,
providing automatic-aid to heavily populated areas in both Solano and
Contra Costa Counties. We are bordered by the City of Vallejo to the
East, the San Francisco Bay to the South/ Southeast/East, and
unincorporated wildland to the North. Interstate 780, a 7-mile stretch
of freeway between Benicia and Vallejo, runs through the middle of the
city and has a daily traffic volume ranging from 22,300 to 53,000
vehicles. We also serve a busy stretch of Interstate 680 on the east
end of our town. In addition, we provide service from an OES Type 1
Engine across the State of California and beyond.
The Benicia Fire Department is proud to call itself an "All-Risk"
agency, ensuring our firefighters are trained in a multitude of
disciplines ranging from water rescue using inflatable rescue boat to
participating in a county-wide USAR team. We provide ALS service from
all of our fire apparatus and take great pride in providing an
exceptional level of service to our great community.
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gonna guess that ems transport is provided by Medic Ambulance which
has the countywide contract
note - no hospital in benicia - but Vallejo has 2 - and there are 2
trauma centers in the north end of the county - weird - see
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1F_rX2LwjTEfg5PgboL_RGCZ21kY&usp=sharing
for map
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