*Marin County Fire Seasonal Opportunities 2025

Job Description:

*Marin County Fire Seasonal Opportunities 2025

Description

ABOUT US

Marin County Fire Department:
Our employee s are important assets in the actualization of our mission. They each play avital role and carry the responsibil ity to express our department values in their daily work. Click on the “MCFD” link to learn more about our department and the people who make our organization a great place to work: MCFD
Service - Teamwork - Operational Readiness - Professionalism

ABOUT THE POSITION

**ANNOUNCEMENT FOR UPCOMING SEASONAL OPPORTUNITIES**

The Marin County Fire Department is announcing some exciting opportunities to come work in a dynamic environment while learning new skills that directly impact the community. Seasonal positions are stationed all across the county. You will be exposed to training opportunities in a variety of tasks depending on assignment such as firefighting, fuels reduction, dispatching, and community awareness. These are unique training opportunities to learn and grow your career in the fire service.

THE FOLLOWING RECRUITMENTS WILL OPEN IN JANUARY 2025

Mark your calendars and apply for this upcoming season!

SEASONAL FIREFIGHTER (CREW):
Seasonal Firefighters in the Crew assignment spend the season working on fuels reduction projects, training, and responding to vegetation fires throughout the state.

SEASONAL FIREFIGHTER (ENGINE):
Seasonal Firefighters in the Engine assignment work on an engine at one of our six stations. We are an all risk department, responding to various emergencies and fighting both wildland and structure fires.

SEASONAL M97 PARAMEDIC:
Seasonal Paramedics work on an ambulance within Stinson Beach, Bolinas and Mount Tamalpais State Park area. They are responsible for providing vital medical emergency services to West Marin during periods of high visitation.

SEASONAL WILDFIRE DEFENSIBLE SPACE INSPECTOR:
Seasonal Wildfire Defensible Space Inspectors are temporary positions for 3-6 months during the spring and summer months. Wildfire Defensible Space Inspectors increase awareness, knowledge and actions implemented by individuals and communities to reduce human loss and property damage from wildfires, such as defensible space and other fuels reduction activities, fire prevention and fire safe building standards.

SEASONAL FIRE DISPATCH ASSISTANT:
Seasonal Fire Dispatch Assistants provide both emergency and non-emergency incident support work in the Emergency Command Center. This is a great entry-level opportunity to start or continue to gain the skills and abilities necessary for a career in Public Safety and Fire.

INFORMATION SESSIONS
Join Marin County Fire for a virtual information session regarding the upcoming
seasonal recruitments and other opportunities in the fire service.

Information sessions will be held via Zoom on:
Sunday, October 13th at 1:00pm
and
Tuesday, October 15th at 6:00pm

Use the link below to register:

Zoom Information Session Registration

These sessions will include information about:

• The Marin County Fire Department organization and culture
• Minimum requirements for the various seasonal positions
• Other hiring opportunities and future recruitments for individuals who might be interested or might not qualify for these classifications.

PLEASE NOTE: The benefits described herein do not apply to temporary (contingent) or to part-time employees that work less than 50%.

COUNTY OF MARIN BENEFITS: GENERAL
Below are some of the excellent benefits the County offers. More information about our benefits can be found on the Marin County's Benefits Homepage .

Paid Time Off : Competitive vacation accrual; 12 holidays per year; and generous sick leave accruals. Additional types of paid leaves are available for some bargaining units.

Health Plan : Choice of four health plans (two Kaiser HMOs, Western Health Advantage HMO,and an Anthem Blue Cross PPO) along with dental through Delta Dental PPO, and vision through Vision Service Plan (VSP). There is a County contribution toward the premiums (the contribution amount varies depending on coverage tier elected such as employee only, employee + 1, employee + family). Plus, the County offers excellent Life Insurance, Disability, Flexible Spending Plans, a Dependent Care Assistance Program, professional development and more.

Retirement : Defined benefit plan under the County Employees Retirement Act of 1937. More information can be found online at www.mcera.org.

IRS 457 Plan : Choice of pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) employee contribution up to the IRS annual maximum.

Retiree Medical : The County provides access to group health plan coverage to eligible retirees.

For specific questions regarding the employment process, please contact Human Resources at (415) 473-6104. For additional details about the benefits or retirement, please contact the Benefits Division at (415) 473-2197.

*IMPORTANT NOTE: Benefits described herein do not represent a contract and may be changed without notice.

Salary:

$18.62 - $46.15 Hourly