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Speaking for large municipal departments (Los Angeles specifically), I've been hearing more and more that you really need to have your Paramedic nowadays to be competitive. I also know of candidates working as EMTs, with fire certs and academy, HAZMAT, Explorer and volunteer work not being able to find a job. With that said, are my chances of getting hired as a Trainee essentially nil unless I take ~2-3 years off work to get my medic and certs? Are the days of hiring guys off the street and sending them through the training over?
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con posted:Most full time positions require a general knowledge test, lie detector, psych eval, Paramedic Cert, 240 firefighter cert, physical ability test, and if you pass all of that stuff you get an interview! Is there any possible way to get your FF certs other than pay to go to an academy or take ~1-2 years off to go to school? I realize it's pretty much impossible to get hired to LAFD nowadays, especially when I already work full time. But it doesn't hurt to dream...
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Nov 1, 2010 17:40
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Are fire certs typically transferrable from state to state? Since my hopes of getting a spot as a trainee anywhere in CA is pretty much nil, would it be a dumb move to get a trainee spot in another state and hope to transfer to Cali in a few years? Also, will military FF experience be a big plus or will it just be grouped with military experience?
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Nov 15, 2010 17:44
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I just found out that County is holding written trainee testing in January 2011. Does that mean there may be hope in the not-too-distant future to score a trainee slot in CA? Or do they typically test without hiring or are they populating a 10-year waitlist like FDNY?
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Dec 16, 2010 17:20
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What can you guys tell me about being a FF with bad vision? I am correctable to 20/20 with glasses or contacts, but without them, my vision is pretty bad (-7.50). One trainee job posting says "Visual acuity not worse than 20/70 uncorrected". Since I'm obviously beyond that limit, will I be wasting my time if I apply anyway? Do waivers exist or will I be DQ'ed, end of story? I've asked a few FF's but no one could give me a clear answer other than they know some FF's who wear glasses. Thanks for any help.
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Feb 27, 2011 07:54
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If I don't meet the medical requirements for vision, should I still bother applying? Would large metro departments have a waiver process like the military or will I be SOL and have wasted a lot of time?
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