Lateral Firefighter Paramedic

overview

lateral firefighter paramedic

unified fire authority is offering opportunities for paramedics to join our organization through our lateral process. With compensation potentially starting up to step 10 based on ufa's firefighter pay plan.

applicants must possess a valid driver's license in good standing at the time of employment.

• apply online february 1-15
• ems and fire skills assessments, oral board interview and firefighter physical agility test (will be required to attend only one of these dates) february 24-26
• background investigations april-may
• final job offers april-may
• new hire orientation may 11
• start of 4-week orientation june 1

to apply for the lateral firefighter paramedic process. Our primary means of contacting you throughout the process will be by email. It is your responsibility to ensure that your email address is correct and any change to your email is updated with the human resources division.

applicants will be notified by email, of the date, time, and location for this portion of the process.

applicants must successfully pass the paramedic skills assessment process conducted by the ufa ems division (per nremt guidelines).

paramedic skills assessment

applicants must successfully pass the firefighter skills assessment process conducted by the ufa fire training division.

the oral board interview will consist of structured, behaviorally-based interview questions. Your responses will be evaluated by fire officers and other firefighters or firefighter specialists.

the firefighter physical agility test is based on general firefighting duties. This exam includes lifting, carrying, pulling, and climbing components. The test is designed to closely simulate the endurance a firefighter employee must possess at the scene of a fire. For information on each event related to the test, please click below.

view the firefighter physical agility video

applicants must pass the firefighter physical agility test with a cut-off time of at least 13:00 minutes.

please be advised that you should be in good physical condition to participate in the firefighter physical agility test and to prevent injury or aggravation of any existing condition that you may have. All applicants will be required to sign a release of liability.

applicants must meet nfpa-1582 standards.

orientation is anticipated to begin june 1, 2026. Applicants will be required to successfully complete a 4-week orientation and 10 shifts of field orientation as an extra crew member in operations.

firefighter pay plan: pay will be based on years of service and qualifications.

paramedic lateral process policy: full details for the paramedic lateral process can be found in our paramedic lateral process policy.