Interested candidates are now welcome to fill out an application for either Portland Fire & Rescue's (PF&R) Firefighter Trainee position OR the Firefighter EMT-B/Paramedic position beginning on June 20, 2011. If you apply for both the Trainee and EMT-B/Paramedic job positions will be disqualified from both hiring opportunities. Apply either for the Firefighter Trainee position OR the Firefighter EMT-B/Paramedic positions. When 4,500 applications have been submitted, enrollment will close and no further applications will be accepted.

Instructions are below.

FIREFIGHTER TRAINEES

Candidates with little or no fire service experience are encouraged to apply for the Firefighter Trainee Program. Click on the link below to apply for the Portland Firefighter Trainee position. When clicking on the link, you will be redirected to the http://www.governmentjobs.com website. In order to complete an Firefighter Trainee application, you will need to create an account on the governmentjobs website.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY TO BECOME A FIREFIGHTER TRAINEE

FIREFIGHTER EMT-BASIC/PARAMEDICS

Applicants with fire service experience and who hold a minimum of an Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (EMT-B) certification are encouraged to apply for the Firefighter EMT/Paramedic exam. Click on the link below to apply for the Portland Firefighter EMT-Basic/Paramedic position. When clicking on the link, you will be redirected to the http://www.governmentjobs.com website. In order to complete an Firefighter EMT-Basic/Paramedic application, you will need to create an account on the governmentjobs website.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY TO BECOME A FIREFIGHTER EMT-Basic/Paramedic

PF&R encourages all candidates to read the official job announcements carefully and follow instructions exactly.