Firefighter Paramedic

FULL-TIME FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC
(Target hiring date is July 15, 2020)
Be part of our great team!
Pay Scales
Starting hourly base pay is $23.72 to $26.18, and the 5-year top step pay is $32.53. Keeping an eye
on your future, our current contract has base pay for Lieutenant Paramedics up to $37.27 per hour.
Our Benefits
We have an excellent compensation package as defined by our IAFF Local 4546 Collective
Bargaining Agreement. Health, dental and life insurance; earned time off; sick pool; bereavement
leave; fitness, fire education and college degree incentives; tuition assistance; clothing allowance;
longevity pay; paid training; 11 holidays with double-time pay on Thanksgiving and Christmas;
overtime pay at every shift rollcall; unlimited but not mandated callbacks; and part of the New
Hampshire retirement system.
Job Requirements
Current CPAT or eligible for lateral transfer under NH Administrative Rule, Fire 703.01; Firefighter 2
certified; Nationally Registered Paramedic or paramedic in training, or an Advanced EMT may be
considered; Driver’s license, high school graduate or GED; Must live within 20 miles of the Pelham
Fire Station within one year of hire. Successful applicants must then pass an oral interview, physical
agility test, a medical exam and an extensive background investigation.
We are a very progressive fire department with the best town support, gear, equipment and training.
Our people have attended the Maryland Fire Academy, the National Fire Academy, FDIC, IAFC
seminars, NFPA meetings and countless conventions and seminars. Our new federal grant added a
5th on-duty firefighter. Our smaller department means you get to be involved in all aspects of a fire and
EMS job, our one station means you go on every call in town - no sitting back and listening to others
going to work. Our two-tiered ALS system gives paramedics the flexibility to treat patients when
needed or stay available when not needed. We have paramedics at every rank, which means the
officers and chiefs understand and fully support ALS.
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Interested persons must mail their cover letter and resume to Deputy Chief Leischner at our above
mailing address. These letters and resumes must be postmarked no later than Monday, June 1, 2020.