BRATTLEBORO FD JOB OPENING

The Brattleboro Fire Department is accepting applications for the position of full time entry level Firefighter. Further information and applications can be obtained at www.brattleboro.org or www.brattleborofire.org If you would like to participate in the Brattleboro Fire Department candidate selection process please submit a Town of Brattleboro employment application, cover letter, resume and a copy of your valid CPAT card to the Brattleboro Fire Department, 103 Elliot Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301 no later than 4pm on May 1, 2017.

If hired you must live within one of the following towns within six months; Brattleboro, VT, Vernon, VT, Guilford, VT, Dummerston, VT, Marlboro, VT, Putney, VT, Chesterfield, NH or Hinsdale, NH.

If you have further questions please contact Chief Michael Bucossi at 802-254-4831.

The town of Brattleboro is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

VERMONT FIRE SERVICE TRAINING NEEDS YOUR HELP

Your help is needed to create anEntry-Level Exterior Firefighter Training Course for the Vermont Fire Academy

During the past six months, Vermont Fire Academy Staff have traveled throughout the state attending meetings with county and regional fire associations as well as organizations representing all segments of the Vermont Fire Service. The most talked about item was that the Fire Academy does not currently offer entry-level firefighter training in a format that is less than 184 hours long.

To better address the question about how to provide a shorter entry-level firefighter course, we are asking for more input from the Vermont Fire Service. The Fire Academy will be holding five meetings throughout the state to focus on this one topic. We would like to present a few options and ask for your opinion about the options. Please join us at one of the following locations and help shape the future of an Entry-Level Exterior Firefighter Course.

The meeting locations are: Tuesday April 25, 2017 at the Newport City Fire Station at 18:30 Wednesday May 3, 2017 at the Vermont Fire Academy at 18:30 Thursday May 4, 2017 at the Division of Fire Safety Berlin Office at 18:30 Wednesday May 10, 2017 at the Swanton Fire Station at 18:30 Thursday May 25, 2017 at the Bellows Falls Fire Station at 18:30

VERMONT TRAINING

Firefighter I and Firefighter II Challenge Opportunity

Firefighter I Challenge Exam

Individuals who have not completed an approved Vermont Fire Academy sanctioned Firefighter I Course, but who feel they have obtained the necessary training by some other means; or whose previous certifications are more than 2 editions in arrears of the current NFPA 1001 standard, may challenge the Firefighter I Exam. To be eligible to take the Firefighter I Challenge Exam, the candidate must be at least 18 years of age at the test date and submit proof of the following training with their challenge exam application:

Current Adult and Child CPR with AED Certification Current First Aid with Environmental Emergencies Certifications Hazardous Materials Operations that qualifies as current with NFPA 472. Highway Safety or Traffic Incident Management Course Wildland Firefighter (9 hours) ICS100: Introduction to Incident Command System (Online Web Based course)

Challenge Exam Part 1: Written Exam The written exam consists of 100 multiple choice questions based on the knowledge requirements outlined in the current edition of NFPA 1001, Standard for Firefighter Professional Qualifications. Candidates must achieve a minimum passing score of 70. Candidates are permitted two attempts at passing the written exam. A second attempt may take place after 14 days but before 60 days of the first attempt and will be conducted at the Vermont Fire Academy in Pittsford.

Challenge Exam Part 2: Practical Skills Exam The practical skills exam consists of 10 practical skill stations based on the requisite skills outlined in the current edition of NFPA 1001, Standard for Firefighter Professional Qualifications. Candidates must demonstrate satisfactory skill performance in each of these skill stations. Two attempts per skill station are permitted at the initial skills exam. Candidates are permitted one retest opportunity consisting of two additional attempts for stations that are failed plus an additional randomly selected skill station. The retest opportunity must take place after 14 days but before 60 days of the first attempt and will be conducted at the Vermont Fire Academy in Pittsford. If the candidate fails to pass either the previously failed skill station or the additional random skill station, then the challenge process ends.

Firefighter I Certification is granted once a candidate passes both the written and practical skills exams.

Download the Challenge Exam Application

Firefighter II Challenge Exam

Individuals who have not completed an approved Vermont Fire Academy sanctioned Firefighter II Course, but who feel they have obtained the necessary training by some other means; or whose previous certifications are more than 2 editions in arrears of the current NFPA 1001 standard, may challenge the Firefighter II Exam. To be eligible to take the Firefighter II Challenge Exam, the candidate must be at least 18 years of age at the test date and submit proof of the following training with their challenge exam application:

Proof of valid Vermont Firefighter I Certification or certification that is recognized as equivalent to Vermont standards. Current Adult and Child CPR with AED Certification Hazardous Materials Operations Certification that qualifies as current with NFPA 472. ICS200: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents (Online Web Based Course)

Challenge Exam Part 1: Written Exam The written exam consists of 100 multiple choice questions based on the knowledge requirements outlined in the current edition of NFPA 1001, Standard for Firefighter Professional Qualifications. Candidates must achieve a minimum passing score of 70. Candidates are permitted two attempts at passing the written exam. A second attempt may take place after 14 days but before 60 days of the first attempt and will be conducted at the Vermont Fire Academy in Pittsford.

Challenge Exam Part 2: Practical Skills Exam The practical skills exam consists of 10 practical skill stations based on the requisite skills outlined in the current edition of NFPA 1001, Standard for Firefighter Professional Qualifications. Candidates must demonstrate satisfactory skill performance in each of these skill stations. Two attempts per skill station are permitted at the initial skills exam. Candidates are permitted one retest opportunity consisting of two additional attempts for stations that are failed plus an additional randomly selected skill station. The retest opportunity must take place after 14 days but before 60 days of the first attempt and will be conducted at the Vermont Fire Academy in Pittsford. If the candidate fails to pass either the previously failed skill station or the additional random skill station, then the challenge process ends.

Firefighter II Certification is granted once a candidate passes both the written and practical skills exams.

Firefighter I Challenge Examination: Location: Vermont Fire Academy in Pittsford When: Monday, June 5, 2017 Time: 0900 until finished Application deadline, Monday, May 22, 2017

Firefighter II Challenge Examination: Location: Vermont Fire Academy in Pittsford When: Wednesday, June 7, 2017 Time: 0900 until finished Application deadline: Wednesday, May 24, 2017

2017 ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of Southwestern NH District Fire Mutual Aid will be on April 26, 2017 at The Best Western Hotel, 401 Winchester St. in Keene. Apparatus display at 1730 followed by a presentation by Firstnet at 1800. The annual meeting will follow at 1900. Light refreshments will be served.