Warm Springs Fire & Safety
Location: Warm Springs, OR
Job Announcement
Position: Firefighter Paramedic, Firefighter EMT
Date Open: November 15, 2021
Application Deadline: On going
Salary: $47000.00 annually
Employment type: Fulltime or Part Time
You’re invited to apply for the position of Fire-Medic. Go to the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Website, (warmsprings.com) and choose job opportunities, follow application instructions or email ktias@wstribes.org and request an application. Any Questions call 541-553-1634
Position Information: There is opportunity for Full or Part time employment; primary responsibilities are to protect life and property, by responding to all fire/EMS emergencies within the boundaries of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. The schedule is a 48/96-hour rotating shift.
Minimum Qualifications: Drivers License, Oregon State certified EMT Basic, Intermediate, Advanced or Paramedic. DPSST/ IFSAC certified Firefighter I, Ability to pass a physical agility test, and a criminal background check.
Testing Process: TBA
Warm Springs Fire & Safety Community Description 
Our service area is the entire Warm Springs Indian Reservation; we are governed by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. The confederated Tribes consist of three tribes The Warm Springs, Wasco and Paiute Indians. The reservation has a population of approx. 3700 people, spread over and area of 580,000 Acres. We cover approx. 40 miles of US Highway 26. And are bordered by the Deschutes river on one side and Cascade Mountains on the other. Warm Springs is considered mostly rural with small communities in different areas.
Our call volume averages around 1800 calls annually. We have a wide variety of calls not only typical medical or fire calls but also include unique opportunities to participate in Search and Rescue missions, River Rescue and Major wildfires in the summer. So we stay pretty busy. We have 18 full time Staff with usually 5 to 10 Part time Fire Medics that we use as extra coverage or to fill in. We rotate through 3 manned Stations. 24/7.