ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

THE ALAMEDA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT (ACFD) provides all-risk emergency services to the unincorporated areas of Alameda County (excluding Fairview), the cities of San Leandro, Dublin, Newark, Union City and Emeryville, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. With 28 fire stations and 34 companies serving a population of 394,000, the ACFD serves densely populated urban areas, waterways, industrialized centers, extensive urban interface, agricultural and wildland regions. Over 400 personnel and 100 Reserve Firefighters provide a wide variety of services to an ever expanding, dynamic and diverse community of roughly 508 square miles. These services include:

• Advanced Life Support
• Fire Suppression
• Hazardous Materials Response
• Urban Search & Rescue
• Water Rescue
• Community Outreach & Education
• Disaster Preparedness
• Fire Prevention and Code Compliance
• Regional Dispatch

The Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) was formed on July 1, 1993 as a dependent special district with the Alameda County Board of Supervisors as its governing body. This consolidation brought together into a single jurisdiction the Castro Valley Fire Department, Eden Consolidated Fire Protection District and County Fire Patrol. Subsequently, the following communities have contracted with the ACFD:

• July 1, 1995 City of San Leandro
• July 1, 1997 City of Dublin
• August 1, 2002 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• October 1, 2007 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• May 1, 2010 City of Newark
• July 1, 2010 City of Union City
• July 1, 2012 City of Emeryville

On January 20, 2008, the ACFD became responsible for the administration and operation of the Alameda County Regional Emergency Communications Center (ACRECC). The dispatch center provides dispatch and regional communication center services for the ACFD, the Alameda County Emergency Medical Services Agency, Camp Parks Combat Support Training Center, and the cities of Alameda, Fremont, Livermore and Pleasanton. ACRECC is also the Dispatch/System Status Management Center for Falck ambulance service.

For more information about the agency, please visit: Alameda County Fire Department.

THE POSITION

• Firefighter 1
• Firefighter 2

• Fire Apparatus Driver Operator 1A
• Vehicle Extrication
• Low Angle Rope Rescue Operational
• Fire Control 3
• Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations
• Confined Space Rescue Awareness
• S-190: Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior

• Basic building construction, fire chemistry, physics, and automotive mechanics.
• Common office practices, including copying, typing, and basic computer operations.

• Follow oral and written instruction.
• Deal effectively with the public and co-workers under adverse circumstances requiring presence of mind, sensitivity, interest, and understanding.
• Adapt to changes in work assignments and duties.
• Write clear, concise, and complete reports.
• Perform physical tasks that require coordination, strength, dexterity, and stamina.
• Learn the proper operation and use of department equipment.
• Use a variety of hand and power tools (axes, porta-power, chainsaw, and most common hand tools.)
• Perform minor maintenance on tools and mechanical equipment.
• Use a computer for preparing reports, records, and correspondence.
• Perform strenuous physical tasks such as carrying equipment up hills, pulling hoses, carrying injured persons, raising ladders, and operating a hose line.
• Conduct tours, fire demonstrations, first-aid demonstrations, and other public relations duties.
• Read blueprints, construction drawings, and maps.
• Draw building layouts to scale.
• Work at various heights and confined areas.
• Use radio communications equipment and speak clearly.
• Remain calm and work effectively in stressful situations.
• Use initiative and independent judgment when necessary.
• Function as a member of a team.
• Use good judgment in emergency or critical situations.
• Adapt to changing work assignments and duties.
• Climb ladders and fences.
• Reference and utilize training materials (manuals, fire codes, journals, etc.)
• Write legibly.
• Keep accurate records.

• A review of candidates' application and supplemental questionnaire to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process.

• An oral interview which will be weighted as 100% of the candidates' final examination score. The oral interview may contain situational exercises.