Employment
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The first step to become a Maple Valley Volunteer Firefighter is to download or pick up a volunteer application, fill it out, and return it to our headquarters station at 23775 SE 264th St, Maple Valley, WA 98038. You do not need to be a resident of Maple Valley or the surrounding communities.
When we schedule a recruit academy, we review our applications and send out invitations to our oral interview. Those applicants that receive a passing score in the oral board are then scheduled for a physical agility test and a medical exam. The last step before training begins is to issue personal protective equipment (bunker gear).
Volunteer training lasts approximately 15 to 17 weeks and meets all of the minimum state requirements to become a firefighter plus additional training in vehicle extrication, wildland firefighting, and driving emergency vehicles.
At the conclusion of the volunteer recruit training you are assigned to one of three rotating shifts of firefighters. We ask our volunteers to pull at least 7 shifts per month. Shifts are approximately from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. with some flexibility allowed for personal work schedules. Volunteers will either be assigned to a station with career firefighters or at one of three all volunteer fire stations. Your roles and responsibilities will include responding to emergency incidents, keeping the station and the apparatus ready for the next incident, and continuing your firefighter and EMS training.
Maple Valley Fire & Life Safety also requires all of our firefighters to become an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). This class is provided through King County EMS and is 120 hours of classroom and practical work with 10 hours of hospital observation time.
Volunteer Application
When we schedule a recruit academy, we review our applications and send out invitations to our oral interview. Those applicants that receive a passing score in the oral board are then scheduled for a physical agility test and a medical exam. The last step before training begins is to issue personal protective equipment (bunker gear).
Volunteer training lasts approximately 15 to 17 weeks and meets all of the minimum state requirements to become a firefighter plus additional training in vehicle extrication, wildland firefighting, and driving emergency vehicles.
At the conclusion of the volunteer recruit training you are assigned to one of three rotating shifts of firefighters. We ask our volunteers to pull at least 7 shifts per month. Shifts are approximately from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. with some flexibility allowed for personal work schedules. Volunteers will either be assigned to a station with career firefighters or at one of three all volunteer fire stations. Your roles and responsibilities will include responding to emergency incidents, keeping the station and the apparatus ready for the next incident, and continuing your firefighter and EMS training.
Maple Valley Fire & Life Safety also requires all of our firefighters to become an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). This class is provided through King County EMS and is 120 hours of classroom and practical work with 10 hours of hospital observation time.
Volunteer Application