Position: Full-Time Firefighter/Paramedic
Application: An official district application, resume along with copies of your driver’s license and required certifications. Application deadline is 4:00 p.m. on March 26, 2026. You must provide an email address as all notifications will be addressed via email. Applications can be found online at www.jeffersonfire.org. For consideration for this position submit the following:
Completed application, resume, letter of interest, driver’s license, and proof of all required qualifications. You may submit either by mail to Jefferson Fire District, Attention Chief Eckhardt or emailed to [email protected]. If you have questions, please contact Chief Eckhardt at 541-327-2822.
Current Salary and Benefits:
- $55,000.00 to $66,852.84 annually plus FSLA overtime
- District pays 100% of PERS
- Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance 100% paid by the district
- Life Insurance
- Sick Leave accumulation per District Policy
- Vacation accumulation per District Policy
Required Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Licensed Oregon Paramedic or Currently enrolled in a Paramedic Program
- Employment contingent upon ability to obtain within 1 year of hire.
- NFPA Firefighter 1
- NFPA Driver or EVOC certification
- Hazardous Materials Operations
- Wildland Interface Firefighter Type 2
- NIMS 100, 200, 700, 800
- Pass District Background Check
- Oregon driver’s license with acceptable driving record, insurable by districts insurance company
- Pass pre-employment physical and drug test
Desired Qualifications:
- NFPA Pumper/Operator Equipped with a pump
- Previous EMT, firefighting, and/or apparatus operator experience
- NFPA Firefighter II
The District: Jefferson Fire District covers 86 square miles in Marion and Linn Counties. We have a population of 9,300 permanent residents that live within the City of Jefferson and rural communities. We responded to over 1,300 emergencies in 2025. Services provided are ALS ambulance, Firefighting including structural, wildland and vehicle fires, hazardous material response, and swift water rescue. We are hiring 1 full-time firefighter/paramedic and establishing a hiring list. Currently we have two firefighter/paramedics per shift with a part-time EMT or paramedic. We staff one ambulance with a full-time firefighter/paramedic and a part-time EMT or paramedic. The second firefighter/paramedic staffs the second out ambulance, fire engine, or appropriate apparatus for the call. Applications and qualifications will be reviewed March 27th, an assessment center will be conducted on April 3rd, with a tentative start date of April 26th.