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SFMD is a Full Time, Career-only Department that staffs three Type-1 engines out of three stations across our approximately 100 square mile district. We work a 48/96 hour schedule, with three shifts (A, B, and C) rotating through the week.

All of our engines are staffed with a minimum of three firefighters, which include a minimum of one Firefighter, one Ranked or Acting Engineer, and one Ranked or Acting Captain. At least one individual on every engine must be certified as a Paramedic and all of our members are required to keep a minimum of an AZ State EMT-B Certification.

EMS Transport services are provided by Guardian Medical Transport, operated by Northern Arizona Healthcare, and we are proud of the strong working relationship we have built.

SFMD responds to a wide variety of calls for service in district and frequently sends personnel and equipment throughout the United States for Wildland Fire Assignments, typically 2-week stints that provide our staff with invaluable training and experience.

We are excited to welcome the next generation of firefighters to our organization and would encourage those with questions to reach out.

Summit Fire also employs two Admin staff and two EVT-Certified Mechanics that work in our in-district Maintenance Shop.

At this time, SFMD is not hiring for open positions.

SFMD Firefighter Paramedic Lateral Details

This process applies to all Fire Departments in the state of Arizona.

1. Hiring process for laterals inside and outside Greater Flagstaff Region (GFR)
   1. Laterals that have completed a GFR academy.
      1. GFR candidates will proceed directly to the Fire Chiefs interviews. Candidates will not be required to complete a PAT or assessment day.
         1. A GFR candidate will be able to apply for a lateral upon completing the GFR academy.
      2. Candidates that are hired will go directly to the line on their start date and begin a 12-month probationary period.

• Compensation will follow rules as outlined in section III below.

1. Laterals who have not completed a GFR academy.
   1. To be lateral eligible a candidate must be currently employed by and have a minimum of 3 years with a paid professional fire department.
      1. Full time municipal, district, or private structural fire, military fire, tribal, and state structural fire time are accepted.
         1. Prior structural time need not be concurrent to count. (i.e. a candidate has 3 years Air Force FF time and then has a 2-year break before being hired with a district department where they currently have 3 years. That would count as 6 years total time)
      2. The Regional Training Officer (RTO) and assistants will do a background check on the candidate to confirm time as a paid professional FF.

• The lateral hiring process for candidates who have not completed a GFR academy will mirror the hiring process for new hires. The RTO will be responsible for facilitating the hiring.

1. Academies
   1. GFR candidates who meet the criteria outlined in section I.a will not be required to complete a new academy. That candidate will be assigned a shift based on department needs and begin duty on their assigned date with that department.
   2. GFR candidates who meet the criteria outlined in section I.b will be offered a position in the lateral academy. The length of the lateral academy is to be determined by the RTO and Cadre.
      1. Regardless of prior time, the RTO reserves the right to not allow a lateral candidate into the lateral academy process based on lack of performance during the hiring assessment. This candidate may be offered a position in a full-length academy based on RTO and Fire Chief discretion.
   3. The Fire Chief has full discretion to keep a lateral list for the length they choose.
   4. A lateral academy size will be based on Fire Chiefs and RTO discretion.

 

 

• Compensation
  1. The final decision on lateral starting pay and benefits is up to the Fire Chief and any applicable labor management process.
     1. Candidates will receive 1 step for every 2 full years of service (2:1) with a paid professional fire department, up to mid-point of the department’s pay plan (step 5 of 10).
     2. Regardless of step placement, a lateral’s seniority will be set against peers from their like academy if the candidate participated in a GFR academy.
        1. Prior GFR seniority was set at the conclusion of their academy. They will remain in the same seniority spot against their peers from that academy. This applies to all GFR candidates.
        2. All candidates completing the lateral academy will have their seniority set against their peers from that academy.
     3. Taskbooks
        1. Laterals who have completed a prior GFR academy will complete the lateral FF task book.
        2. Laterals who have not completed a prior GFR academy will complete a full GFR Task book.
        3. Transferring Engineer taskbooks between GFR agencies will be based on RTO recommendation and Fire Chief’s discretion.
        4. Promotion Testing eligibility will follow department policies and total years of service will count towards eligibility.