Primary Objective
The City of Bloomington is seeking an individual to extinguish and prevent fires, to carry out rescues, render medical aid, respond to, and mitigate hazardous materials incidents, and to respond to and operate at other calls for assistance and emergencies as required. To assist as needed in providing fire and life safety education to building owners, homeowners, and people in Bloomington. To assist fire inspectors and fire investigators as needed.
CITY VALUES & EXPECTATIONS
- Models and contributes to a positive work environment, culture of communication, engagement and safety
- Communicates effectively and respectfully with employees and the general public, including but not limited to those of diverse racial, ethnic, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds
- Works cooperatively as a member of a team; develops and maintains effective working relationships with diverse coworkers and community members; consistently brings a high level of self-awareness and empathy to all personal interactions
- Embraces the City's shared values and contributes towards accomplishing the City's vision and goals by being creative, innovative, continuously learning, and communicating clearly
Examples of Duties
- While wearing personal protective equipment and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), perform firefighting tasks, rescue operations, and other emergency response actions under stressful conditions.
- While wearing personal protective equipment and N95 or air purifying respirators perform emergency medical tasks and assist in patient care and transport as required.
- Function as an integral component of a team, where sudden incapacitation of a member can result in mission failure or in risk of injury or death to civilians or other team members.
- Must have the ability to quickly read and interpret hazard warnings and labels in emergency situations.
- Must be able to quickly and effectively communicate with the public and other firefighters during emergencies.
- Upon emergency alarm, must respond immediately and quickly to staff the appropriate fire department vehicles and apparatus, and respond with other firefighters to the emergency.
- Respond to all alarms as designated by the Fire Department and such other calls for service, alarms, and emergency calls as directed.
- Participate in Department drills and training activities and maintain proficiency in all emergency response, firefighting, and emergency medical skills.
- Keep stations, apparatus, tools, and equipment clean and in good operating condition.
- Assume command of their company in the absence of a ranking officer.
- Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities Required
- Upon emergency alarm, must respond immediately and quickly to staff the appropriate fire department vehicles and apparatus, and respond with other firefighters to the emergency.
- Respond to all alarms as designated by the Fire Department and such other calls for service, alarms, and emergency calls as directed.
- Participate in Department drills and training activities and maintain proficiency in all emergency response skills.
- Demonstrate proficiency in emergency response skills.
- Work is completed on schedule.
- Oral communication is calm, clear, and presented with confidence.
- Public communication is responsive, respectful, considerate, and respects needs for confidentiality.
- Maintains effective and respectful work relationships with supervisors and coworkers.
- Keeps up to date and complies with administrative policies and procedures.
Minimum/Desirable Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Must be able to pass required regular background, medical, psychological, and fitness exams.
- Must be able to read and write the English language and communicate effectively.
- High school graduation or GED equivalence.
- Must currently be employed as a firefighter/EMT with a career, part-time, or paid-on-call fire department and have at least one year of experience.
- Must have and maintain a valid driver's license.
- Training Requirements
- Firefighter 1 and Firefighter 2
- Emergency Medical Technician
- Hazardous Materials Operations Level
- Fire Apparatus Operator within one year of hire
- MN State Firefighter License Eligible
Desirable Qualifications
- Paramedic certification
- Fire Apparatus Operator
- Hazardous Materials Technician
- Technical Rescue Certifications (Ropes, Confined Space, Trench)
- Associate’s degree in Fire Science
- Ability to speak a second language, in addition to English that has a recognized presence in the community. (Spanish, Somali, Vietnamese, Chinese Mandarin, Cambodian, etc.)
Supplemental Information
Supervision Of Others
This position does not supervise others.
WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS – Refer to below and checklist on last page of job description
Anticipated Firefighter Hourly Hiring Range: $29.21 - $34.18 Hourly
2026 Firefighter Full Hourly Range: $29.21 – $41.58 Hourly, $85,082 - $121,099 annually
Benefits of 24-hour shift work include: 120 hourly of vacation per calendar year, 168 hour holiday bank per year, and 144 hours of personal leave per calendar year.
Full-Time; Non-Exempt; Union; Benefits Eligible
The City of Bloomington is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to creating a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. Applicants who are black, indigenous or persons of color are encouraged to apply. We also encourage women, veterans, members of the LGBTQIA community, and individuals with disabilities to apply.
Benefits
Benefits for regular, full-time employees of the City of Bloomington (with the exception of 24 hour firefighters and 24 hour fire fighter/paramedics) include the following:
- 10 days paid vacation per year
- 13 days paid personal leave per year
- 13 paid holidays per year
- 12 weeks paid parental leave
- Employee health and dental insurance
- Paid employee life insurance
- Paid employee disability insurance
- Employer/employee paid pension
- Deferred compensation
- Tuition assistance program
- Health club membership reimbursement
- Flexible spending account
- Employee Assistance Program
- Other optional benefits
- Great suburban location, on bus line
- Free employee parking
- (Union contracts may vary from the above list.)
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The City of Bloomington (City) is asking you to supply information (data) as part of your application for employment with the City. The Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (MGDPA) classifies this data as private data about you. The law does not require you to provide the data and there is no legal consequence for refusing to provide the data. However, if you do not provide the requested data, the City may not have enough information to consider your application and you may not move forward in the selection process. If you do provide the data, City employees and its agents may have access to your private data if their work assignments reasonably require access. The hiring manager or supervisor, human resources employees, and members of an interview panel, which may include non-City employees, will have access to some of your private data during the application and selection process. State or federal law or a court order may allow others to have access to your data also. The City will not disclose any of your private data to any member of the general public without your permission. The MGDPA classifies the following information as public data about applicants: veteran status, relevant test scores, rank on eligible list, job history, education and training, and work availability. If you are a finalist for the position, your name is also public. A "finalist" is a person the City selects for an interview. Do you agree to supply the data the City is requesting as part of your application for employment?
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I understand that in order for my application to receive every consideration in the selection process, I must complete the following supplemental questionnaire completely for this position.
Attaching a resume is NOT a substitute for completing an answer. If a question is answered by the statement "See Resume", the question will be treated as if there is no answer. The information I provide will be reviewed and used to determine my eligibility to move forward in the selection process. Unanswered questions, incomplete responses, false statements, omissions, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process. If the supplemental question is not applicable to you, please indicate N/A.
I have read and understand the above instructions regarding supplemental questions.
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Please note that the City won't send out communications until after the job posting has officially closed unless the posting clearly states otherwise. Please acknowledge that you have read and understood this informational message.
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The advertised wage for this position is $29.21 - $34.18 hourly for Firefighter, depending on qualifications. If selected, would you be willing to accept a starting wage in this range?
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Did you read and review the Working Conditions and Physical Demands checklist and the Remote Work availability? Once you click on the link
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Please indicate your highest level of education completed.
- High School or Equivalent
- Associate Degree in Fire Science
- Bachelor's Degree in Fire Science or Administration
- Not Applicable
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If you indicated you have post-secondary education, please summarize coursework or list degree earned, area of study, name of institution and dates you attended. If not applicable to you, indicate N/A.
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Are you 18 years or older?
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Are you able to pass required regular background, medical, psychological, and fitness exams.
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Are you able to read and write the English language and communicate effectively?
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Are you currently a firefighter/EMT with a career, part-time, or paid-on-call fire department and have at least one year of experience?
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Do you have a valid driver's license?
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Do you have the following training requirements (check all that apply)? If none, please select "Not Applicable".
- Firefighter 1 and Firefighter 2 certified
- Emergency Medical Technician
- Hazardous Materials Operations Level
- MN State Firefighter License Eligible
- Not Applicable
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Do you possess a Firefighter Paramedic certification?
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Have you had Fire Apparatus training or are you able to obtain within one year of hire?
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Are you a Hazardous Materials Technician?
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Do you possess Technical Rescue Certifications (Ropes, Confined Space, Trench)?
- Ropes
- Confined Space
- Trench
- Not Applicable
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How many years of experience as a firefighter do you possess?
- Less than 1 year
- 1 year
- 2-4 years
- 5+ years
- Not Applicable
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If you indicated you have firefighter experience, please summarize your experience including Job Title, place of employment, and relevant job duties. If not applicable, indicate N/A.
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Do you fluently speak a second language, in addition to English, that has a recognized presence in the community? Recognized prevalent languages in the City of Bloomington are Spanish, Somali, Vietnamese, Chinese Mandarin, and Cambodian [Khmer]. Fluent means you can sustain a conversation, demonstrate intelligible pronunciation which doesn't interfere with understanding, and communicate at informal and some formal levels.
- Spanish - FLUENT
- Somali - FLUENT
- Vietnamese - FLUENT
- Chinese Mandarin - FLUENT
- Cambodian [Khmer] - FLUENT
- I am not FLUENT in those languages or I am FLUENT in another language
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If you indicated you speak a language other than English that you are FLUENT in, please list the language(s) and years spoken. If not applicable, please indicate N/A.
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This Question Is To Determine Your Status As a Veteran Under The Veteran's Preference Statute, Minnesota Statutes, 43A.11. Please Check The Statement Below Which Best Describes Your Current Veteran's Status
- I am not a Veteran
- I am a Veteran who served more than 180 consecutive days and received an Honorable Discharge or Separation
- I am the spouse of a deceased Veteran who served more than 180 consecutive days and received an Honorable Discharge or Separation
- I am a disabled Veteran who served more than 180 consecutive days and received an Honorable Discharge or Separation
- I am the spouse of a disabled Veteran who served more than 180 consecutive days and received an Honorable Discharge or Separation and is unable to use the preference due to the disability
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If you are a Veteran and achieve the minimum passing rating, do you wish to apply your veteran's preference bonus points? If you answer yes, you MUST complete the City of Bloomington's Veteran Preference Questionnaire (
Required Question
