Montgomery county fire rescue hiring. No experience required.

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  • DitchDoctor

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    Oct 30, 2020
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    Montgomery county fire and rescue is hiring, no experience necessary. See Mcfrs.org/recruitment for applications.

    Must be able to complete a 6 month long paid paramilitary style fire academy. Pays well with great benefits and career enhancement opportunities.
     

    JamesDong

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    Aug 13, 2020
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    Great post, good opportunity for a young fella, This from Zip Recruiter won't make you rich but you will eat.

    As of Nov 9, 2020, the average annual pay for a Firefighter in Montgomery County is $45,374 an year. Just in case you need a simple salary calculator, that works out to be approximately $21.81 an hour. This is the equivalent of $873/week or $3,781/month.

    While ZipRecruiter is seeing salaries as high as $69,213 and as low as $23,760, the majority of Firefighter salaries currently range between $35,639 (25th percentile) to $56,300 (75th percentile) with top earners (90th percentile) making $65,597 annually in Montgomery County.
     

    outrider58

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    Jul 29, 2014
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    Wanted to do that years ago. My neighbor was union president. Woulda been my rabbi. Wife said no back then. She regrets that now. Now I'm too old.
     

    pbharvey

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    Wanted to do that years ago. My neighbor was union president. Woulda been my rabbi. Wife said no back then. She regrets that now. Now I'm too old.

    I met a lady who retired from MoCo FD at 43. Forty-Three years old...
     

    Jed195

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    Oct 19, 2011
    3,901
    MD.
    Wanted to do that years ago. My neighbor was union president. Woulda been my rabbi. Wife said no back then. She regrets that now. Now I'm too old.

    Same here...wife didn't want me in anything "dangerous". She didn't deal well with me doing the Marine overseas thing. Wonder if her new husband gets that treatment?
     

    Crosseye Dominant

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    Sep 1, 2018
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    Good Luck - best job in the world (I'm biased!)


    Thanks! I'm hoping that the fact that I have half the courses done and two BA degrees will help. There are so many applicants since people don't want to be cops anymore.

    Referring to the original post, there might be a contact email on that MCFRS page. Last year I had to sign onto an email list to get updates regarding the application period.

    If you want to apply to something right now, check out Frederick County. They are constantly churning out classes. They are no joke though, very tough academy. Fairfax VA is also a department that is usually hiring for entry level recruits. Benefits in MD tend to be better though.
     

    Seagrave1963

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    Feb 6, 2011
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    OP - sorry to hijack your thread, but figured folks might be able to use some of these links if they are looking for a FD career.

    Links for Baltimore/DC area Fire Department hiring:

    Annapolis City: https://www.annapolis.gov/302/Recruiting
    Anne Arundel County: https://www.annapolis.gov/302/Recruiting
    Baltimore City: http://archive-t.baltimorecity.gov/fire/
    Baltimore County: http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/fire/careeropportunities/index.html
    District of Columbia: https://fems.dc.gov/page/employment-positions-fire-ems
    Frederick County: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/frederickmd? scroll down to Fire Recruit
    Howard County: https://www.howardcountymd.gov/Departments/Fire-and-Rescue/Recruitment
    Montgomery County: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcfrs-recruiting/index.html
    Prince George’s County: https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/2759/Career-Opportunities

    Hope this helps those looking.
     

    Jed195

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    Oct 19, 2011
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    Couple hotties working at Jacksonville vol. fire company. Something about a woman in cargo bdu type pants...if it looks good in those gotta be great out of them!
     

    Crosseye Dominant

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    Sep 1, 2018
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    Couple hotties working at Jacksonville vol. fire company. Something about a woman in cargo bdu type pants...if it looks good in those gotta be great out of them!

    Jed195, don't get your hopes up too much. Many times they appreciate the same things you do, lol. Nothing at all wrong with that though--diversity is great.
     

    Flametamer

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    There are so many applicants since people don't want to be cops anymore.

    Lots and lots of applicants is nothing new. Pretty much always been this way; at least since the mid 1970's when I started. Two sons on the job now, and they each applied to multiple departments over 5 - 7 years before being selected. Each had BS degree and volunteer experience (which will not count for anything once you get hired since you have to start over and learn how to do it 'our' way (aka, the 'right' way)).

    Diversity is paramount in the selection process; those who can't check that box pretty much need to be top ranked in every other box in order to make the cut. Pick up the study guide and get in shape. Study hard for the test, you will need top marks to improve your chances. Sign up for any pre-test study sessions that are offered.

    Best of luck to you; don't get discouraged, there are lots of opportunities out there. As has been said - best job ever!

    I have counseled many young folks with this advice, and they have all managed to find a position. If you don't get your first choice of department, take what is offered since you can always switch later (although you will have to go through their academy and start over at the bottom again, unless you have crossed bugles). Better to have and want, than to not have and want.

    Not to throw a wet rug on you, but you should be aware there is much speculation about future budget cuts across the country. Cities and counties cannot print money like the Feds can; they have to balance the budgets or borrow. In the '70s and '80s this translated to layoffs in many FD's. Also, check into pension funding history in any jurisdiction you are considering. Too many jurisdictions are way behind on pension funding, and this is going to blow up in the taxpayer's faces sooner or later.

    No one knows what the future will bring besides death, taxes, and uncertainty.
     

    pbharvey

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    Lots and lots of applicants is nothing new. Pretty much always been this way; at least since the mid 1970's when I started. Two sons on the job now, and they each applied to multiple departments over 5 - 7 years before being selected. Each had BS degree and volunteer experience (which will not count for anything once you get hired since you have to start over and learn how to do it 'our' way (aka, the 'right' way)).

    Diversity is paramount in the selection process; those who can't check that box pretty much need to be top ranked in every other box in order to make the cut. Pick up the study guide and get in shape. Study hard for the test, you will need top marks to improve your chances. Sign up for any pre-test study sessions that are offered.

    Best of luck to you; don't get discouraged, there are lots of opportunities out there. As has been said - best job ever!

    I have counseled many young folks with this advice, and they have all managed to find a position. If you don't get your first choice of department, take what is offered since you can always switch later (although you will have to go through their academy and start over at the bottom again, unless you have crossed bugles). Better to have and want, than to not have and want.

    Not to throw a wet rug on you, but you should be aware there is much speculation about future budget cuts across the country. Cities and counties cannot print money like the Feds can; they have to balance the budgets or borrow. In the '70s and '80s this translated to layoffs in many FD's. Also, check into pension funding history in any jurisdiction you are considering. Too many jurisdictions are way behind on pension funding, and this is going to blow up in the taxpayer's faces sooner or later.

    No one knows what the future will bring besides death, taxes, and uncertainty.

    I have a now deceased law enforcement relative who made more money in retirement than he did while employed. His wife is still on the county insurance. Its unsustainable.
     

    135sohc

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    Oct 27, 2013
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    Seems to be the lucrative thing to live in somd and work for PG/MC or DC fire/ems. Past and present I know of many who did the commute, neighbors son in law does it now and he is not hurting for $$$.
     

    traveller

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    Nov 26, 2010
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    Just my two cents:

    - Yes, 'no experience required', but its sure helpful if you know what you signed up for before you spent 6 months in the academy. At times, the 'street hires' who had no prior fire/ems experience walk away after they are exposed to some of the things the job brings with it. So while you do have to re-do all of your classes, if you show up with firefighter I and EMT and some volunteer experience, at least you know what you signed up for.

    - You are going to be 'an EMT who occasionally puts out a fire'. This is not the Bronx in the 70s where you run from Box to Box. Riding an ambulance and waiting in the Holy Cross ER until they take your patient is going to be a big part of the job. If you just absolutely hate 'riding the shitbox', you are not going to have fun at work. Even most of the 'fire' calls are not dealing with fires. Car accidents, smoke alarms, gas leaks that never leak gas etc.

    - As for the salary: You get paid to work every 3rd day and you do in fact get paid while you sleep. There are always overtime shifts to be filled on the intervening days and every career firefighter has a side-hustle. What the job brings is a steady base pay, great benefits and a public safety pension. So you know you are going to be taken care of after the X years currently required, everything you make on the side or through OT is gravy. As someone mentioned further up 'you are not hurting for money'. Unless you get in the habit of accumulating a couple of x-wives, you are going to do ok.



    The key question is going to be whether you want to be a 'fireman' or a 'fire safety program specialist II'. One is a lifestyle and a mindset, the other is just a government job. We dont have much of the latter in the DC region, its more something you encounter in Florida and California. 'Buerocrats who ride a firetruck' who are policy jockeys, know every form and report but clam up if they are faced with an actual fire. They are great at checking all the boxes for the Insurance Services Office, but when it comes time to crawl into burning house and drag someone out, they stand outside reciting the policies of why they dont need to really go in there. Dont be that guy.
     

    parttimer

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    Oct 10, 2013
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    Calvert
    I am not sure about MoCo but PG, DC, and maybe Baltimore work a 24 on 72 off shift which works out to a 42 hour work week and only get paid for 40.
    Sunday 24 + Thursday 24 =48
    Monday 24 + Friday 24 = 48
    Tuesday 24 + Saturday 24 = 48
    Wednesday 24
    So a 42 average over the 4 weeks and it starts all over again.
    Firefighters and the military are the only 2 jobs that under federal law can have a scheduled that exceeds 40 hours a week without extra compensation needed.
     

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