EMT​/Paramedic - San Francisco Fire Department; H003

EMT/Paramedic - San Francisco Fire Department (H003)

Join to apply for the EMT/Paramedic - San Francisco Fire Department (H003) role at City and County of San Francisco

3 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants

Join to apply for the EMT/Paramedic - San Francisco Fire Department (H003) role at City and County of San Francisco

Department: Fire Department

Job class: H003-EMT/Paramedic/Firefighter

Salary range: $90,220.00 - $

Role type: Permanent Civil Service What does this mean?

Hours: Full-time

Exam type: Continuous

Rule: Rule of the List

List type: Entrance

Application Opening: Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Final date to receive applications: Continuous

Compensation Range: $85,046-$165,542

Recruitment : H

THIS IS A CITYWIDE EXAM

Application cutoff for this round is January 16, 2026.

Established in 1866, the San Francisco Fire Department is rich in tradition and history. From the Great Earthquake and Fire of 1906 to the Loma Prieta Earthquake of 1989, the Department has grown to meet the many challenges along the way. Today, the San Francisco Fire Department serves an estimated 1.5 million people, providing fire suppression, fire prevention and emergency medical services to the residents, visitors and workers within San Francisco's 49 square miles.

This is a deep classification encompassing three levels:
Level I EMT;
Level II Paramedic and Level III Firefighter Paramedic. Depending on the level in the deep class, incumbents may perform basic life support duties on an ambulance (Level I EMT); perform advanced life support duties on an ambulance (Level II Paramedic); or respond to fire alarms engaging in firefighting activities and performing advanced life support duties (Level III Firefighter Paramedic).

The list established from this selection process may be used by the Fire Department to fill vacancies at Level I and Level II.

Detailed descriptions for Levels I and II are below. The descriptions are cumulative in that Level II may be required to perform the duties defined in Level I.

Under general supervision, responds to medical and other emergencies and engages in life support and life‑saving activities; performs emergency medical service (EMS); maintains equipment; staffs and drives an ambulance to provide initial emergency medical care in a pre‑hospital setting; evaluates and administers advanced first aid, basic life support and life maintenance measures in accordance with Emergency Medical Service Agency (EMSA) policies and procedures, including CPR, definitive therapeutic care at the scene of an emergency or during transport of persons;

provide community health screening and other non‑emergency health services; protects the privacy of patients treated by SFFD, safeguards patient information and uses and discloses patient information in accordance with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the privacy practices of SFFD; may perform duties of either driving ambulances, EMT attendant and other related duties as assigned. Works a 40‑hour week, including days, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays;

shift to be determined by operational requirements. Incumbents must maintain superior physical strength, agility and stamina to carry out the intense physical duties of the position.

In addition to the above, required to provide advanced emergency medical care to victims of fire and activities for saving lives and property, including medical scene size‑up, establishing medical command post, reporting to incident commander or EMS Captain and implementing medical Incident Command System (ICS); supports rescue activities in a variety of situations; renders first aid, treatment for shock, cardiac compression, resuscitation, and prevention of blood loss;

responds to trauma or medical emergencies; performs primary and secondary evaluation of patients to assess conditions, triages in major disasters; administers proper procedural emergency treatment; institutes emergency care and/or advanced life support to stabilize patient conditions, including cardiac pulmonary resuscitation, defibrillation, drug administration, invasive procedures and…