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District 1 Fire & Rescue is opening a third station and will be opening six new positions. We are seeking motivated and qualified individuals that are looking for a career in the fire service. This is a unique opportunity to get paid while attending certification classes for Firefighter and for EMT. Candidates that successfully complete our 16 week academy will go on to become full time firefighters with District 1 Fire & Rescue.
Cadet Training Academy: Cadets will be on a 40 hour work week with some nights and weekends required for clinical and hands on training. The hourly wage for cadet will be $16.95 per hour while in the academy. The academy will be M-F 08:00 to 17:00 at Station 1 in La Vernia, Texas and is expected to start in February 2024.
Upon successful completion of the cadet academy you will be a certified TCFP Firefighter, certified EMT Basic and will become a full time Firefighter with District 1 Fire & Rescue. You will be assigned to a 48 hours on and 96 hours off (48/96) duty schedule. You will also be eligible for the complete Firefighter benefit package and an annual starting salary of $52,500 (This includes FLSA overtime and does not include your benifit package). (If viewing on mobile scroll all the way down for full benifits breakdown)
Hiring Process: Applications accepted until Decemeber 22, 2023
- Complete application
- Pass Physical Ability Test
- Pass online pre-employment aptitude test
- Complete back ground and reference check
- Panel interview
- Pass Drug Screen
Once your application is turned in you will receive more detailed information on the process.
Please click on one of the links on this page to get our application. Please send applications to Battalion Chief Fowner at cfowner@district1fire.com. Keep reading for more about District 1 Fire and Rescue.
District 1 Fire is a growing fire department. We value our people and take care of them. We value good training, good equipment, and aggressive but sound tactics as well as mentoring. This is a great place to work as there will be ample opportunities for additional TCFP certifications, wildland certifications, and various specialty training. Driver Operator will be offered to new hires as soon as your probation is complete and you obtain your Class B license. We also participate in TIFMAS deployments which will allow the opportunity to work at Natural Disasters, Large Wildland deployments, and other major events. District 1 has a great reputation for helping young firefighters gain valuable experience and move on to bigger departments, BUT, we also have a proven record and reputation for maintaining our people and promoting our Firefighters from within. Our 1st core value is taking care of our people and District 1 Fire will provide you with every opportunity to grow and succeed as a firefighter and as a person.
Our central station is located about 10 minutes outside of loop 1604 in La Vernia, TX (15 minutes from San Antonio) and we offer a 48/96 schedule and a flexible trade policy. We staff 2 full-time stations and maintain 2 other non-staffed stations from which we provide Fire and Medical First Response to 362 square miles. Station 3 in Stockdale will be opening in June/July of 2024. Combined we respond to about 1800 calls per year and that is expected to increase to over 2500 with our new station. Since we only provide first response you will never be assigned to an ambulance. All EMS transport is handled by ESD #3. At District 1 you will see a wide variety of calls. In the last 12 months, we have responded to about 81 structure fires, about 109 Brush/Grass or “Other” Fires, about 338 MVA’s, and about 1200 medical calls. We also deployed wildland crews as part of the Texas Mutual Aid Response to the summer wildland fires across Texas. Since we are on a 48/96 we do not have a residency restriction but we prefer our firefighters to live within a two hour drive of our central station.
Our two front-line engines are Pierce PUC rescue body engines and they are equipped like rescues or squads in bigger cities. We carry virtually everything we need on our trucks, for any job. Unlike an engine in the city which only does “Engine work” you will have to learn all disciplines. You may be first in the door on one fire and venting a roof on another. You may have to work a vehicle extrication one morning and a grass fire in the afternoon. Our firefighters are highly trained and we do more with less. For wildland fires we currently have two Ford F550 fast attack brush trucks that are built specifically for the terrain in which we operate. We have a third on order that will be delivered in 2024. We also have one heavy brush truck, three commercial cab engines and 2 water tenders.
As a new hire you will be paired with an experienced firefighter and officer to mentor and coach you through your first few months. We are here to teach you how District 1 operates, how to be safe and to prepare you for the emergencies you will encounter. Each new firefighter is issued a basic task book of skills and this is to ensure your training is well documented and nothing is missed. If you do have experience the task book will be very easy and it will reinforce the way we do things.
There are plenty of opportunities to grow here at District 1. Once you complete your probationary period you will be given the opportunity to receive your Driver Operator task book and begin your training to ride up as an engineer. You will also be given the opportunity for basic wildland, instructor, and officer classes as your career progresses. The district also encourages you to obtain your degree and all employees are eligible for our college tuition reimbursement program.
Finally, District 1 truly is a family. We take care of each other and we hire the best we can hire. Our standards are very high. We expect a lot out of each other and our performance on the job is a direct reflection of this. The ESD board does a great job of taking care of us and we in turn have everything we need to take care of our citizens. If you want opportunity and are willing to train, learn, grow, and have a little fun, District 1 is where you want to be. Apply today!
- 18 Years old or older
- High School Diploma
- Valid Texas driver’s license
- Base salary of $52,500 including FLSA overtime
- Opportunities for additional overtime and deployments
- Step pay program
- Holiday Bonus
- Firefighter rank is eligible for up to $1200 annually in TCFP certification pay.
- $500 per year for EMT-A
- Eligible for college tuition reimbursement
- 100% Paid employee healthcare
- 100% Paid children healthcare
- 100% paid Life and Disability
- Dental/Vision and other supplemental policies available
- 120 Hours PTO accrued annually with step increases
- PTO buyback program
- TCDRS Retirement at 7% with 2:1 employer match
- All uniforms and PPE provided
- 48/96 Schedule with flexible trade policy
- In house TCFP and NWCG Courses, including paid testing and certification fees.
- All Fire and EMS CE’s provided
