About Maple Grove, MN

Maple Grove is a forward-thinking, thriving community in the northwest suburbs of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. We are home to over 70,000 residents with a projected population of 90,000 by 2040 with 2,500 acres of undeveloped land. The City of Maple Grove is proud to employ over 250 benefit-earning employees, 500 part-time, casual, temporary, seasonal employees, and 100 paid-on-call firefighters to staff our many departments. We provide public safety, public works, community and economic development, parks & recreation, and many other important public services to a growing community.

The Position

Responsibilities

• Responds to emergency incidents within assigned district in accordance with minimum participation requirements.
• Participates in fire prevention and safety education activities as assigned.
• Participates in scheduled drills, and other required training activities, and meets minimum participation and competency verification requirements.
• Participates in station and apparatus maintenance activities.
• Serves on standby crew and/or duty crew as assigned.
• Performs other related duties as apparent or assigned.

Qualifications

Need to have:

• Must have a High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must possess a valid Minnesota Driver's License free of restrictions or suspensions and/or reckless driving behavior.
• Must be a Maple Grove resident or live within a 5 minute drive time (Approved by Fire Administration) to a Maple Grove Fire Station AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION.

• Experience in firefighting, rescue, EMS, or other public safety responder experience.
• Advanced certification in firefighting, rescue, response to hazardous materials incidents, or in provision of emergency medical care.
• State of Minnesota Firefighter License.

• Certification of NFPA #1001 Firefighter I and II by the Minnesota Fire Service Certification Board. IFSAC and/or ProBoard reciprocity must be confirmed prior to appointment.
• Certification of NFPA #1072 Hazardous Materials Operations by the Minnesota Fire Service Certification Board. IFSAC and/or ProBoard reciprocity must be confirmed prior to appointment.

• Certification of NFPA #1002 Fire Apparatus Operator by the Minnesota Fire Service Certification Board. IFSAC and/or ProBoard reciprocity or certification completion before end of the probationary period.
• Certified Emergency Medical Responder or higher, by the Minnesota Emergency Medical Service Board. Reciprocity must be confirmed or certification completion by the end of the probationary period.
• National Incident Management System: 1. IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS), 2. IS-200: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, 3. IS-700: Introduction to the National Incident Management System, 4. IS-800: National Response Framework, An Introduction.

Supplemental Information

• APPLICATION MUST BE COMPLETED IN FULL TO BE CONSIDERED AN APPLICANT. PLEASE INCLUDE A MINIMUM OF 5-10 YEARS OF WORK HISTORY, SUPERVISOR'S NAMES AND CONTACT INFORMATION.