4.2

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Based on 1 review.
  • Leadership:
    5.0
  • Culture:
    4.0
  • Pay:
    5.0
  • Stability:
    3.0
  • Advancement:
    4.0

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Seattle Fire Department

Seattle, WA

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Our mission is to prevent the loss of life and property resulting from fires, medical emergencies and other disasters. We accomplish our mission through highly trained firefighters, a focus on fire prevention and education and nationally recognized emergency medical skills.
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An anonymous user (current employee, Firefighter) said 6 months ago:

Leadership: 5  |   Culture: 4  |   Pay: 5  |   Stability: 3  |   Advancement: 4   =  4.2

I have to say that Seattle is one of the highest paid cities to be a firefighter. Even though they will not hire you unless you go through recruit school (even if you've been working as a Firefighter or EMT elsewhere) , I think this an added bonus that everyone starts on an even playing field. It is kind of like a quality assurance control and frankly it makes sense.

Advice for prospective applicants:

Just FYI, The University of Washington is the only school in Seattle that offers qualified classes for Paramedics and you must be a Seattle Firefighter to attend the Paramedic training. This is a really common thing you need to know.

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