Menlo Park Fire Announces Hiring Spree

MENLO PARK, CA — The Menlo Park Fire Protection District plans to hire up to 10 entry level Firefighter Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) and/or Firefighter Paramedics over the next twelve months. Over 300 pre-qualified potential candidates participated in a first step, entry level written exam held at Hillview School this last weekend. A group of top candidates will be advanced to interviews panels next.

In the last year, the Fire District has hired 20 new Firefighter EMT and Paramedics, eight of those personnel recently completed and passed a rigorous one year probationary period. The Fire District is both expanding its firefighter work force to address local growth and because of attrition due retirement.

The Fire District has proposed to set a “line” staffing goal of 93 emergency first responders needed to staff 7 Fire Stations, 9 pieces of emergency response equipment over three rotating work shifts to provide 24/7 – 365 day a year essential services protection to the Fire District which includes the communities of Atherton, East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Unincorporated San Mateo County and on contract to the Stanford Linear Accelerator (SLAC).

— SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION BY: Menlo Park Fire Protection District / PHOTO: Menlo Fire