Firefighter/Paramedic

**Join Our Great Team!** **City of Wausau Firefighter/Paramedics** respond to emergencies and perform fire suppression activities, rescue work, hazardous materials response, and basic or advanced life-support emergency medical service. Whether you're currently a Paramedic student, *or* looking for your first job as a Firefighter/Paramedic, *or* looking for a new department to continue your career, we welcome you to apply! **Current Paramedic Program Students Welcome!** If you are an EMT-Basic actively enrolled in a Wisconsin Technical College System Paramedic program and are on track to obtain your **Wisconsin EMT-Paramedic license**, we encourage you to apply. Successful candidates may be placed on an eligibility list and must obtain licensure before beginning employment as a Firefighter/Paramedic. **Lateral Hire Opportunity!** Candidates who have a minimum of two (2) consecutive years at a previous fire department may be eligible for a lateral transfer to employment with the Wausau Fire Department. View the Labor Agreement (link below) for current salary rates. City of Wausau Fire Department Website: https://www.wausauwi.gov/your-government/fire City of Wausau Fire Department Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/WausauFireDepartment Current Labor Agreement between the City of Wausau and Wausau Firefighter Association Local 415, IAFF, AFL-CIO and CLC: https://www.wausauwi.gov/your-government/human-resources/labor-contracts **About the Wausau Fire Department** It is the mission of the Wausau Fire Department to provide rapid, professional, emergency services to protect and enhance our community. To accomplish this mission, it is imperative we employ members who believe in and live by our Core Values: Professionalism, Accountability, Integrity, Respect, and Compassion. The Wausau Fire Department is a full-time career department and currently has 74 members, all trained to perform multiple tasks to our high standards. In 2025, the Wausau Fire Department responded to a total of 7,206 calls for service. The Wausau Fire Department is a Licensed EMS provider within the State of Wisconsin. EMS is the highest demand on our service and requires all operations personnel working as a team to provide seamless coverage around the clock for our citizens and visitors. We responded to over 6,300 EMS incidents in 2025. The City of Wausau is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. 1. Responds to fire calls and rescue individuals from emergency situations. Evacuate occupants of burning structures and assist them to safety. 2. Respond to fire calls and perform fire suppression, exposure protection, confinement, ventilation, salvage, overhaul operations. 3. Maintains a state of readiness of facilities, vehicles, apparatus, and equipment by inspections, cleaning, testing, and maintenance. 4. Respond to emergency medical calls and provide service within the constraints of the department's protocol and up to level of training. Service includes basic and advanced life support. 5. Function within an assigned role in an incident management system. 6. Participate in drills and attend training exercises in firefighting, fire equipment, hazardous materials, rescue, and emergency medical skills; successfully complete training programs in all phases of duties and responsibilities. 7. Perform technical rescues such as confined space, high/low angle, extrication and ice/water. 8. Respond to emergencies involving hazardous materials and work within the level of training in operations, technician, or specialist positions. 9. Perform fire prevention and public education programs including public speaking and conducting classes in such topics as fire extinguisher usage, fire drills, and CPR/first aid. 10. Interact with the public performing essential non-emergency duties such as fire prevention inspections, public fire education, and injury prevention education. 11. Respond to non-emergency calls for assistance and safely perform assigned functions required…