North Fork Fire Protection District
North Fork Volunteer Fire Department provides structural and wildland fire suppression, emergency medical care and transport, rescue and fire prevention services to the mountain communities of Pine Grove, Buffalo Creek, Deckers, Trumbull, Oxyoke, Nighthawk and Scraggy View. North Fork Volunteer Fire Department covers 240 square miles in Southern Jefferson and Northwest Douglas Counties in Colorado. Pike National Forest composes 80% of the District. While the number of residents in the District is approximately 1700, it is estimated that Pike National Forest has over one million people visit this division of the forest every year. North Fork Volunteer Fire Department runs three stations, one in Pine Grove, one in Buffalo Creek, and one in Trumbull. Due to the volunteers' outstanding committment and diligence in training, the Department maintains an ISO 5 rating for all properties within 5 miles of any of the fire stations.
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North Fork Fire Department is now hiring paid part-time Emergency Responders. If you are you looking for a challenging and rewarding part-time job where you can make a difference in people’s lives, this may be for you.
The pay starts at $25.00 per hour. No experience is necessary and all training is provided. Employees are paid hourly for all time spent training, as well as being paid to respond to calls. Job duties include wildland firefighting, response to medical emergencies, and driving ambulances and other emergency vehicles. The pay is higher for applicants with EMT, Firefighter I, or Paramedic certifications. No shifts are required, employees are issued a pager and respond from home if they are available. For this reason, they must live in or near the district. For more information, to acquire an application, or to schedule an interview, please call 303-838-2270, stop by North Fork Station 1, or email us at nffpd@aol.com