Career Development Intern - Wildland Fire Firefighting Support

Job Description:

Career Development Intern - Wildland Fire Firefighting Support

Description

Position/Program Information


FIRE DEPARTMENT

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT
OPEN COMPETITIVE - EMERGENCY


EXAM NUMBER
38250A-FR

APPLICATION FILING PERIOD
The application filing period will begin on
Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. (PT) - Continuous.
We will keep accepting applications until the position is filled. The application window may close unexpectedly once we have enough qualified candidates.

The LA County Board of Supervisors has unanimously ratified a Proclamation of Local Emergency in response to the windstorms and wildfires , including the Palisades and Eaton Fires, that have devastated communities across the County. We are looking for qualified and passionate individuals to assist the County in mobilizing resources and support needed to help our residents recover and rebuild. If you are looking for a new career that will directly benefit the population of LA County, this may be the opportunity for you.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Career Development Intern - Wildland Fire Firefighting Support vacancies related to this unprecedented natural disaster.

Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.

During your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%.

Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Career Development Intern - Wildland Fire Firefighting Support .

Essential Job Functions

• Assists in clearing firebreaks, trails, and motorways by cutting back brush or trees with hand tools; and may participate in other preventive measures, such as prescribed burns.
  
• Assists engine companies in laying hose lines used to suppress wildland fires; and assists with patrolling areas of controlled fires to discover and extinguish any remaining burning materials.
  
• Assists with manual labor at other types of emergencies, such as filling and placing sandbags, or digging canals.
  
• Assists with various support duties, such as clerical tasks, small equipment repair and maintenance, sewing, moving furniture, assisting with special departmental events, washing helicopters, or other vehicle maintenance duties.
  
• Drives automotive equipment to and from work sites in the performance of duties, as needed.
  
• Assists with defensible space inspections, home hardening inspections, and fuel modification inspections, as needed.
  
• Assists in fuel modifications, as needed.
  

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY
Completion of the Los Angeles County Justice, Care, and Opportunity Department’s (JCOD’s) Los Angeles County Training Center (LACTC) wildland firefighting program.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Applicants MUST be able to perform the essential functions of this classification, with or without a reasonable accommodation.
• Applicants MUST meet the above requirement(s) in order to be appointed to fill any vacancies related to this recruitment.

LICENSE
Some assignments may require a valid California Class C Driver License to perform job-related essential duties, or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

PHYSICAL CLASS
Physical Class IV - Arduous: This class involves frequent heavy lifting over 25 pounds, often combined with bending, twisting, or working above ground on irregular surfaces. It includes those positions that occasionally demand extraordinary physical activity such as those in Safety positions.

Career Development Interns who perform moderate or arduous physical tasks as described in the Examples of Duties will be required to pass a Class 3 - Moderate or Class 4 - Arduous Physical examination.

Additional Information

EXAM CONTENT
During your initial work period, the appointing department will evaluate your performance. Those who achieve a passing score on this evaluation will be considered for permanent appointment.

APPLICATION & FILING INFORMATION
Applications must be filed online only and will be reviewed for interview consideration on an ongoing basis. If you have not been contacted within 60 days and the recruitment remains open or reopens for filing, we encourage you to submit a new application. This will allow you to reaffirm your interest and update any relevant information.

Many important notifications will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application, so it is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add Diego.Gonzalez@fire.lacounty.gov as well as Fire-Examination@fire.lacounty.gov , noreply@governmentjobs.com , and info@governmentjobs.com to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail.

You have the ability to opt out of emails from LA County. If you unsubscribe, you will not receive any email notification for any examination for which you apply with Los Angeles County. Regardless of whether you choose to unsubscribe, you can always check for notifications by logging into governmentjobs.com and viewing your profile inbox, which saves a copy of all emailed notices.

Plan to submit your online application well before the posting closes as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty, you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.

Departmental Contact Name: Fire Examination Section
Departmental Contact Phone: (213) 466-5500
Departmental Contact Email: Fire-Examination@fire.lacounty.gov
Teletype Number: (800) 735-2929

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Salary:

$50,112.00 Annually