Human Resource Services Department

Applicants for this position are required to submit responses to the following supplemental questions.  Your completed responses to the supplemental questionnaire will be evaluated to determine your qualifications and must be completed properly in order to be given full consideration for the next phase in the selection process. Additionally, your responses will also be evaluated and used in the selection process in order to identify the best qualified applicants.  Responses should be thorough and specific.  A lack of detail and explanation in the supplemental questions and in your application may result in failure or disqualification for this position.  Clarity of expression, content, experience, grammar, spelling and the ability to follow instructions will be considered in the evaluation process.  A resume will not be accepted as a substitute for properly completed responses.

Information provided in your responses to the supplemental questionnaire regarding your employment experiences must also be detailed in the Work Experience section of the application for this recruitment.  Please be sure to list all employers and required information, on your application, especially if you are referencing those employers in your responses to the supplemental questions.

By selecting yes below, you certify your understanding of this statement:

Have you successfully completed the Alameda County Fire Department Captain's Task Book?

Do you possess a valid California's driver's license eligible to drive a fire apparatus?

Are you certified as an Emergency Medical Technician or Paramedic?  Please check all that apply.

By the last day for filing, Thursday, March 5, 2020, will you have completed at least one of the following four Certification Options below:

1) CERTIFICATION OPTION 1 (Must have all certifications within this option):

• ICS300
• Command 1A, Command 1B, Command 1C
• Instructor 1A or Training Instructor 1A
• Instructor 1B or Training Instructor 1B
• Investigation 1A
• Management 1
• Prevention 1A and Prevention 1B or the newer Prevention 1

2) CERTIFICATION OPTION 2:

• CSFM Company Officer Certification

3) CERTIFICATION OPTION 3 (Must have all certifications within this option):

• Company Officer 2A: Human Resource Management for Company Officers
• Company Officer 2B: General Administrative Functions for Company Officers
• Company Officer 2C: Fire Inspections and Investigation for Company Officers
• Company Officer 2D: All Risk Command Operations for Company Officers
• Company Officer 2E: Wildland Incident Operations for Company Officers
• S290 Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior (Classroom Delivery)
• Instructional Methodology

4) CERTIFICATION OPTION 4:

Department of Defense Fire Office I-V Certification that meets or exceeds NFPA 1021

Completion of the Engine Boss S230/S231 qualification is not required, but is highly desirable.  Will you have completed this qualification by the last day to file (Thursday, March 5, 2020)?

Please attach scanned copies of your class completion(s) or above mentioned certification(s) to your online application under the RESUME TAB.  Please scan all related documents and upload ONE file with your application.  Do you understand this statement?

Note: The RESUME TAB is located at the top of the screen after you have completed this supplemental questionnaire.  Please rememebr to upload ONE file with scanned copies of all relevant material.  The JobAps system will not allow you to upload multiple files.

The supplemental questions were designed to elicit your experience as it relates to the current recruitment in order to identify the best qualified candidates for this position. Only the best and most suitably qualified candidates will be invited to participate in the oral interviews. By selecting yes below, you certify your understanding that all applicants who meet minimum qualifications are not guaranteed to move forward in the process.

Do you understand the above statement?