Updated: June 30, 2026

 

Job Classifications: Firefighter and Firefighter Paramedic (WFD Civil Service Classification: Engineer)

Woodburn Fire District is currently accepting applications for Firefighter, Firefighter Paramedic, Lateral Firefighter and Lateral Firefighter Paramedic.  WFD will establish an eligibility list for future openings.

 

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The last day to apply with the required documentation listed below including any veterans’ preference point documentation is September 8, 2026.  A candidate assessment center is tentatively scheduled for September 28, 29, 30, and October 1.

 

The Woodburn Fire District welcomes all interested candidates to schedule a time to tour the main fire station, schedule a ride along, and learn more about the opportunities with our growing fire district.  To schedule a visit or ride-along between August 15th and September 24th, please contact Korrin Petersen at 503-982-2360 or via e-mail at korrin.petersen@woodburnfire.com

The district main station is located at 1776 Newberg Hwy, Woodburn, OR  97071

Salary Information (annually as of July 2025)

Entry Firefighter: $82,830- $106,837

Entry Firefighter Paramedic: $89,457 – $115,384

Lateral Firefighter: $87,019 – $106,837 (depending on years of experience at entry)

Lateral Firefighter Paramedic: $93,980 - $115,384 (depending on years of experience at entry)

 Salary ranges above represent base pay amounts.  For entry level positions, the salary range begins with the starting pay amount and includes (5) annual step increases with the top step of the pay range achieved after (5) years of employment.  Lateral pay rate at the start of employment depends on years of service.  See the next section for further information on lateral pay amounts.  Annual salary range above includes 78 hours of FLSA pay that is built into the 56-hour work schedule for all represented members, paid at regular straight time.

 Lateral Experience Evaluation & Pay Rates

New lateral employees with (2) years to (4) years of experience as career firefighters with a fire agency that has at least (12) FTE career firefighters and responds to 750 responses annually, will start one step below their total years of experience and advance one step following each year of employment until the top step of the pay range is reached. New employees with (5) years or more of experience at a comparable fire district (as defined above) will start one step below the top step of the pay range and advance to the top of the pay range after (1) year of employment.  An evaluation of lateral experience qualification will be made during phase 1 of the testing process. 

Paramedic Pay Rate

Candidates hired from the paramedic eligibility list must complete a WFD paramedic field training and evaluation program (FTEP).   The firefighter/paramedic employee will receive 8% of base pay upon date of hire.  The FTEP is conducted simultaneously with the first modules of firefighter probation.  Candidates that are hired as paramedics but do not successfully complete the paramedic FTEP will be retained by the fire district, but the paramedic incentive will stop until the FTEP is successfully completed.

Spanish Language Incentive

A 2% incentive for verified Spanish language skills is added to all pay ranges

Benefit Information

·            PERS Retirement

·            Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (Northwest Firefighters Relief Association)

·           401(a) District Money Match Savings

·           Deferred Compensation (457b)

·           HRAVEBA Account

·            Professional Development Annual Expense Allowance

·           Annual NFPA 1582 Physicals for all Line Members

·           Paid Time Off for Vacation & Sick Leave (Increasing with length of service)

·           Holiday time of 146 hours that can be used the same as PTO

 

Fire District Overview

Woodburn Fire District is in the Willamette Valley in Marion County with short driving distances to metro areas, ocean beaches and Cascade mountains. The fire district provides fire protection, rescue and ALS emergency medical service to 40,000 residents in a 75 square mile area that includes the communities of Woodburn, Gervais and surrounding rural areas. The professional firefighters of the Woodburn Fire District receive excellent pay and benefits as represented members of the Tualatin Valley Firefighters Association (IAFF Local 1660).  Woodburn Firefighters are also members of the Northwest Firefighters Relief Association that provides premium health care benefits. The fire district has (16) career firefighters on a 48/96 schedule, plus (8) SAFER Grant firefighters on the same schedule.  The grant will expire in February of 2028.  The fire district does not routinely respond to low-acuity medical calls and as a result, the ratio of fire to EMS responses is consistently 50% fire and 50% EMS. The district has a paramedic assigned to every crew but does not provide ambulance transport.  The district has a rapidly growing tax base with strong support from the community that provides the district’s firefighters with new fire apparatus and state-of-the-art equipment. The fire district provides a comprehensive training program with an emphasis on fireground tactics and firefighting equipment recommended by Underwriters Laboratory and NIST studies.  The training and tactics support a culture of aggressive interior fire attack and primary search. The district values physical fitness and training as an important part of operational readiness and sets aside time each shift for fitness and training activities. The district operates five strategically located fire stations. In 2025, the fire district responded to 4100 emergency incidents. The career firefighters are supplemented by 25 volunteer firefighters, including student resident volunteer firefighters, at our rural stations. 

Job Requirements

Citizenship Required: Yes

High School Grad/GED: Yes

Valid OREGON Driver's License: Yes - Any valid US driver's license recognized by Oregon.

Ability to Read/Speak English: Yes

 Minimum Qualifications  

Please see application instructions below for the submission of documentation for the minimum qualifications.

·         High School Diploma or GED

·         Valid Driver's License and Acceptable Driving Record

·         EMT or Paramedic state license or NREMT certification

·         NFPA Firefighter I - Currently certified by Oregon DPSST, IFSAC, or Pro-Board

·         CPAT - Completed within the past 12 months prior to the application closing date

·         NIMS 100, 200, 700 & 800

Resumes are not required with the application. Candidates invited to the assessment center on September 28, 29,30, and October 1 will be asked to prepare a resume for the interview.

 Application Instructions
Applications will only be accepted through the National Testing Network (NTN) by completing the Fireteam written test within the past 12 months and submitting all required documentation of the minimum qualifications listed above. Candidates whose application packets do not include documentation of all the minimum qualifications may be disqualified from the testing process. 

Woodburn volunteers that are active with the fire district may qualify for additional volunteer credit points added to their NTN score.  The additional volunteer points will only be applied at Phase 2 of the testing process. See the volunteer credit section below for more information.

 

Contact Information

Fire Chief, Jim Walker

503-982-2360
jim.walker@woodburnfire.com
M-TH 06:30 -16:30

 

Office Administrator/Finance Officer, Korrin Petersen

503-982-2360
korrin.petersen@woodburnfire.com

M-TH 06:30 -16:30

 

Testing Process 

 Phase 1 - Minimum Job Qualification Evaluation - Week of September 8, 2026

·         Pass/Fail Evaluation of the Minimum Job Qualification Listed Above

·         CPAT - Completed within the past 12 months prior to the application closing date

Application Deadline – Applications must be complete and all qualification documents submitted by the date of application closing. Candidates that have not submitted all the qualification documents by the application closing date may be disqualified from the testing process.

 Phase 2 - Fireteam Score

 ·         Mechanical Score + Math Score + Reading Score = Phase II Component Score

·         Testing Deadline – Fireteam score must be in by the date of application closing.

VOLUNTEER CREDIT

Volunteer firefighters who are active with the Woodburn Fire District shall qualify for four (4) additional points added to their Fireteam score if they have served a minimum of twelve (12) months and two (2) additional points will be added for each additional twelve (12) months of service to a total of ten (10) points at the time of application review prior to the assessment center testing. Evidence for volunteer points shall be in the form of a letter signed by the fire chief stating good standing and join date. To qualify for the volunteer credit points, the letter must be included in the candidate’s application packet with the other minimum qualification documentation listed above.  The additional points will only be applied in Phase 2 of the testing process and will not be added to the assessment center score.  

 

Phase 3 - Fire Skills Assessment & Panel Interview – Tentatively scheduled for September 28, 29, 30, and October 1
 

The top 40 Fireteam scores from the Engineer/EMT and the top 40 Fireteam scores from the Engineer/Paramedic application list will be invited to a Fire Skills Assessment and Panel Interview. Applicants invited to this phase of the testing process must have a score of 70 percent or greater on the Fireteam score and provide documentation for all the minimum qualifications listed above. Applicants will be contacted in order of test score, highest to lowest, after all qualifying veteran preference points are assigned. Candidates that are invited to the skills assessment and panel interview are asked to provide six (6) copies of their resume to the interview panel.
 

Panel Interviews 

Panel 1 (Individual and personal character qualities)

·           Component Weight: 35%

·           September 28, 29, 30, and October 1 (Tentative)

Panel 2 (Team dynamics and interpersonal skills)

·           Component Weight: 35%

·           September 28, 29, 30, and October 1 (Tentative)

 

Fire Skills Assessment

·        Component Weight: 30%

·        September 28, 29, 30, and October 1 (Tentative)

 Pre-Employment Examinations
Candidates must successfully complete the following pre-employment examinations once a conditional offer of employment has been provided:

1.     Comprehensive background check including a drug screen

2.     NFPA 1582 physical examination

3.     Psychological examination

 Eligibility List Information 

·         The testing process will create two WFD eligibility lists including: (1) Firefighter, and (2) Firefighter Paramedic. Candidates on the firefighter list that obtain a paramedic certification before the expiration of the list may choose to be moved over to the corresponding paramedic list with their final score on the firefighter list in comparison to the others on the list as the determining factor for ranking on the paramedic list.

·         Candidates receiving a minimum combined score of 70 percent or greater on the fire skills assessment and panel interview (Phase 3) will be placed on an eligibility register for a period of up to 30 months. Candidates will be listed on the eligibility register in rank order of their Phase 3 assessment score, highest to lowest, after all qualifying veteran preference points have been added to their Phase 3 score.

·         The Woodburn Fire District and the Aurora Fire District will be conducting a joint assessment center process. Separate applications are required for each district, and the testing process will create separate eligibility hiring lists for each district.

·         As vacancies in the fire district occur, the district will determine which eligibility list(s) will be used to fill the vacancy and invite the top three (3) candidates from the eligibility list(s) to a Chief’s interview. Those selected for employment following the Chief’s interview will be provided with conditional offers of employment subject to the pre-employment evaluations listed below.  Those not selected for employment will be returned to the eligibility list for future consideration.

Job Duties Summary 
The duties for this position include but are not limited to responding to emergencies, operating equipment, and performing duties to the level of training to suppress fires, effect rescue, and perform treatment to sick and injured persons. Working conditions involve confined spaces above and below grade, working from heights, climbing ladders, in extremes of heat and cold, in contact with known hazardous materials, and in areas Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health, involving heavy lifting and/or dragging while wearing protective equipment including self-contained breathing apparatus. Firefighter Engineer Job Description - Woodburn Fire District

 Veteran Preference

U.S. military veterans that meet all the minimum job qualifications and receive a passing CPAT score will have all applicable veteran preference points added to each phase of the testing process. Documentation of veteran points must be submitted on the NTN website by the date of job closing.

 Equal Opportunity Employment
Woodburn Fire District is committed to equal opportunity employment. We believe that a variety of backgrounds and experiences help best in fulfilling our mission to protect the lives and property of the residents in the communities we serve.
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