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Job Description
Position Description
The City of Bothell Fire Department is currently building a list of applicant profiles from National Testing Network (NTN) to create an eligibility list. The City anticipates several vacancies needing to be filled in January 2026.
To be considered for this round of hiring all testing and application submissions must be completed by 5:00PM PST July 11 2025.
Required tests assessments and applications required are as followed:
- Go to National Testing Network and choose Bothell Fire Department under firefighter jobs.
- Complete FireTEAM testing through National Testing Network within the previous year (between July 30 2024 and July 31 2025).
- Complete a valid CPAT test within the previous year (between July 30 2024 and July 31 2025). Verifiable CPAT certifications will be accepted from NTN or a licensed testing facility.
- Complete the Citys online application by clicking the green APPLYbox in the upper right hand corner of this screen.
- If you are a Veteran requesting Veterans preference please attach to your City application the Veterans Scoring Criteria Form and Form DD214 or NGB 22.
The highest scoring NTN candidates (up to a maximum of 240 candidates) who meet the above requirements will be invited to participate in a speed interview process. The top 15-20 candidates from each speed interview panel will move on to the panel interview (up to a maximum of 60 candidates). Those passing the panel interview with a 70% or better will be placed on the eligibility list.We will be holding a recruitment process for these positions in the time frame listed below.
Tentative Recruitment Timeline:Application/Testing Period June 2 2025 - July 11 2025 at 5:00 pm Speed Interviews July 28 2025 - July 31 2025 Panel Interviews August 11 2025 August 14 2025 (Eligibility List to Civil Service) Executive Interviews September 8 2025 September 10 2025 Anticipated Start Date January 2026 Academy Start Date January 2026 with an 18-week Recruitment Academy and EMT Class MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Age Requirement:Candidates must be at least eighteen (18) years of age or older by certification date of eligibility list.
Educational Requirement:Candidates must have a high school diploma or have passed an equivalency test (GED).
Physical and Medical Requirements:
Drivers License: Upon employment and while employed must hold and continuously maintain a valid Washington State Drivers License.
Ability to meet the medical and physical requirements as specified in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1582.Additional Requirements:
Successful completion of a pre-employment background check psychological examination medical examination and drug screen test.All applicants shall be a citizen of the United States of America a lawful permanent resident or a deferred action for childhood arrivals recipient (DACA) who can read and write the English language.
DESIRABLE TRAITS AND ABILITIES:
- Enthusiasm/desire for public service.
- Mechanical aptitude/experience.
- Basic computer skills and information technology competencies.
- Interpersonal skillsability to relate to others effective oral communication skills.
- High level of ethical standards and moral integrity.
- Ability to deal with adversity/physical and emotional stress.
- Demonstrates bravery and courage willing to take risks and sacrifice to help others.
- Experience in public/community service customer service/relations.
- Empathy concern for others and strong values of diversity equity and inclusion.
- Interest/experience in working in a team oriented environment.
- Commitment to high level of physical fitness.
- Understanding of maintaining a professional public image.
- Ability to work under unpredictable hazardous conditions such as suppressing a fire or responding to an emergency medical call.
- Ability to work in an outdoor environment subject to extremes of temperature inclement weather and intermittent exposure to dust fumes and loud noise.
Please refer to the City of Bothell Firefighter Job Description for more detail.
Learn more about the Bothell Fire Department here.
Learn more about the City of Bothell and the Bothell Communityhere.If you have any questions regarding the application process please email Hae Choe (Recruitment Coordinator) at or at .
We are committed to being a safe equitable and inclusive workplace and community.
The City of Bothell is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. Our employees are people with different strengths experiences and backgrounds who share a passion for improving peoples lives. The City of Bothell recruits hires trains promotes compensates and administers all personnel actions without regard to race color religion sex sex stereotyping pregnancy (which includes pregnancy childbirth and medical conditions related to pregnancy childbirth or breastfeeding) gender gender identity gender expression national origin age mental or physical disability ancestry medical condition marital status military or veteran status citizenship status sexual orientation genetic information or any other status protected by applicable law.
We seek to recruit and hire talented and engaged job candidates from a widely diverse range of backgrounds. We celebrate the diversity in our workplace and community and believe it makes us stronger.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process please send an email to
To learn more about the City of Bothells commitment to Diversity Equity and Inclusion visit the DEI page at the City of Bothells website.
- Go to National Testing Network and choose Bothell Fire Department under firefighter jobs.
Employment Type
Full-Time
