Fire Public Education Assistant
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Job Location:
Dublin, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Introduction
READ THIS ENTIRE BULLETIN FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO REAPPLY FOR THIS RECRUITMENT.
THIS IS A REOPENING OF A CONTINUOUS EXAMINATION.
PLEASE CONTACT THE EXAMINATION ANALYST MARIA TABORA AT TO HAVE YOUR PREVIOUS APPLICATION RELEASED BACK TO YOU.
The scores and dispositions of candidates for this examination will be merged with previous exam participants. If you have previously submitted an application and choose to reapply your new score/disposition will replace your current disposition.
APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED ONLINE.
DESCRIPTION
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
THE ALAMEDA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT (ACFD) provides all-risk emergency services to the unincorporated areas of Alameda County (excluding Fairview) the cities of San Leandro Dublin Newark Union City and Emeryville the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. With 28 fire stations and 34 companies serving a population of 394000 the ACFD serves densely populated urban areas waterways industrialized centers extensive urban interface agricultural and wildland regions. Over 400 personnel and 100 Reserve Firefighters provide a wide variety of services to an ever expanding dynamic and diverse community of roughly 508 square miles. These services include:
- Advanced Life Support
- Fire Suppression
- Hazardous Materials Response
- Urban Search & Rescue
- Water Rescue
- Community Outreach & Education
- Disaster Preparedness
- Fire Prevention and Code Compliance
- Regional Dispatch
The Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) was formed on July 1 1993as a dependent special district with the Alameda County Board of Supervisors as its governing body. This consolidation brought together into a single jurisdiction the Castro Valley Fire Department Eden Consolidated Fire Protection District and County Fire Patrol. Subsequently the following communities have contracted with the ACFD:
- July 1 1995 City of San Leandro
- July 1 1997 City of Dublin
- August 1 2002 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- October 1 2007 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- May 1 2010 City of Newark
- July 1 2010 City of Union City
- July 1 2012 City of Emeryville
On January 20 2008 the ACFD became responsible for the administration and operation of the Alameda County Regional Emergency Communications Center (ACRECC). The dispatch center provides dispatch and regional communication center services for the ACFD the Alameda County Emergency Medical Services Agency Camp Parks Combat Support Training Center and the cities of Alameda Fremont Livermore and Pleasanton. ACRECC is also the Dispatch/System Status Management Center for Falck ambulance service.
For more information about the agency please visit:Alameda County Fire Department.
THE POSITION
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Knowledge of:
- Work planning.
- Multi tasking.
- Scheduling and controlling.
- Basic firefighting techniques.
- Fire prevention safety principles.
- Effective education and publicity techniques.
- Program Management
- Word processing and computer applications related to work.
Ability to:
- Work a flexible schedule.
- Design organize and present fire and life safety programs to the public.
- Follow oral and written instructions.
- Speak to large and small diverse groups.
- Write clear and concise reports.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships.
- Communicate effectively orally.
- Maintain accurate files and records.
EXAMINATION COMPONENTS
THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS:
- A review of applicants applications to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process.
- A written test which will be weighted as 50% of the candidates final examination score. Those candidates scoring highest on the written test will move on to the next step in the examination process and will be invited to the oral interview.
- An oral interview which will be weighted as 50% of the candidates final examination score. The oral interview may contain situational exercises.
CANDIDATES MUST ATTAIN A QUALIFYING RATING ON EACH PORTION OF THIS EXAMINATION.
We reserve the right to make changes to the announced examination components.
Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position in which case the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.
To learn more about our recruitment and selection process please visit the What You Need to Know section of our website AND SELECTION PLAN RECRUITMENT PLAN Deadline for Filing: 5:00 p.m. Tuesday October 14 2025 Review of Applications for Minimum Qualifications: By Friday October 24 2025 Civil Service Oral Interview Examination: Week of December 8 2025 SELECTION PLAN Departmental Hiring Interviews: Week of January 5 2026 For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures please visit our websitehttps:// For benefit information please contact Fire Administration at. *** All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add@@andas accepted addresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not do this your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the notices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advised to regularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to check for notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sent to you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You will be able to view all of your notices in your online application account by clicking on the My applications button on the Current Job Openings page. Please take the steps recommended above to ensure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not responsible for notices that are not read received or accessed by any applicant for a County recruitment. NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email boxesandare routed to unmonitored mailboxes. All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. If you have questions please go to our website athttps:// You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied. All Alameda County employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law. Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to report to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.Virtual Written Examination: November 7 - 17 2025 Conclusion
Key Skills
- Marketing
- Public Relations
- Google Docs
- Organizational skills
- Communication skills
- Press Releases
- Office Experience
- Constant Contact
- InfusionSoft
- Social Media Management
- Child Protective Services
- Writing Skills
About Company
Just east of San Francisco Bay lies Alameda county. The county, which is governed by a five-member board of supervisors, includes the major cities of Hayward, Oakland, San Leandro, and Livermore. Fifty county departments handle services like behavioral health care, emergency medical, ... View more
