Career Development Intern – Wildland Fire Firefighting Support

Los Angeles, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 13 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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 unanimouslyratified a Proclamation of Local Emergency inresponse 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 Departments (JCODs) 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 as well as and 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 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 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.

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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Employment Information

Any language contained in the job posting supersedes any language contained below.

This document is intended to provide general information about the recruitment process of the County of Los Angeles. Applicants with questions about a specific job posting should contact the exam analyst listed on the posting.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement:
The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information please visit: Accommodations for Applicants:
The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations please visit: Chance:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job and will also consider potential mitigating factors which may include but is not limited to evidence and extent of rehabilitation recency of the offense(s) and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).

Employment Eligibility:
Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.

Career PathFinder:
Resources to help current and prospective employees plan a career with Los Angeles County are available. To explore career paths to and from nearly all job titles please visit our interactive Career PathFinder application at .

Veterans Credit:
Pursuant to the County Charter and County policy in all open competitive examinations (i.e. examinations open to everyone) the County of Los Angeles will add a credit of 10 percent of the total credits specified for such examination to the final passing score of an honorably discharged veteran as well as the spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran who served in the Armed Forces of the United States under specific conditions.
For more information on veterans credit please visit: September 2025

Required Experience:

Intern

Position/Program InformationFIRE DEPARTMENTTYPE OF RECRUITMENTOPEN COMPETITIVE EMERGENCYEXAM NUMBER38250A-FRAPPLICATION FILING PERIODThe application filing period will begin onWednesday November 26 2025 at 8:00 a.m. (PT) Continuous.We will keep accepting applications until the position is filled. ...