Fire Medical Responder Paramedic

Position open until 11/12/2026

Salary Range: $62,988.13 - $83,984.04 annually depending on years of service and credentials.

General Description and Classification Standards

The Atlanta Fire-Rescue Department offers exceptional and diverse career opportunities for men and women seeking professional and personal success. If you seek a competitive salary with excellent benefits, varying job assignments with advancement potential, and endeavor to impact the lives of others. Consider joining the AFRD team, fire service may be the exciting, challenging, and rewarding career you have been looking for.

Supervision Received

Works under general supervision. Depending on organization structure, may work independently with responsibility for an assigned function or program.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities This is a partial listing of necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the job successfully, it is not an exhaustive list.

Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in the performance of the essential functions and learn, comprehend, and apply all City or departmental policies, practices, and procedures necessary to function effectively in the position.

Performance Aptitudes

Data Utilization

Requires the ability to coordinate, manage, and/or correlate data. Includes exercising judgment in determining time, place, and/or sequence of operations, referencing data analyses to determine the necessity for revision of organizational components, and in the formulation of operational strategy.

Human Interaction

Requires the ability to work with and apply principles of persuasion and/or influence over others to coordinate programs or activities of a project, and resolve typical problems associated with the responsibilities of the job. Requires the ability to act as lead person or crew leader, providing guidance to a work unit, coordinating activities, and reviewing the work of the unit.

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization

Requires the ability to operate, maneuver, and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials requiring complex and/or rapid adjustments.

Verbal Aptitude

Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and/or advisory data and information, such as state laws pertaining to emergency medical treatment, established procedures, medical protocol, state and county fire fighting procedures, IFSTA manual, county codes, and ordinances, county personnel policies, and verbal and written standard operating procedures.

Mathematical Aptitude

Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division Ability to calculate decimals and percentages May include the ability to perform mathematical operations involving basic algebraic principles and formulas, and basic geometric principles and calculations.

Situational Reasoning

Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness, and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience

- At least 18 years of age at time of hire
- High School Diploma or GED required, supplemented by vocational or technical Paramedic training; supplemented by one year of experience in related field.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States
- Free of any felony convictions or sufficient misdemeanor convictions to evidence a pattern
- Successful completion of written exam, background check including criminal and credit history and oral exams
- Ability to meet physical and mental demands of the position

Specific Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities: Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in the performance of the essential functions and learn, comprehend, and apply all City or departmental policies, practices, and procedures necessary to function effectively in the position.

Licensures and Certifications

Valid driver’s license and satisfactory seven (7) year driving history including NO DUI"S, or excessive violation.

Essential Capabilities and Work Environment

ADA Compliance

Physical Ability Tasks require the ability to exert heavy physical effort in heavy work, with greater emphasis on climbing and balancing, but typically also involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials (20-50 pounds) May occasionally involve heavier objects (100 pounds or over).

Sensory Requirements

Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, odor, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.

Environmental Factors

Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, smoke, temperature and noise extremes, hazardous materials, fire, unsafe structures, heights, confined spaces, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, bright/dim lights, toxic agents, animal/wildlife attacks, animal/human bites, explosives, disease/bodily fluids, pathogenic substances, or rude/irate customers.

It is the policy of the City of Atlanta (“COA”) that qualified individuals with disabilities are not discriminated against because of their disabilities regarding job application procedures, hiring, and other terms and conditions of employment. It is further the policy of the COA to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in all aspects of the employment process. The COA is prepared to modify or adjust the job application process or the job or work environment to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of the applicant or employee to enable the applicant or employee to be considered for the position he or she desires, to perform the essential functions of the position in question, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment as are enjoyed by other similarly situated employees without disabilities, unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the Human Resources Director for your department.

The City of Atlanta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, ender identity, marital status, veteran’s status or national origin, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. We value and encourage diversity in our workforce.