In addition to full-time firefighters, the City of Hermosa Beach also employs reserve firefighters. Reserves are part-time employees that augment and support the full-time firefighters to provide more efficient fire and emergency medical services to the community. The Reserve program is much like an internship, while the community benefits from the extra help the reserves provide, the reserves obtain the necessary experience, education, and training needed to prepare themselves for a full-time career in the fire service. The department does its best to maintain a minimum of two reserves per day. This is what is needed to staff Ambulance-12, the "Basic Life Support" ambulance.

Duties of a Reserve

Reserve firefighters work one 24-hour shift per week, and work under the direction of the Reserve Coordinator and the on duty Captain. The primary duty of a Reserve Firefighter, is to staff the BLS Rescue (basic life support ambulance). One of the requirements upon initial employment, is that the reserve is an EMT-1.

Reserves that are assigned to the BLS Rescue, respond on all calls and assist full-time personnel. During a emergency medical aid, reserves may assist by performing such tasks as: taking vital signs, assisting with CPR, giving the patient oxygen, etc. These basic medical tasks allow the full-time Paramedics to increase the level of "Advanced Life Support "care. If the medical aid is "Basic Life Support", and the patient needs to be taken to the hospital, the reserves assigned to the BLS ambulance, will transport the patient and provide EMT care if needed. This allows the ALS rescue (full-time paramedics) to be immediately available in the event that the next sudden call is an "Advanced Life Support" emergency.

Other duties include: Assisting with fire ground operations, cleaning and maintaining the station and equipment, participate in training drills, work along side of full-time personnel with fire inspections, help with fire education and station tours, assist with cooking duties, and any special project or studies they wish to accomplish during down-time.

REQUIREMENTS

• Class "C" California drivers license
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• California State Fire Marshal Approved Firefighter I Academy Certification
• E.M.T. 1A certification or higher
• CPR Card (Health Care Provider Card)
• Completion and proof of either the "L.A. / O.C. Chiefs' Physical Abilities Test", or the "Candidate Physical Ability Test"(within one year of appointment)
• CA Ambulance drivers license (okay to apply without, but need by time of appointment)
• CA DMV driving record print out (within 30 days of appointment)
• Ability to work one 24 hour shift per week

APPLICATION PROCESS AND COMPENSATION

Applications are accepted on a continuous basis, and the Department wishes to maintain a reserve staff of 21 positions. Reserve Firefighters are paid $50.00 per shift. There are three ways to obtain an application:

1. Send a self-addressed stamped envelope to:

   Hermosa Beach Fire Dept.
   540 Pier Ave.
   Hermosa Beach, Ca 90254
   Attn.: Reserve Coordinator : Brian Grebbien

2. Can be picked up in person at the same address as above.

3. Download the application here
4. Download the supplemental application here

We offer the Reserve Firefighter application on-line for download. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Acrobat installed on your computer we highly recommend it. Most all periodicals that are available on the internet are in this file format. The link below will take you to the Adobe website where you can download the latest version of Acrobat Reader for FREE!!!

RESERVE FIREFIGHTER HOTLINE (310) 937- 7720