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 City’s online application, by clicking the green APPLY box in the upper, right hand corner of this screen.
- If you are a Veteran requesting Veteran’s preference, please attach to your City application the Veteran’s 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).
Driver's License: Upon employment, and while employed, must hold and continuously maintain, a valid Washington State Driver’s License.
Physical and Medical Requirements:
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.
DESIRABLE TRAITS AND ABILITIES:
- Enthusiasm/desire for public service.
- Mechanical aptitude/experience.
- Basic computer skills and information technology competencies.
- Interpersonal skills—ability 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 Community here.If you have any questions regarding the application process, please email Hae Choe (Recruitment Coordinator) at hae.choe@bothellwa.gov or at 425-806-6206.
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 people’s 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 hrhelpdesk@bothellwa.gov.
To learn more about the City of Bothell’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, visit the DEI page at the City of Bothell’s website.