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Now Hiring!
Full Time FIREFIGHTER / PARAMEDIC
full time firefighter/emt
The Town of Wellfleet seeks qualified applicants for the full-time position of Firefighter/Paramedic or Firefighter/EMT. Requirements include Massachusetts/National Registry Paramedic, or EMT certification, (Paramedic preferred) and training to a minimum of Firefighter I/II is highly preferred. Applicant must also be able to pass a comprehensive physical examination, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Human Resources Division’s Physical Abilities Test. After hiring, the candidate must also attend and pass the Massachusetts State Fire Academy Recruit Program. An application package is available at the Wellfleet Fire Department, 10 Lawrence Road, Wellfleet, MA 02667, or from the “Employment” section at the Fire Department’s website (www.wellfleetfire.com). An eligibility list will be created for current and future position openings from this hiring process. The starting salary range for these positions is $63,068.00 to 68,568.00 plus additional incentives dependent upon education, certifications, etc. CLOSING DATE: Position is open until filled with review of applications to begin May 19, 2023. Submit copy of resume and application to Fire Chief Richard J. Pauley, Jr., in person, by mail or electronically. AA/EOE
Please drop off applications in person or email to rich.pauley@wellfleet-ma.gov
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The Wellfleet Fire, Police, and town officials are keeping track of the constant updates on the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Department of Public Health is keeping us informed of any changes that occur.
For present-day information on the Coronavirus:
Massachusetts Covid-19 Information
OPEN BURNING Winter & Spring
Open burning season begins on January 15th and continues until 4:00 PM on May 1st.
Anyone wishing to burn brush in Wellfleet must obtain a permit in advance from the Wellfleet Fire Department. The fee for the permit is $15 and must be paid for with a check or exact change in cash.
Burning may be done between 10 AM and 4 PM, weather permitting.
You must call the Fire Department at 508-349-0333 between 9:30 and 11:00 AM on each day you want to burn.
This number will connect you to an automated line which will tell you if burning is allowed that day. Calls for permission to burn must be made to this phone number only. If conditions change during the day, the Fire Department reserves the right to call and order that all fires be extinguished.
Complete regulations for open burning are attached to the open burning permit. Please read the regulations carefully. Violation of the regulations will void the permit, and may result in revocation of your permit by any fire department official.
Please bring either the exact amount in cash, or a check made out to the Town of Wellfleet. Open burning permit applications are available in person at the Fire Department.
Call the Fire Department at 508-349-3754 if you need any additional information.
Open Burn Permit:
Safety tips for open burning:
Massachusetts open burning information
Beach fires will not be allowed during the 2021 off-season.
Fire Department Permit Fee Schedule
New fees for permits issued by the Fire Department were approved by the Board of Selectmen following a public hearing on June 26, 2012.
The new fees are effective as of July 1, 2012.
Better insurance rating for Wellfleet
Since the installation of the new municipal water system, the Wellfleet Fire Department has been working to improve the fire insurance rating for those areas of Town served by the water system. Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) rates a community on the effectiveness of its fire protection under their Public Protection Classification Program. For many years, Wellfleet has been rated as an ISO Class 9, which recognizes a creditable fire department and dispatch center, but no creditable water supply.
With assistance from other Town departments and neighboring fire departments, and from Environmental Partners Group and Whitewater (the Town’s water system designer and operator), we’ve provided ISO with hundreds of pages of information relating to Fire Department equipment and operations, emergency call handling, the water supply system, and the characteristics of our community. From this data, ISO has analyzed the effectiveness of our fire protection, and the good news is that areas served by the water system will now be rated as a Class 4. This classification becomes effective on June 1, 2012, and will apply to properties within 5 miles of the fire station and within 1,000 feet of a fire hydrant. The rest of the Town will remain at a Class 9, except for a few isolated properties which are more than 5 miles from a fire station. Neither the Fire Department nor the Town sets insurance rates, and insurance companies make their own decisions about how to use ISO ratings in setting insurance rates.
The Fire Department is pleased to have been successful in incorporating the new municipal water system and hydrants into our mission to protect lives and property, and to have achieved the goal of a better insurance rating that the new water system made possible.
SMOKE ALARM REGULATIONS
EFFECTIVE ON THE SALE OF EXISTING HOMES
On April 5, 2010, changes in the state’s smoke alarm regulations took effect upon the sale or transfer of existing one- and two-family homes.
Enforcement of the new regulations will take place when a home is sold or transferred. Homeowners selling their homes after April 5, 2010 will have to meet these new requirements.
The required smoke and carbon monoxide alarms depend on when a home was built or altered.
Real estate agents have been informed of these new requirements. If you are selling your home and you have questions about the regulations, please contact the Fire Department well in advance of your closing date so we can help you.
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