{"id":14,"date":"2019-02-09T23:22:55","date_gmt":"2019-02-09T23:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wsffjatc.org\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2022-07-28T23:08:03","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T23:08:03","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wsffjatc.org\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mission<\/strong><\/h3>\n

We promote firefighter safety and professional development by providing uniform standards for training, competencies, and educational opportunities for career firefighters in Washington State.<\/p>\n

Vision<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Fostering successful labor\/management collaboration, we are the premier provider of career firefighter development and certification in the State of Washington.<\/p>\n

Guiding Principles<\/strong><\/h3>\n

We are professional in fulfilling our responsibilities. We lead with integrity, dignity, and respect. We take ownership and responsibility for our actions and results.<\/p>\n

Becoming an Apprentice<\/strong><\/h3>\n

We are a nontraditional apprenticeship program and do not hire. All apprentices are hired first by a participating fire department. Once hired, the fire department sends the apprentice through a fire academy, and the apprentice begins the process to become a journey level fire fighter. The program is 6000 hours (approx. 3 years) of On-The-Job training and includes 5 fire science courses known as Related Supplemental Instruction which consists of 250 hours during this three-year time period. Many fire departments require applicants to have passed the CPAT test Candidate Physical Ability Test<\/a> you can find out more about that by clicking on the candidate testing site above. <\/p>\n

Participating Departments<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n