If the Big Sky Fire Department has position openings, they will be posted on this webpage.

Montana Firefighter Testing Consortium (Firefighter EMT/Paramedic Position)

The Big Sky Fire Department (BSFD) is a member of the Montana Firefighter Testing Consortium (MFTC) along with other Montana state fire departments, including Belgrade, Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Great Falls, Havre, Helena, Miles City, Lockwood Fire District, Kalispell, Frenchtown Rural Fire, City of Missoula Fire Department and the Missoula Rural Fire District.

• For information on the Montana CPAT, visit the Montana Firefighter Testing Consortium website HERE.

• The application period for 2025 is currently closed.

• This Montana CPAT test is the Candidate Physical Agility Test only: the MFTC will no longer administer a written test as part of its testing process. Individual departments may still administer a written test at the time of application.

• Candidate Physical Agility Tests completed through other testing agencies (e.g., Public Safety Testing and others) may or may not be accepted by all MFTC departments. Please contact the department(s) where you intend to apply to confirm their testing requirements.

• If you have never taken a CPAT, we highly encourage you to attend the CPAT Orientation and CPAT Practice Test first.

Candidates for a Career Firefighter EMT/Paramedic position at the Big Sky Fire Department are selected from a pool of candidates who have successfully completed any valid CPAT examination within the previous year of the position’s application deadline and have successfully completed the departmental application and hiring process.

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