Compensation and Benefits

Mountain View Fire & Rescue is pleased to offer a wide range of benefits to its employees and their families. These company sponsored benefits are an important part of a total compensation package. They represent both a valuable asset to our employees and to their families, and demonstrate an investment by Mountain View Fire & Rescue in our employees. We are proud of our compensation benefits program and are committed to continuously improving the plans that make up our benefits offerings
SOME BENEFITS INCLUDE
This includes both a defined benefit plan through the Fire and Police Pension Association (FPPA) for both line and administrative employees and options for a 457 plan.
Leave includes short-term disability, long-term disability and generous sick and vacation pay. Additionally, firefighters on the line receive 96 hours of paid leave per year for holidays, and administrative employees receive 12 paid holidays per year
Within some established guidelines, tuition assistance is offered to employees who desire to continue their formal college-level education. Firefighters wishing to pursue their paramedic certification may also qualify to have paramedic school paid for by the District.